Monday 1 February 2010

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.


Battery-recycling law in force
Independent
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 is the latest attempt, following the Landfill and WEE EU directives, to transform Britain into a ...
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Time to change the law so that herbal medicine is able to thrive
WalesOnline
Wales' rich tradition of using herbal medicine could be under threat from an EU directive about to be implemented in the UK. Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru MEP, ...
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Fund Managers May Return 20% of Bonuses Under EU Legislation
BusinessWeek
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, proposed by the European Commission earlier this year, would cost hedge funds and private-equity firms ...
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New Laws Could Increase Battery Prices
Recycle
The directive laid out by the European Union requires that all of the member nations get their battery recycling rates to at least ten percent by the end of ...
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BirdLife warns of 'major risk' for Malta if spring hunting is allowed
Times of Malta
It is about time that the Prime Minister respects the EU nature conservation laws and the will of the majority of the Maltese people who do not want another ...
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Ireland high among EU environmental offenders
Sunday Business Post
Ireland is among the worst offenders when it comes to infringing EU environmental law, according to new figures. Ireland faced 31 cases for failing to ...
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Advertising “unhealthy” food to children
European Public Health Alliance
In the context of the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, WFA together with 11 major food companies have committed to refrain from ...
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Novinite.com
Bulgarians Rise in Protest against Genetically Modified Crops
Novinite.com
Agricultural producers' associations – who were also among the protesters – issued a declaration saying that the government was hiding behind EU directives ...
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Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio 
EU -Current RegulationsDirectivesLaws & comments. Dec 18. Nigel Farage with Alex Jones-1-5. We have been telling you this for 40 years and on our CURRENT site for 3-4 years plus. We have Nigel on our Interviews 3-4 Years ago ...
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Grahnlaw: EU Lisbon Treaty and public procurement
By Grahnlaw 
However, the European Parliament has published a briefing paper, which looks at the possible effects of primary law, the Lisbon Treaty, on future legislation, guidance and interpretation of EU public procurement law... or regional) cooperation and a wider scope of award criteria (environmental or social) lead the authors to discuss the possibilities of clarifications through ECJ case law, interpretative communications from the Commission and amendments to directives...
Grahnlaw - http://grahnlaw.blogspot.com/
Jón Valur Jensson » Sarpur » The Icesave interests are an outrage ...
By Jón Valur Jensson 
This is trespassing EEA regulations stipulating equal treatment on that European Economic Area. As Mr Daniel Gros, doctor of economics and director of the European Policy Institute in Brussells has pointed out, we here in Iceland should at least demand that equal ... We are not obligated to pay anything (says Directive 94/19/EU); the UK should rather pay us compensation for the damages caused by the Anti-Terrorist Law being used against us, with devastating effect. ...
Jón Valur Jensson - http://blogg.visir.is/jvj/
News | The Independent UK - Battery-recycling law in force
By The Independent 
Under a European directive, every shop selling more than a pack of batteries a day will be forced to accept old batteries for recycling and most are expected to set up in-store collection points. The change will bring Britain into line with many EU states. Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Robert Dyas, Dixons, Currys and PC World are among those offering recycling. Britons use 600 million batteries a year; just 3 per cent are recycled. The Batteries Directive applies ...
News | The Independent UK - http://news.independentminds.livejournal.com/
SMOKING IS HEALTHIER THAN FASCISM ANDY!! NAZI CRUSADE ...
By centurean2 
THE FOURTH REICH'S LITTLE HELPER ANDY BURNHAM MP- PRETENDING THAT AN EU DIRECTIVE ISN'T AN EU DIRECTIVE- IS ABOUT TO BAN SMOKING IN PUB BEER GARDENS' WHY THE HELL ARE WE PAYING THESE STASI SALARIES TO JUST PASS ON INFO FROM HITLERS' MATES? .... Please don't have a knee jerk emotional reaction, try to understand that the point I'm making – smoking is unhealthy but it is healthier than fascism and government regulation of personal habits leads to dictatorship. ...
Centurean2's Weblog - http://centurean2.wordpress.com/
Silvanus 360 :: Global Regulations
Global Regulations The first governed electronic waste recycling system was .... The EU directivesand the German law will thus have a major impact on ...
Directive 89/104/EEC – Trade-mark law – Exhaustion of trade mark ...
Article 7(1) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, as amended by ...

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What the eurozone must do if it is to survive
Financial Times
While the Greek government is at least beginning to recognise the need for reform, perhaps too late, Spain's political establishment remains in denial. ...
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The London Conference and the EU in Afghanistan
New Europe
Former US National Security Adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, has counseled Barack Obama that in spite of the passage of the Lisbon Treaty “strategic ...
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Australia.TO
Hillary Clinton's Prescription: Make The World A NATO Protectorate
Australia.TO
To elite trans-Atlantic policy makers the above paragraphs' meaning is indisputable: The use of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military bloc - the ...
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EU to restrict Facebook and other social networks | EpidemicFun.com
By admin
... Fundamental Rights now in force, the Commission said it wants to create a clear, modern set of rules for the whole EU guaranteeing a high level of personal data protection and privacy, starting with a reform of the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive. ... Now we have to make sure that the general data protection rules are up-to-date with technology and as comprehensive the Lisbon Treaty requires,” said Viviane Reding, the EU's Information Society and Media Commissioner. ...
EpidemicFun.com - http://www.epidemicfun.com/
Brown Says UN Climate Negotiations Were ‘Flawed,’ Need ...
By guest
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the climate negotiations that failed to produce a binding treaty to rein in greenhouse gases were flawed, putting pressure on the United Nations to change the way. ... Lightbulb Brown Says UN Climate Negotiations Were ‘Flawed,’ Need Reform ...
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Pure Opinion - Health Care Reform - Does Anyone Care?
By My Two Cents
If the United Nations passes a climate change treaty and congress passes Cap and Trade, can you imagine the money GIM will ultimately make? I think GIM is short for "GIMme the money!" It appears that GIM gets a free pass from government ...
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Grant in the East « The Committee of Public Safety
By Joseph Fouche
Unfortunately, the American government agreed to support treaty reform provided that the other powers followed suit, but none did, so any chance for meaningful reform failed for the next two decades. ...
The Committee of Public Safety - http://committeeofpublicsafety.wordpress.com/
Brown Says UN Climate Negotiations Were 'Flawed,' Need Reform ...
By admin
Brown Says UN Climate Negotiations Were 'Flawed,' Need Reform – BusinessWeek. 'Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the climate negotiations that failed to produce a binding treaty to rein in greenhouse gases were ...
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Conservative Party and Referendum topic page | European Voice
Debate in the UK is hotting up over the EU's reform treaty and whether there should be a referendum to ratify it. Gordon Brown, the prime minister, ...
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Haiti quake response exposes EU frailties — EU Business News ...
The reform treaty upset the EU balance of power, creating a new president to represent member countries, giving the parliament more clout on decisions and ...