ISSN 1022-6559 25 March 1996 The contents of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, updated every day, and other CORDIS databases. FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL AND JOINT EC/CEEC MINISTERIAL MEETING The Council of Environment Ministers of the European non-road machines (bulldozers etc.) centred on the scope of Union met, in Brussels, on 4 March 1996. The Environment the proposed Directive and on the need to take into account Council was followed by a Joint Ministerial Meeting with US standards in this area. environment ministers from Central and East European The Council emphasized the need to speed up negotiations countries (CEECs) which addressed questions relating to on a framework agreement on the use of humane trapping the approximation of environmental legislation. methods and emphasized the need to conclude these The Environment Council adopted a common position on negotiations before the end of the year. the proposed Regulation on shipments of dangerous waste Other subjects which were covered in the Environment and on a technical amendment to the proposed Directive Council included: on the labelling of dangerous substances.