Tuesday, 20 September 2011

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.


UK plays catch up on AWD
People Management Magazine Online
The principle of equal treatment for agency workers, as set down by the European directive on temporary agency work, must be implemented in all EU countries by 5 December 2011. In the UK the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which implement the ...
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EU recording copyright extension 'will cost €1bn'
Register
"Performers generally start their careers young and the current term of protection of 50 years often does not protect their performances for their entire lifetime," the body of EU ministers said in a statement on Monday. ...
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Canada, EU Spar Over Climate Rule
Wall Street Journal
At issue is the EU Fuel Quality Directive, which aims to encourage the use of low-carbon transport fuels in Europe . Canada claims it would unfairly penalize oil sands crude, and says it could refer Brussels to the World Trade Organization if the ...
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Wall Street Journal
Developments in EU ecodesign law reveal forthcoming product categories
International Law Office
A draft report published on August 24 2011 sheds light on which products may soon be affected byEU environmental rules under the EU Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC). Products regulated underEU ecodesign law that do not comply with the relevant ...
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Defra refuses to boost pollution plan despite threat of EU fines
Business Green
The set of actions will be submitted to the European Commission later this month as part of a request for a five-year extension for the UK to comply with air quality laws. An EU directivedemanded that all member states reached acceptable N02 levels by ...
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