This authorisation was one of the most controversial issues in Parliament, whose compromise restores environment and health protection to the heart of the system by limiting the duration of authorisations for the most hazardous substances and requiring that they be replaced with safer alternatives as these become available.
Lielākajai daļai bīstamo vielu ierobežots licenču ilgums un noteikta prasība, kas šādas vielas jāaizstāj ar drošākām alternatīvām, tiklīdz tādas kļūst pieejamas.