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EU proposes ban on energy-guzzling lightbulbs


    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Energy-guzzling light bulbs should be banned in the European Union by late in 2012, a panel of European Union experts proposed on Monday.

    "Incandescent bulbs will be phased out between September 2009 and September 2012," said a spokesman for the EU's French Presidency.

    The proposals will be studied by the European Parliament and member states. If no objection is raised, they could be adopted in a fast-track procedure by the end of March.

    (Reporting by Pete Harrison; editing by Mark John)