Thursday 21 January 2010

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

Business fears extra costs will hit jobs
Financial Times
Also in the pipeline are the right to request time off to train; shared parental leave and pay for mothers and fathers; and a European Union directive ...
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EU Commission wants better adherence to waste law
Waste Management World
In light of the fact that adherence to EU law would decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, offer significant opportunities for companies to access ...
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Abta: EU law must cover DP sales
TTG live
Abta is calling for all agents who dynamically package holidays to be brought under an extended European Package Directive – meaning they would have to ...
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Agency and temporary workers to get more job security
The Guardian
The CBI has warned that the EU agency workers directive will increase unemployment at a time when Britain's flexible laws have ensured that joblessness has ...
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Europe's top court says age bars for job applicants can be legal
Out-Law.com
The European Union's Equal Treatment Directive allows employers to treat workers of different ages differently when there is a 'genuine occupational ...
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New requirements for general meetings of listed companies
Lexology (registration)
Although not expressly provided for in the Regulations, this is required by Article 5(1) of the underlying Directive and the requirement has been confirmed ...
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Children's Products Containing Lead; Exemptions for Certain Electronic Devices
Trading Markets (press release)
We do not believe that it is necessary to incorporate into the rule all of the exemptions listed in the EU RoHS directive. (European Union Directive ...
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Implementation of the Payment Services Directive in Belgium
Lexology (registration)
The PSD is intended to harmonise the market for payment services within the European Union. conduct-of-business requirements for payment service providers, ...
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Legal loophole over selling porn to under-18s is closed
Scotsman
... failed to notify the European Commission of its contents under the EU's Technical Standards Directive. The new legislation is expected to become law today .
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Construction Company Wins Protracted Dispute on Illegal Industrial Action
International Law Office
Following the ECJ decision, on December 2 2009 the Labour Court considered whether the unions were liable for damages to the company for violating EU law. ...
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Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council .... the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this ... in Council for the objective of simplifying the acquis of EU law, . ...
Britannia Radio - http://britanniaradio.blogspot.com/
Free Website Translation Will Enable Your Company To Succeed In ...
By businessauthor
First intention is to reduce the administrative inconvenience on businesses by twenty five% before 2012 and to ensure that all new regulations affecting business is SME-friendly. To attain this objective, the Commission is ... Less and better directive. The EU Commission's 2007 action programme to cut back administrative load by 25% has identified priority areas for action that focus on info obligations in areas like company law, employment relations, VAT and statistics. ...
Entrepreneurship Process Blog - http://entrepreneurship-process.prosperity66.com/blog/
The European Journal: Can the City be saved?
By The European Journal
In the Explanatory Memorandum attached to the proposal, the Commission claims that the European Banking Authority “can, in line with the Court's case law, be established on the basis of Article 95 of the Treaty”, i.e., ... Other examples are the EU labour market regulations and the Droit de Suite Directive regulating the European arts market. Both have been pushed by French governments, and both have been directed against the UK and other more liberal countries. ...
The European Journal - http://europeanjournal.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Agency and temporary workers to get more job security | World BB News
By Editor
It is also expected that regulations will be tightened to prevent employers avoiding the rules by repeatedly shifting them from job to job. The TUC had expressed fears unscrupulous agency firms or companies will shift workers between jobs within the same workplace, or rotating agency temps on ... The CBI has warned that the EU agency workers directive will increase unemployment at a time when Britain's flexible laws have ensured that joblessness has not risen higher. ...
World BB News - http://worldbbnews.com/
Recent IP Cartel Advances | Austrian Economics Blog
The same type of law is rumored to soon be proposed in the French parliament as well. It is likely this issue will be raised on the super-national level as well with France and Italy calling for a European Union directive. ...
Austrian Economics Blog - http://austrianeconomicsblog.com/
U.S., European Union, and German Energy Law: Regulation or Free ...
U.S., European Union, and German Energy Law: Regulation or Free Market? by K. .... The former Act served to implement the EU Directives concerning common ...
INVESTMENT TRUSTS AND THE EU's AIFM DIRECTIVE
between EU law and existing UK law and could effectively spell the end of the sector. .... Directives and regulations (e.g. Transparency Directive, ...
THE EU AND PARLIAMENT
2 all European regulations as well as the Treaty become part of law without further ... Although delegated legislation, which implements many EU directives, ...

