Tuesday 19 January 2010

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

Employment law breathing space needed to cut business costs
PersonnelToday.com
There are already several pieces of legislation in the pipeline in the EU, notably the Parental Leave Directive and the Pregnant Workers Directive. ...
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Berlusconi's Government Plans to Severely Restrict Online Video in Italy
Softpedia
In fact, it is merely the implementation of an EU directive on product placement. But the directive would extend to online video, not just TV broadcasters ...
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New Machinery Directive came into European law December 2009 BITA explains its ...
Materials Handling World Magazine
In practice this is where EU Member States first check that products conform to the Directive "after they have been placed on the market or put into ...
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Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU Privacy Rules
Techdirt
"The protection of privacy contained in the directive prevents the application of the Swedish IPRED law in this case," TeliaSonera's lawyer Patrick Hiselius ...
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IPE.com
UK public authorities forced to ring fence pensions
IPE.com
“Unison believes that the current governance and investment regulations of the LGPS still sit outside of European and UK law, particularly the requirements ...
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Indecisive Council and European Parliament Threaten Credibility of EU Plan to ...
EUbusiness (press release)
The overall cost of administrative burden on businesses in the EU is estimated at 123.8 billion Euros or 3.5% of EU GDP. So far European Parliament and ...
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Defra consults on legal definition of waste
letsrecycle.com
It also outlines European Court of Justice (ECJ) and national court rulings on the definition of waste - which was originally laid out in the EU Waste ...
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Hillary Clinton imposes neo-imperialism in Africa
Spero News
The rival daily added that Ms Clinton will be working also with the European Union and Canada. Both papers mentioned that the directive comes alongside a ...
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Carbon Storage Sites to be Identified on the Norwegian Shelf
OilVoice (press release)
By June 2011, a directive for carbon capture and storage must be adopted in the EU countries' respective regulations. Regulations are already being drafted ...
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Congress and Law: Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Europe ...
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Commission. The January 23, 2009 Directive strengthened the Committee's authority to mediate and coordinate securities regulations between EU members. • Strengthened the Committee of European Banking Supervisors. The Committee ...
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Information Security Clauses and Certifications » The Outsource Blog
By Rahul Jain
This may refer to the receiving party's obligations as a data “controller” under laws based on the EU Directive, including obligations to provide notice and access and to secure the data with appropriate “technical and organizational” ... religious beliefs, political or trade union activity, and, depending on the country, criminal history, national ID numbers, civil judgments, and any other categories of data deemed especially risky under national law or regulations). ...
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Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU ...
By News
... of the EU's data retention directive, under which the privacy of the SweTorrents owner would be protected.... The protection of privacy contained in the directive prevents the application of the Swedish IPRED law in this case, ...
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Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU ...
By whytewolf
In its appeal, the ISP argues that IPRED is in direct violation of the EU's data retention directive, under which the privacy of the SweTorrents owner would be protected.... "The protection of privacy contained in the directive prevents the application of the Swedish IPRED law in this case," TeliaSonera's lawyer Patrick Hiselius said in a comment. Separately, TeliaSonera also pointed out that the court doesn't seem to understand the most basic technical aspects of ...
WhyteWolf Technology - http://whytewolf.us/
solar.general Fwd: hipatia Fwd: ASLE Fwd: Action to stop software ...
By solargeneral
Software Patent Directive, EU-Commissioner McCreevy refused to propose a new one to ban soft patenting. Instead, he deregulated financial markets. The European Patent Office ignored Parliament's demands, and continued to consolidate its soft patent granting business. ... They are well informed that patent law is strictly territorial but nevertheless put the Chinese down as scape goats: 'yellow perils' are said to 'steal' and 'undermine' our 'intellectual property'. ...
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Juncker wants euro seat at G20, budget cooperation-UPDATE 1
Forexyard
The Eurogroup, which remains an informal EU body but one that has increased responsibilities under the new EU treaty, should also engage in broader economic ...
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Sefcovic fends off anti-Roma allegations
EUobserver.com
Part of the new Lisbon Treaty, the initiative provides that a petition with 1 million signatures from EU citizens obliges the commission to consider a legal ...
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Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio
Treaty Establishing A Constitution For Europe topic page ... French presidential office again links enlargement to adoption of the EU's reform treaty. PARIS | French President Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to speak to . ...
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Summary of hearing Maroš Šefčovič- Interinstitutional Relations ...
Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič of Slovakia faced questions ranging from the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, including the citizens' initiative and the European External Action Service, to electoral reform for European elections, ... Mr Šefčovič underlined his commitment to the European Union and to strengthening the relations between the EU institutions. He stressed the urgent timetable for implementing the Lisbon Treaty, notably regarding the External Action ...
Service de Presse du Parlement européen - http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/default_fr.htm
Leaked document: How the EU planned to force changes in Canada's ...
By Cory Doctorow
The Wire Report reports that an EU document dated November 16, 2009, features candid comments about Canada and the EU strategy. The document, called a "Barrier Hymn Sheet" leaves little doubt about the EU's objective: ...
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Gunmen kill aid workers in Baghdad // Ciokdee.com
By admin
The Polish president Lech Kaczynski has signed his country's ratification of the European Union reform treaty in Warsaw. Only one country from the 27-nation grouping has yet to sign up for the Lisbon Treaty, intended to modernize the ...
Ciokdee.com - http://www.ciokdee.com/
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By solargeneral
Eurolinux endorses Stopsoftwarepatents.eu because soft patents are still land mines for software development and stifle innovators. Under the EU Lisbon treaty a new instrument is set into force, the European Citizens' Initiative. ... Early next year new EU-Commissioners enter office. They will tackle the fallout of the financial crisis and the upcoming patent bubble burst. They can break with past ideology and overcome the patent crisis with small reform steps but more ...
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Referendum on EU Reform Treaty
Comments: Politicians are elected by the people to represent the wishes of the people. The British people want a referendum on this EU constitution. ...
Britannia Radio
Jose Manuel Barroso, confirmed for a second five-year term by parliament in September, waited for ratification of the EU's Lisbon reform treaty. ...
THE NEW EMPIRE OF EUROPE
Today, the EU constitution is once again set to become the law of the land. However it is now being called the EU "reform treaty" and this time around its ...
Ireland's Greens boost EU reform treaty On vastgreenconspiracy.com
Articles and slideshows for (The prospect of the EU reform treaty passing its main hurdle to ratification, an October referendum in Ireland, ...