Britannia Radio

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.

Government fast tracks EU late payment rules Telegraph.co.uk The Coalition plans to sidestep David Cameron's pledge to implement European Union legislation only when required to do so and fast track the revised directive on late payment rules into law in 2012 rather than 2013 EU-wide deadline. Theregulations ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Congress To Examine Impact Of EU Privacy Laws MediaPost Publications Unlike the US, which lacks a sweeping privacy law, the EU enacted a broad data protection law in 1995. In the last several years, some European regulators tasked with implementing the data protection directive have pressured US Internet companies to ... See all stories on this topic »

Government to fast track EU late payment rules Fresh Business Thinking "The news that the coalition plans to fast track the EU directive into UK law a year early, is further recognition of what is a persistent and growing issue from those in power," Peter Ewen, Managing Director of Venture Finance and Chairman of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Consumer Groups Seek 'Fair And Balanced' EU Privacy Reg Debate Multichannel News "TACD is therefore somewhat surprised by what appears to be an effort to call into question the purpose and "burden" of the EU Data Directive. Given the widespread agreement across consumer organizations in both Europe and the United States that ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe extends rights on music recordings Minneapolis Star Tribune Had the Council of the European Union not acted, many famous and popular recordings of the British Invasion of the 1960s, including albums by the Beatles, the Who, the Yardbirds and the Rolling Stones, would have fallen into the public domain in the ... See all stories on this topic »

How to Profit from the UK's Decision to Sue the European Central Bank International Business Times Germany and France are quick to criticize other European Union members who do not comply withEU laws but are more than willing to ignore EU laws when it suits them. Even worse, they are willing to join forces and push through regulations like the ... See all stories on this topic »

Transport: Commission proposes updated EU rules on training of seafarers IEWY News Brussels – The European Commission has adopted a proposal to bring the European Union directive on the training of seafarers in line with recently updated international rules. International rules set minimum standards, while EU rules ensure their ... See all stories on this topic »

European law ruling on Copyright musicweek.com One senior executive said the EU always gave time for Directives to be transposed into national lawand sometimes there was a degree of flexibility among other states. However, this time around the music industry does not anticipate any flexibility ... See all stories on this topic »

US Agency Funding, Energy Rules, Options Floors: Compliance BusinessWeek Under the law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is to be funded from a percentage of the Federal Reserve's budget, as much as $500 million a year, with the bureau's director deciding how much is needed. The European Union's draft proposal to ... See all stories on this topic »