Wednesday, 26 October 2011



European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.
Canada not alone in fight against EU fuel standard
Calgary Herald
European Union expert Waldemar Skrobacki said the influential European Commission that devised the directive, is unlikely to be swayed in changing the proposal so it positions oilsands in a greener light. The directive would carry the weight of law in ...
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US, EU in Dogfight Over Airline Emissions
Miller-McCune.com
The European Union designed its own emissions trading scheme, and starting Jan. 1, 2012, the piece targeting emissions from air travel is scheduled to go into effect. The Aviation Directive would slowly cap emissions on all flights landing and taking ...
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Miller-McCune.com
EU referendum: I believe in Europe – which is why I rebelled
The Guardian (blog)
The Conservative leadership's opposition of a backbench motion calling for a referendum on membership of the European union shows that conservatism today has not changed since the 19th century. But what does it say about the state of liberalism if the ...
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The Guardian (blog)
'Reform EU now' rebels tell PM
South Devon Herald Express
Mr Eustice went on: "We need radical thinking to get our country moving again, and that should include dealing with the morass of EU laws and regulations. "I do not think it is good enough to say that changing the EU is all too difficult and so nothing ...
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Europe's oil, gas and mining transparency plan 'could help millions'
Ekklesia
The proposal, which takes the form of amendments to existing EU directives on market transparency and corporate accounting, would enable the public to scrutinise the flow of payments to governments as a deterrent to abuses. It would also give investors ...
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Replacements for MiFID and MAD
Commodities Now Online
The second is a new regime for market abuse under a Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) that will replace the current Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC) (MAD). Both are key parts of the European Community's response to the G20 agreements to improve the ...
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EU Politician Wants Internet Surveillance Built Into Every Operating System
Techdirt
Motti now wants to go even further by monitoring and storing all Internet activity in the European Union. The press release about the launch of this new initiative was entitled "Data RetentionDirective: the fight against paedophiles and sexual ...
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Sunday Mirror must face Kylie's ex-lover in France privacy case
Register
The ECJ said that "stricter" legal standards should not be applied in countries where online content was accessible than in the country where the publisher is based. Under the EU's E-CommerceDirective, EU member states must generally ensure that the ...
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Miffed at EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II
(Business Law Currents) The European Commission's tough new rules, ... has opted to introduce the tough new rules by way of a regulation and a directive. ...
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