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Eased Visa Rules in Offing for EU and Russian Citizens
The Moscow Times
Valenzuela said the Lisbon Treaty reform would probably make EU foreign policy easier because it allows shorter, less formal contacts. ...
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Ukraine election marks declining US influence in region
World Socialist Web Site
The signature policy of Yushchenko, which has been rejected by large majorities in numerous polls, has been membership in the North Atlantic Treaty ...
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Czech Happenings
Poland, CzechRep should strive for EU democratisation - Kaczynski
Czech Happenings
Both of them were opposed to the passing of the Lisbon Treaty to reform the EU and they were delaying their signature under the document. ...
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Eurasia Daily Monitor, Jamestown Foundation — January 20, 2010 — Volume 7 ...
Georgiandaily
Unlike before the constitutional reform of 2004-2006, parliament (and not the president) will nominate the prime minister. Tymoshenko's opponents in the ...
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Agricultural academic
European Voice
By the time he secured his current position, he had already earned a good reputation in EU circles from two stints as Italy's agriculture minister. ...
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John Baron MP presses for new law on European Union treaties
Politics.co.uk
“People should have been given the chance to have their say on the recent Lisbon Treaty. The Government's failure to meet its promise to call a referendum ...
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Govt lowers forecast for huge France deficit
Forex Pros
Ministers have indicated that by 2013 they hope to reduce the deficit to below the 3 percent of GDP ceiling, as demanded by the EU's Maastricht Treaty. ...
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The death of Britain « My mindless mind mindlessly minding
By Jack the Ripper jr
The actual wording of the European Reform Treaty is very difficult to understand because it keeps referring to previous treaties, and the reader has no way of really grasping. what it means without the help of ... The Irish voted YES this time round, and once Poland and the Czech Republic reluctantly followed Ireland, without a referendum, the Treaty was finally ratified by the politicians (but not by the peoples) of all EU countries and became law on December 1st 2009. ...
My mindless mind mindlessly minding - http://thelunaticarms.wordpress.com/
Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio
The Irish Yes Referendum on the Lisbon Reform Treaty: Some ... The Nice Treaty was designed to provide the constitutional-institutional reform required in order to accommodate the historic 10-Member States EU . ...
Britannia Radio - http://britanniaradio.blogspot.com/
Matthew Yglesias » Endgame
By myglesias
[Self-Supporting Plan] a policy of State Supporting Non-Offensive Aid, shifting the balance of power to the [EU] European Union and Brussels, were are not attached to providing necessary aid and support, but based upon overview and .... Tellingly, House liberals also urged Pelosi to consider passing individual pieces of reform through the House as individual bills, and sending them to the Senate to challenge the upper chamber to reject them, Grijalva tells me. ...
Matthew Yglesias - http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/
The Blue Voice
By Bruce Miller
They unsigned the International Criminal Court treaty to minimize any obstacles to their committing war crimes. They disregarded the global warning treaty and huddled in secret with energy lobbyists to design an energy policy. After holding up Clinton's judicial ... I am hopeful that some Republican senators will be willing to discuss a revised version of healthcare reform because I do not think that the country would be well-served by the healthcare status quo. ...
The Blue Voice - http://thebluevoice.blogspot.com/
Revolution Harry: Britain's Suicide Note
By Revolution Harry
The EU, which is now run by France & Germany since the Treaty of the Elysee on 22nd January 1963, whereby they agreed to be the heart of Europe and have acted together ever since. How did it all happen? Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of .... The actual wording of the European Reform Treaty is very difficult to understand because it keeps referring to previous treaties, and the reader has no way of really grasping what it means without the help of an experienced ...
Revolution Harry - http://revolutionharry.blogspot.com/
Implementation of Lisbon Treaty and Delegated Acts : Commission ...
Lisbon treaty on European Union reform enters into force [JURIST] The European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon went into effect ...
Environmental Skepticism topic page | European Voice
Foreign minister believes EU's reform treaty could pass through the Czech parliament in a matter of weeks, but president is likely to withhold signature for ...