EC regulations Articles
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Motor vehicle approval in Croatia: costs and benefits
In autumn 1997, the Republic of Croatia started a compulsory motor vehicle approval scheme through ECE regulations for all vehicles imported into, or manufactured in, the country. The number of vehicles manufactured in Croatia in 1996 (less than 100) can be neglected in comparison to 110 000 vehicles imported in the same year. Of these, four times more vehicles were imported by private persons ...
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Risk communication: the European Commission TSE roadmap model for policy relaxation
The bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis forced the European Commission to impose strict regulations, the most significant and overarching of which was Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. These regulations were responsible for the abatement of the BSE epidemic in Europe in the years that followed. The 'transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) roadmap' was published by the European ...
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The fashion issue – an examination of the current intellectual property rights within England and Wales and the European Community, concerning design infringement and counterfeit goods within the fashion industry: part one
The copying of fashion and graphic designs has been ongoing for years. More designers are beginning to assert their exclusive rights, granted through the available intellectual property rights. These mainly include design rights and trademarks. It is necessary to see how law of England and Wales can be applied effectively to protect this cyclical and transient industry, and the areas where it may ...
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Bioconservacion and Health Register
Bioconservacion S.A. is registered in the General Health Register of Food Businesses and Food with number 39.005643/B under key 39: Key 39 – Materials and objects of food contact. 1-Manufacturing or Elaboration or Transformation 17 – Active materials The General Health Register of Food Businesses and Food, regulated through Royal Decree 191/2011, of 18 February (BOE ...
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Evolution of the EU law with respect to public access to documents and transparency: the Treaty of Lisbon
Public access to administrative documents is a very important issue in order to guarantee transparency in the institutions and, consequently, democracy. In the EU law there has been an evolution with respect to public access to documents. Before the Maastricht Treaty, secrecy was the norm in the EU institutions. The Council and the Commission adopted in December 1993, a common Code of Conduct on ...
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EEA Annual management plan 2010
EEA in brief The European Environment Agency (EEA) is a specialised agency of the European Union dedicated to providing objective, reliable and comparable information on the all aspects of the environment. The aim of the EEA is to ensure that decision-makers and the general public are kept informed about the state and outlook of the environment. The EEA also provides the necessary independent ...
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A new regulation on classification, labelling and packaging
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures entered into force 20 January 2009, and replaces in a staggered way directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC within the European Union. The regulation implements the globally harmonised system on classification and labelling within the European Union. This paper provides a short overview of the ...
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Regulation 649/2012 and dangerous chemicals
When the Regulation will enter into force? The Regulation (CE) 649/2012 “Export and Import of dangerous chemicals”, which will replace theRegulation 689/2008 (PIC), will enter into force from 1 March 2014. What are the changes introduced by the Regulation? The changes introduced by the Regulation about the import/export of dangerous substances will be the following ones: ...
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The Aerosol Dispensers Directive
This article outlines the labelling requirements for aerosols under the Aerosol Dispensers Directive (ADD), Directive 75/324/EEC (consolidated version as of August 2017). The ADD was originally adopted in 1975 and has been amended four times, with the latest amendment published in November 2016 (Directive 2016/2037/EU). In the UK, the ADD has been fully implemented by the Aerosol Dispensers ...
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CO2 emissions performance of car manufacturers in 2011
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is supporting the European Commission in the monitoring of the CO2 performance of passenger cars, in accordance with the Regulation (EC) 443/2009. This Regulation sets an emission target for new passenger cars for the year 2015 (130 g CO2/km) — phased in from 2012 — and for the year 2020 (95 g CO2/km). Starting from 2012, a specific binding CO2 ...
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Ozone-depleting substances 2012
Aggregated data reported by companies on the import, export, production, destruction and feedstock and process agent use of ozone-depleting substances in the European Union Background In 1989 the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer entered into force. It has the objective of protecting the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production of substances that ...
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EU’s New Chemical Policy Will Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
Untitled Document On May 7, 2003, the European Commission (EC) issued draft regulations for its New Chemical Policy (NCP). An eight-week comment period, which ended on July 10, attracted responses from chemical manufacturers around the world. The draft regulations, based on policies that the EU outlined two years ago (CP, January, p. 7) ...
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White Paper on Environmental Liability
Executive Summary This White Paper explores various ways to shape an EC-wide environmental liability regime, in order to improve application of the environmental principles in the EC Treaty and implementation of EC environmental law, and to ensure adequate restoration of the environment. The background includes a Commission Green Paper in 1993, a joint hearing with the European Parliament that ...
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CO2 emissions performance of car manufacturers in 2012
The European Environment Agency (EEA) supports the European Commission in the monitoring of the CO2 performance of passenger cars, in accordance with Regulation (EC) 443/2009. This regulation sets a CO2 'specific emission' (1) target of 130 g CO2/km by 2015, defined as the average value for each manufacturer's fleet of newly registered passenger cars in the EU in that year (2). The 2015 target is ...
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Ozone-depleting substances 2013
Aggregated data reported by companies on the import, export, production, destruction and feedstock and process agent use of ozone-depleting substances in the European Union Background The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer entered into force in 1989 and aims to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out more than 200 substances, including chlorofluorocarbons ...
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Public consultation results: revision of the EU ecolabel regulation
Introduction 1.1 Structure of the reportThis report presents an overview of the results of the Commission’s public consultation on the revision of The Ecolabel Regulation (EC No 1980/2000). The first part includes background information. The second section provides an overview of the respondents involved in the consultation process. The main body of the report contains the analysis of responses ...
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Annual report 2013 and Environmental statement 2014
Brief description of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its mission The European Environment Agency (EEA) was formally established in 1990 by Council Regulation No 1210/90. This regulation was subsequently amended by Council Regulation No 933/1999 and then again by Regulation No 1641/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council. In the interests of clarity and rationality, the ...
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Eusheet: Material Safety Data Sheets in accordance with the safety regulations
Material Safety Data Sheets in accordance with the safety regulations. EUSHEET Plus GHS/CLP is software that can create Safety Data Sheets that fully comply with safety and environmental protection regulations in all European Union countries. It’s an indispensable tool for any production company that wishes to operate in the European Union. The Safety Data Sheet consist of 16 sections ...
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A Product is a sum of its parts
Summary On September 10,2015, The Court of Justice of the European Union (GEU) clarified a longstanding conflict with respect to the definition of "complex articles" or "once an article, always an article." This preliminary ruling' has a significant impact to the entire supply chain as it now requires responsible parties to disseminate the chemical content in their products to a much deeper ...
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Modern gas flow monitoring practices: a review of ULSTR-sonic systems within CEMS applications
1. Introduction Originally TA LUFT and later USA EPA regulations required emissions reporting on a daily mass basis. This stimulated the development of continuous flow monitors to allow accurate determination of mass emissions. At present in the UK, annual tonnages for particulates, SO2 and NOx are calculated using a factor for m³ flue gas per kg fuel burned. It is envisaged that future EC ...
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