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EU regulators pressure states over TV laws AFP The European Commission has written to the 16, including major European Uniontelevision markets in Britain, France and Italy, seeking clarification on "a wide variety of issues" concerning the law's implementation. An EU directive demands states' ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Norway among EU's most obedient Views and News from Norway Since Norway is a member of the EU's economic area (EEA), it's supposed to abide by many EU regulations and directives. The data directive, though, split Norway's left-center coalition government, with Labour's two coalition partners (the Socialist ... See all stories on this topic » Views and News from Norway

Idiotic New EU Law Could Choke E-Commerce Startups (AMZN, EBAY) San Francisco Chronicle A proposed EU directive will change online return policies, which could end up hurting ecommerce startups. Customers would get 14 days, instead of 7 days currently in most European countries, to return goods, with a further 14 days to send them back. ... See all stories on this topic »

EU herbal medicines law set for legal challenge EurActiv The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, 2004/24/EC, was established to provide a regulatory approval process for herbal medicines in the EU, and came into force on 30 April 2004. Under the regulation, all herbal medicinal products are ... See all stories on this topic »

Consumers let down by EU failure to ban food from cloning Farming UK The legal obligation to pay full regard to animal welfare and the EU's own law which does not allow reproduction techniques which cause animal suffering has simply been dismissed," said Sonja van Tichelen," Director of Eurogroup for Animals. ... See all stories on this topic »

UK questions EU online privacy plan Financial Times This month Viviane Reding, the EU justice commissioner, said that websites such as Google and Facebook would be bound by European privacy law, even though they store data in the US. A review of data protection laws is expected to conclude this summer. ... See all stories on this topic »

IMRG campaigns against 'unfair' changes to EU consumer legislation InternetRetailing.net The IMRG, the trade body of the UK's ecommerce industry, is opposing the introduction of amendments to the Consumer Rights Directive, currently going through the European Parliament, which won the backing of MEPs last week. The European Parliament says ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe moves closer to oil sands ban TheTyee.ca (blog) The entire controversy began in 2007 when the European Union proposed a clean energy lawknown as the Fuel Quality Directive. It would operate in the same way as a low carbon fuel standard, where road fuels with high carbon footprints are discouraged. ... See all stories on this topic »

Idiotic New EU Law Could Choke E-Commerce Startups By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry It's an old story in Europe: ham-fisted regulation stunting growth and innovation. This time it's new legislation that could affect the e-commerce industry. A proposed EU directive will change online return policies, which could end up ... SAI: Silicon Alley Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/sai