Dangerous substances: cancerogens, mutagens and toxic, c/m/r category 1 or 2 (21st amend. Directive 76/769/EEC)

For reasons of clarity, the Council felt compelled to introduce an amendment specifying that the classification as a carcinogen need not apply to fibres with a length weighted geometric mean diameter less two standard errors greater than 6 microns. The Council also agreed, for reasons of clarity, to add to the list the full identification of refractory ceramic fibres. Lastly, the Council feels that the suggested amendments are faithful to the intention of the Commission's proposal, which has been approved by the European Parliament.