2000/509/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2000 concerning the draft national provisions notified by the Kingdom of Belgium concerning the limitations of the marketing and use of organostannic compounds (notified under document number C(2000) 2016) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
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The draft national provisions concerning organostannic compounds, which the Kingdom of Belgium notified to the Commission by letter dated 21 February 2000, and which intend to derogate from Directive 1999/51/EC as of 1 January 2003, are hereby rejected.
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