Wednesday, 4 May 2011

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.
ACTA Text Hurts Startups, Goes Beyond EU Law, Says FFII
PCWorld
Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht said that there is no conflict between ACTA and the EU's Intellectual Property Rights Directive, when asked about this by MEPs. "Both provisions refer to ways in which courts can come to the determination of fair ...
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Research and Markets: The Aarhus Convention at Ten - Interactions and Tensions ...
Business Wire (press release)
They discuss the new legislative acts and amendments to existing legislation adopted by the EU institutions since 2003 in order to implement the Aarhus Convention. These include Directive 2003/4/EC on public access to environmental information, ...
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EU herbal law to hit Chinese clinics
Healthcare Today
The EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive was adopted in 2004 with a seven-year transition period that has just come to a close. Though the law made provisions for what it called a simplified registration procedure, no single Chinese ...
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EU funding for stem cell research stirs debate
EurActiv
In order to protect biotechnological inventions, member states must ensure that their national patent laws conform to the provisions of the directive. The EU court has been asked to define 'human embryo' and outline their practical uses as spelled out ...
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Herbal medicines banned as EU directive comes into force | Mail Online
There is a great deal of confusion over the standards put forth by the Codex Alimentarius and the recent EU “harmonization” of European regulations and laws ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Herbal-medicines-banned-EU-directiv...