Wednesday 2 September 2009

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

EU Business Lobby Urges China To Open Up Market
Wall Street Journal
He said the EU business lobby has met with Chinese officials from all levels as well as think tanks to discuss its grievances and that feedback from the ...
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UK insurers fear EU rule cost 50 bln stg cash call-FT
Reuters
The directive was passed into law by the European Parliament in April. ($1=.6126 Pound) (Reporting by Cecilia Valente; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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US Congressman Says EU Rules 'Scared' Hedge Funds
Bloomberg
Ministers and members of the Parliament must agree on a common text before a law can be implemented. Sharon Bowles, chairwoman of the committee, said the EU ...
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This is London
Boris fights to stop EU rules ruining City hedge funds
This is London
The EU directive on Alternative Investment Fund Management will bring in stricter measures than are in place in the rest of the world. ...
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Goodbye to the 100-watt bulb
Cyprus Mail
Under the same directive, the EU also intends to phase out all halogen lamps by 2013. The EU directive aims to replace these with the more eco-friendly and ...
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TEEU calls for No vote on Lisbon
Irish Times
The statement said the TEEU would re-consider its position if a social protocol was attached and the Directive on the Posting of Workers and the Charter of ...
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EU Special Representative to Kosovo address to the European Parliament
By Editor
The EULEX Mission is now mentoring, monitoring and advising the Kosovo Police in all areas of Kosovo's rule of law; the progress made so far is satisfactory but Kosovo still has a long way to go and the authorities need to ensure that EULEX can continue its mission under the best .... They consider and propose amendments to the proposals for Community directives and regulations drawn up by the Commission, which are also referred to the Council of the European Union. ...
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Cyprus to amend ban of GM biofuels | Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing
By Mike
The problem was created in 2005, when a Cypriot law transposed the 2003 EU directive on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other reusable fuels for transport. That law contained an irregular clause which made the distribution and ...
Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - http://www.biodieselinvesting.com/
British regulator lacks legal power to ban incandescent bulbs ...
By centurean2
When I asked the legal basis for this, I was directed to various laws, starting with the EU's 2005 Eco-Design of Energy-Using Products directive. When I asked how this had been put into British law, I was directed to a regulation of ...
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United States of Europe: Open Europe publicize laconic: 1 ...
By hbos
FINalternatives Evening Standard GuardianUK covering blackouts within eight years;EU directive and closure of atomic plants purpose be aware power competency be meet carefully via 37%The Mail notes that the decommissioning of power stations ... which purpose expose the EU has a constraint during a Franco-German axis” avenge if other countries don't dusk adapt and added that “all European states are reasonable in law, but they are not reasonable in their responsibilities. ...
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Irish support for EU treaty still fragile: minister
Reuters
By Andras Gergely DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish voters are increasingly supportive of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty but that trend remains fragile a ...
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A new era of co-operation - remarks by Fisheries and Maritime EU ...
eGov monitor
The Lisbon Treaty, if approved, will mark a turning point for fisheries decision-making in the European Union. I believe that all the EU institutions have ...
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European Gambling Sector Awaits Landmark ECJ Judgment
GamblingCompliance.com (registration)
The parties claim that the Portuguese legislation violates principles of EU law, but the wider circumstances of the case mean the ECJ's ruling is likely to ...
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EU State Aid: Commission approves subsidy for France Télévisions ...
eGov monitor
The European Commission has authorised payment of state aid of €450 million for France Télévision in 2009 as complying with EC Treaty state aid rules and, ...
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Irish Election » What Lisbon Means to us –Reasons to Vote 'Yes ...
By Veronica
A European Union that cannot deliver a reasonable reform package within its own membership will be hobbled in the international arena. Key reforms in the Lisbon Treaty are designed to enhance the way in which the European Union operates ...
Irish Election - http://www.irishelection.com/
Senators propose that Lisbon-related bill be annulled | Prague Monitor
The senators also plan to ask the Constitutional Court again to assess the Lisbon treaty to reform the EU institutions as such. Seventeen senators have signed the complaint. Apart from ODS senators, the group includes unaffiliated ...
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Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio
Experts in their Fields. Dr Richard North Review on EU - THE EU SCEPTIC MOVEMENT AND EXIT STARATEGY FOR UK. E U Referendum. Dr Richard North explains the The Reform Treaty and Why the people MUST have a vote! with Harold Hoffman ...
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EU Rural Development: The Challenges Ahead for the CAP Comments to ...
By admin
Further ahead, I'm also looking forward to seeing the European Parliament take on a fuller role in deciding agricultural and rural policy in the European Union – provided, of course, that all Member States ratify the Lisbon Treaty. .... Leaving aside market measures, it's also important not to forget the € 5 billion of direct payments which are being made to farmers every year following the 2003 CAP reform to compensate for lower dairy intervention prices! ...
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Bester News - Irish support for EU treaty still fragile: minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish voters are increasingly supportive of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty but that trend remains fragile a month before a new referendum, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Tuesday.
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