Tuesday 26 January 2010

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

Electronics: Disposal programmes are in need of some fine-tuning
Financial Times
The EU's WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive aims to ensure that the waste created by consumers buying 9.3m tonnes of electrical ...
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Flash cookies: is the EU about to make them crumble?
Lexology (registration)
The EU itself is also close to passing a new law on cookies as part of the forthcoming EU telecoms reform package and should the EU's Council of Ministers ...
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Lords debate Flood Risk Regulations 2009
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
I, too, read these regulations and two issues sprang out at me. One was whether the directive, if we or the European Union Committee looked at it, ...
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BBC News
Government defeated three times over church gay plan
BBC News
... the commission that the Equality Bill would narrow the exemptions given to church employment to bring them into line with European Union directives. ...
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Bare Ruined Choirs Turkey¢s war on the cultural heritage of Cyprus
Hellenic News of America
Furthermore, the European Union itself has several directives on cultural property—which Turkey would have to follow should it enter the EU. ...
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Accounting requirements for UK limited partnerships
Lexology (registration)
Consequently, as long as at least one partner is, say, an individual, the Regulations do not apply. However, under the EU directives, a limited partnership ...
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Sri Lankan election sets stage for deep political crisis
World Socialist Web Site
He did not elaborate, but on several occasions he has attacked the opposition for being too close to the US and European Union. For his part, Fonseka told ...
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German Notification Law Is Biased, EU Court Rules
Courthouse News Service
The Court of Justice stressed that non-discrimination is a principle of EU law, though a directive from 2000 allows a difference of treatment if ...
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Gender equality means more than an end to violence
European Parliament (press release)
Although 58.9% of academics in the EU in 2008 were female and women also outnumber men in business, management and law, yet they are hardly represented in ...
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EU Pundit: EU Commission - Information Society - Latvia : Laws ...
By Andis Kaulins
eCommerce is also regulated at the central level, through a number of specific laws adopted by the Parliament884 and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers885. On lower administrative level, the municipalities may adopt binding regulations 886, ..... Latvian eCommerce Law is based largely on the laws transposing the relevant EU directives: the eCommerce Directive and the eSignature Directive. In broad terms, Latvia has adopted the general legal framework for enabling the ...
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Latvian Blog: EU - European Union - European Commission ...
By Andis Kaulins
Latvian eCommerce Law is based largely on the laws transposing the relevant EU directives: the eCommerce Directive and the eSignature Directive. In broad terms, Latvia has adopted the general legal framework for enabling the functioning ... The following regulations are adopted on basis of the Electronic Documents Law: regulations on the use of electronic documents in state and municipal institutions943; regulations on storing and archiving944; regulations on information ...
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Grahnlaw: New EU Birds Directive 2009/147
By Grahnlaw
Ralf Grahn's Euroblog on EU law and politics. ... One of the classics of environmental legislation, the European Union's Birds Directive 79/409 has been codified for the sake of clarity and officially replaced by a new Directive: ... Within the framework of better regulation, this is how the European Commission's glossary explains the meaning of codification: Codification In a wide sense, used in some Member States, codification means gathering all legislation on a ...
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The IPKat - happy to serve the IP communities: 'Genuine' use of a ...
By Jeremy
The First Council Directive of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (89/104) states that "whereas in order to reduce the total number of trade marks registered and protected in the Community and, ..... 8 March 2010: The 13th Annual Burrell Competition Lecture: speaker -- Judge Nicholas Forwood QC (General Court of the European Union). The topic: "The Role of the Judge in Competition Law Enforcement -- Have We Got It Right? ...
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Comparing European and U.S. Securities Regulations
EU Securities Framework. The MiFID Directive 2004/39/EC provides a .... U.S. securities laws and regulations are numerous, and were adopted mainly in ...
LawPundit - Law Technology IP Media Politics Sports Lifestyle
European Union - European Commission - Information Society - Latvia : Laws ..... This process is regulated in more detail by Regulations of the Cabinet of ..... This law implements the Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and ...

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New initiative may empower citizens but has potential for strife
Irish Times
The European citizens' initiative, part of a reform package designed to boost the EU's democratic credentials, would give the people served by the union the ...
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The Hindu
Obama needs a pro-Ukrainian President
The Hindu
We will not aspire to enter either NATO or the ODKB [Russian acronym for Collective Security Treaty Organisation]… We will follow a pragmatic and balanced ...
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Europe seeks levers to recover lost growth
Moneycontrol.com
EU officials are scouring the newly applied Lisbon Treaty for clauses that could give Brussels some enforcement powers. One article allows the Commission to ...
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Novinite.com
Netherlands Ambassador Karel van Kesteren: Bulgaria's Interests Are Our Interests
Novinite.com
In 2005, the Dutch voters were the first to reject the EU Constitutional Treaty, followed by the French. What are the attitudes of the government and people ...
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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu from Turkey elected as new PACE President
emportal
... the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, opening new avenues of co-operation, including the EU's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. ...
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Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio
EU foreign policy chief to chair first meeting of FMs in 2010 ... Both posts have been introduced by the EU reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty, which came into effect on December 1, 2009, after the long- delayed . ...
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U.S., U.K. Face Common Security Issues « Armoredd Daily
By peterwatson
In remarks before the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group on Transatlantic and International Security, Lynn said both nations are addressing nuclear proliferation, the environment's effect on security and NATO reform. Lynn recalled that President Barack Obama ... “We have reached the endgame, and anticipate a new START treaty that will reduce both our arsenals,” he said. “We are also working to ratify and bring into force the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. ...
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Military Avenue - Article View
In remarks before the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group on Transatlantic and International Security, Lynn said both nations are addressing nuclear proliferation, the environment's effect on security and NATO reform. ... Lynn went on to say U.S. officials want NATO, the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to continue developing new missions and capabilities. The alliance is in the process of drafting a new strategic concept this year. ...
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Military News: U.S., U.K. Face Common Security Issues
By Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)
Lynn went on to say U.S. officials want NATO, the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to continue developing new missions and capabilities. The alliance is in the process of drafting a new strategic concept this year. U.S and British defense officials are "voicing support for an ambitious reform agenda," he said, that includes how to shape NATO's mission, capabilities and partnerships for the coming decade. NATO's procedures and processes are outdated, ...
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guv2000 » We Are Change UK – David Miliband featuring Tony Benn
Tony Benn is interviewed expressing his views about the European Reform Treaty(Treaty of Lisbon) The debate in parliament to ratify this treaty and for it to become British law started … ... People compare the European Union to the United States of America..but this isn't accurate a true comparison would be with the former Soviet Union….and the USA also is heading in the same direction. It would be great if Tony Benn joined UKIP!!! Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0. TheChadley1000 ...
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EU reform treaty passes last test [Archive] - FTAVIEW
[Archive] EU reform treaty passes last test WORLD NEWS. ... The Czech Republic becomes the last country to ratify the EU's Lisbon Treaty, which is now set ...
The German Times Online - Who's steering Europe?
European Union leaders might soon echo that plea. The EU struggled over a reform treaty for nine years and the new Lisbon Treaty took effect a month ago. ...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Article 7 of the EU Treaty. ***I Codecision procedure (first reading) .... These clauses are based on the new social clauses included in the Reform Treaty. ...
Horst Köhler topic page | European Voice
German and Polish presidents delay signing of the EU reform treaty, while the Czech government is awaiting a ruling by the constitutional court. ...
Stuttering start for revamped European UnionEU Business News ...
The reform treaty, which came into effect on December 1 after a long and fraught ... Or what about the rotating EU presidency, currently held by Spain? ...