Friday, 1 April 2011

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.
Czech Republic Court Overrules EU Directive to Retain Data on Telephone Calls ...
TMC Net
According to this Associated Press (News - Alert) report, the Czech Republic's Constitutional Court has overturned parts of a European Union directive that required telephone operators to retain data on telephone calls and Internet traffic. ...
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Proposed EU directive could cost £8.8bn: IMRG
InternetRetailing.net
The legislation, including draft amendments, is now subject to negotiation between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers before it becomes law. EU Justice Commissioner Vivane Reding has said the new rights would increase consumer ...
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EU Court Spurns Greece's Legislative Delay Excuses
Courthouse News Service
(CN) - Greece must pay a $4.2 million penalty, despite its current financial woes, for its untimely adoption of a law required by EU member states, the European Union's highest court ruled Thursday. The European Commission first ruled against the ...
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The End of Classic Cars?
Classic Cars for Sale
Below is the statement that was given to the commons yesterday to explain the reasoning behind EU Directive 2011/35/T. 'Having looked at a number of studies, conducted across a wide variety of countries, it becomes clear that cars over 20 years old ...
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Taking stock of the single market
EU News
Latest figures show that, on average, 0.9% of single market directives for which the implementation deadline has passed are not yet written into national law. Although the 1% target set by EU leaders in 2007 is being met overall, seven member countries ...
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FSA Capital Rules, Berlin, Ally's Treasury Stake: Compliance
BusinessWeek
The move would force banks to calculate capital requirements for subsidiaries based outside theEuropean Union using the FSA's rules instead of local guidelines for the country in which the unit is based. The FSA proposed the change take effect ...
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UK pressure group backs proposed EU labelling amendment
FoodAndDrinkEurope.com
The amendment, should it be carried, would represent a significant change to existing EU labellinglaws (Directive 2000/13/EC) where you only label goods as 'defrosted' (chicken, for instance) when it is believed the absence of such a designation could ...
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Minister calls for ban on egg exports from EU states not meeting deadline
Farming UK
One was the implications of the EU directive for the egg production, food processing and manufacturing sector. Another was how the European Commission planned to ensure compliance. The committee also said it wanted to examine Defra's support for the ...
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