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Like many other ideas that are intended to improve existing products or procedures, the new European IVD Regulation (IVD-R) 2017/746 road is paved with good intentions. However, some of these [...]

In principle carbon border taxes are a good idea. In practice they could be a gift to protectionists CARBON PRICES are the most cost-effective way to fight climate change--but for [...]

Byline: assessmentDAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW londonContinued poor air safety performance prompts Commission to keep Himalayan nation's carriers from operating to blocNepalese authorities' hopes of an expeditious removal from the European Commission's airline [...]

A guideline on implementing quality risk-management principles for ascertaining the appropriate GMP for excipients will be published by the European Commission soon and should provide direction on the level of [...]

In Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men books, Mr Strong gets his power by devouring an improbable number of eggs. But any Olympic athlete planning to limber up for the London 2o12 [...]

Across the European Union (EU), women earn on average 17.4 percent less than men, according to the latest figures released by its executive branch, the European Commission (EC). And in [...]

Here's something to ponder in the wake of last month's rejection of the European Union constitution by the French and Dutch: the United Kingdom does not have a constitution. That's [...]

THE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTING SCANDALS IN the United States and the European Union (EU) have shaken the global capital markets. The U.S. response has been to enact legislation such as the [...]

European Directive 2004/27/EC, which was passed in the closing breath of the 2003/2004 European Parliament, will have massive repercussions on the manufacture and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) products--and [...]

Germany and Britain will implement satellite-based road tolling for trucks. The European Commission proposes mandating GNSS-based tolls throughout Europe. Meanwhile, Switzerland has already introduced a new road-tolling system for heavy [...]

There was a school of thought developing last year that massive business globalisation had swept aside the nation state and that global corporations operating in global markets were taking over. [...]

Issues concerning legislation issued by the European Commission in relation to the UK construction industry are discussed. Some of the new laws, such as the Human Rights Act 2000, are interpreted.

Faced with a future where ride-hailing could reduce car ownership, Toyota and Volkswagen became the latest carmakers to invest in startups that provide such services. Toyota formed a partnership with [...]

Insurers and governments in Western Europe are actively debating the subject of consumer protection. Governments are permitted to make special rules for health insurers in some cases. The European Commission [...]

The European Commission (EC) aims to cooperate with national competition authorities in deciding cases, with the EC focusing on cases which are of special interest to the European Community. The EC has approved several mergers, including the merger of UK companies Grand Metropolitan and Guinness, the purchase of UK-based ICI's titanium dioxide business by DuPont of the US and the merger between Tandem Computers of the US and Compaq Computer Corp. Microsoft's activities in the EU market will be investigated, while Digital Equipment Corp has made undertakings on the pricing and supply of its hardware and software.

The European Commission president Jacques Santer is carrying out his promise, made at the beginning of his five-year term, to simplify and consolidate legislation. The Commission's latest report illustrates the actions being taken in areas such as 'better lawmaking' and assessing the significance of suggested legislation to business. The simplification of existing rules is being examined by the Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market (SLIM) team, while a streamlined business impact assessment system is being introduced.

Intends to give training and development specialists (and those working in education) some understanding of the legal issues involved in their own profession. Provides an outline of key legislation and [...]

Maria Damanaki's office is almost comically inappropriate for a conversation about fishing. Ensconced in the European Commission's HQ in Brussels, it is a good 70 miles from the nearest major [...]

Background In March 2007, the European Commission announced a series of targeted enhancements to the Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive 85/611/EC Following further work and consultation, [...]

Pfizer, the drug company behind Viagra, and Allergan, which makes Botox, agreed to combine in a $160 billion deal, the biggest to date in the pharmaceuticals industry. Both companies conduct [...]

Works councils have been part of company practices in many European countries even before the EC's proposal for the creation of community-scale works councils. Moreover, there are large multinational companies planning to set up works councils regardless of the decision on the Commission proposal's. Volkswagen was one of the earliest companies to declare its plans of creating a works council based on the Commission's proposals. Thus, large companies must examine the many facets of setting up works councils before they are forced to do so.

The European pharmaceutical market is valued at close to $250 billion, (1) which represents a lucrative prize for criminal gangs. According to the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (EFPIA), [...]

The Commission of the European Communities (CEC) is attempting to foster the creation of a single EC telecommunications market and is issuing directives that will: separate the member nations' postal and telecommunications administrations' (TAs) regulatory and operational activities; require TAs to provide reserved services to whomever requests them; and enforce common technical standards. The CEC also is fostering the adoption of an EC-wide integrated digital services network (ISDN) by: supporting a program of common ISDN specifications; creating an agreement between TAs for providing common ISDN features; and seeking an agreement among manufacturers for common specifications. The CEC is suggesting an open network proposal to create an environment in which many companies can enter the market by requiring the TAs to offer their facilities to providers without discrimination.

Regulatory Alert The following is a roundup of selected current regulatory proposals, notices and directives collected from official bulletins and other sources which are deemed reliable. The chart is updated [...]

Over the last two decades Ireland has gone from suffering persistent net out-migration to enjoying sustained net in-migration. This change has helped achieve our phenomenal economic growth rates over the [...]

The European Commission (EC) has set out its proposals for its Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of research and development activities. FP7 would be organised into four programmes corresponding to four [...]

Regulatory Alert The following is a roundup of selected current regulatory proposals, notices and directives collected from official bulletins and other sources which are deemed reliable. The chart is updated [...]

Regulatory Alert The following is a roundup of selected current regulatory proposals, notices and directives collected from official bulletins and other sources which are deemed reliable. The chart is updated [...]

Regulatory Alert The following is a roundup of selected current regulatory proposals, notices and directives collected from official bulletins and other sources which are deemed reliable. The chart is updated [...]