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Danish far-right resists EU immigration policies Hurriyet Daily News The party is against changing immigration laws. Efforts to bring Denmark's legal treatment of immigrant families in line with European Union policy directives and European Court of Justice, or ECJ, court rulings are drawing ire from Danish nationalists ... See all stories on this topic » Hurriyet Daily News

The EU's Assault On Display Advertising Wired News Yet as so often in the history of online display, there's a challenge on the horizon: an amendment to article 5.3 of the EU's ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC, which is scheduled to be incorporated into UK law on May 25. The amendment is the legacy of ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

EU Drops Three Cases Against Poland Following New Anti-Discrimination Law Eurasia Review EU equality legislation consists of a series of Directives. They ban discrimination on various grounds, including race and gender, in fields such as employment, education and access to goods and services. They also require member states to set up an ... See all stories on this topic » Eurasia Review

Luxembourg steals Ucits march on other fund domiciles Financial News It is, according to RBC Dexia Investor Services, the only European Union country to have established national laws that incorporate the new rules. The deadline for European fund domiciles to implement the rules is July 1. The UK, Germany and Ireland, ... See all stories on this topic »

FAC partners with other artist groups to lobby EU on digital royalties UNLIMITED CMU Confirming the alliance, Kelvin Smiths of Younison told reporters: “The EU is preparing new legislation which will determine how artists receive royalties and are informed by their national collecting societies This new law will be mission critical in ... See all stories on this topic » UNLIMITED CMU

Would Ed Balls' VAT plan breach EU law? FT.com (blog) 2] Cutting VAT on road fuel would be illegal under EU Law, according to the Tories' rebuttal this morning. They claim that the EU Directive on VAT states: 'Member states may apply either one or two reduced rates. The reduced rates shall apply only to ... See all stories on this topic »

Electromagnetic Component Standards Are Key for Wind Turbines RenewableEnergyWorld.com There are legal drivers too. EMC approval is required by law. For safety reasons, directives worldwide insist on EMC approval, even for fixed installations. In the European Union, for example, both emission and immunity tests have to be approved. ... See all stories on this topic » RenewableEnergyWorld.com

EU Commission Refers France And Spain To Court Over 'Telecoms Taxes' Eurasia Review These state aid decisions were without prejudice to the compatibility with other EU legislation, such as EU telecoms rules, and in particular the Authorisation Directive (2002/20/CE). EU telecoms rules, in particular Article 12 of the Authorisation ... See all stories on this topic »

Turkey and South Korea Implement Chemical Management Programs Environmental Expert (press release) This directive has now been replaced by the requirements of Annex II of the REACH Regulation. We anticipate that GHS implementation in Turkey will resemble the current CLP Regulation (1272/2008) implemented within the EU. The United Nations' Strategic ... See all stories on this topic »

Lost in translation By John Bufton MEP Public apathy and ignorance toward the EU is immense. Journalists, teachers, lawyers and politicians who are in possession of knowledge vacuums when it comes to the principle law making power in our lives. Only a very small slither of any ... The same is true of the affect the EU Working Time Directive has on the NHS. It also doesn't help of course that such a large organisation understandably moves at a glacial pace. News hooks are hard to identify, stories may be ... WalesHome.org - http://waleshome.org/

UK Legislation Affecting Chemical Engineers Process engineers must work within the law and local regulations. ... The COMAH Regulations implement the EU Directive 96/82/EC known as the Seveso II ... mycheme.com/general/legislation.html

Kemp Little LLP - The EU unfair Commercial Practices Directive The EU Commission has recently adopted a further directive aimed at ... law ( notably, the Control of Misleading Advertising Regulations 1988), many are not. ... kemplittle.com/html/stay-posted/.../eu-ucpd-1005.html?.