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'Right to be forgotten' may not be enforceable - Vaizey Register We should question the logic of trying to make firms outside of the EU subject to EU law," he said. Vaizey said new data protection laws should not "stifle innovation" and must be "future proof". "It is all too easy for directives to become irrelevant ... See all stories on this topic »

Eurozone crisis gives Britain a chance to redraw EU, says David Cameron The Guardian Facing a round of bad economic and unemployment news this week, Cameron wants leaders of the EU to allow nation states to deregulate more of its labour laws, notably the working time directive, as well as extend the single market in services. ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

UN Programmatic Projects May Boost Phase 3 CO2 Supply, EU Says Bloomberg The EU law on emissions trading allows the commission to propose “appropriate regulatorymeasures” if the situation requires this, according to the statement. The directive paves the way for restricting the use of “specific credits from project types. ... See all stories on this topic »

First Data's Global Privacy Policy Approved by European Regulators MarketWatch (press release) The European Union's Data Protection Directive is recognized worldwide for establishing rigorous data privacy protections. Binding corporate rules are a company-wide privacy policy to guarantee that a company's practices are consistent with the ... See all stories on this topic »

European 'right-to-delete' law: How enforceable is Facebook? ZDNet (blog) Vaizey went on to criticise how the Directive could be used to “make firms outside of the EU subject to EU law”. Last week, European Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding said that individuals would have a right to force organisations to delete ... See all stories on this topic » ZDNet (blog)

MEPs split over rail liberalisation laws BBC News On 14 November 2011, MEPs debated a draft proposal, published by the Commissionin September 2010, to strengthen and merge existing directives into a single piece oflegislation known as the single European railway area. Under the plans, there will be... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Exploring Legal Issues in the Cloud CTR For example, the US PATRIOT Act and the UK Regulation of Investigatory PowersAct of 2000 allow both governments access to private data stored in their countries. The European Union's Data Protection Directive also prohibits the transfer of personal ... See all stories on this topic » CTR

UK considering unilateral battery egg import ban Farmers Guardian The EU Welfare of Laying Hens Directive banning the production of eggs from 'unenriched' cages comes into force on January 1, 2012. Data collected by the Commission show that a number of major egg producing member states, including Italy and Spain, ... See all stories on this topic »

Britannia Radio Out-Law.com. Under new regulations introduced alongside the EU's Solvency II Directive, EIOPA was established with the aim of protecting consumers, building ... britanniaradio.blogspot.com/.../european-union-directivesregu...