Environmental liability deal leaves compulsory insurance out of the picture [fr]
The agreement reached in conciliation between Parliament and Council has left it to the Commission to propose compulsory insurance schemes for companies six years after the directive enters into force.
EP calls for public debate on genetic engineering
The European Parliament committee on human genetics has called for a public debate on genetic engineering. In a report on the social, legal, ethical and economic implications of human genetics, adopted on 6 November, the committee said that ethical principles should serve as a basis for general assessment of the development and use of human genetics. They should also influence the future trend regarding the laws on that subject, says the report.
EP sets up committee on human genetics
New EP Committee on Human Genetics to discuss issues posed by biotechnology in modern medicine
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