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Sustaining competitive advantage within the medical device industry

8th Jan 2008

Regulations controlling the manufacturing, marketing and usage of medical devices in the EU are forcing manufacturers to incorporate language translation. Read the full blog by Shy Avni, posted 8th january 2008.

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EC to further cut industrial emissions

26th Dec 2007

The European Commission last week adopted new legislation on industrial emissions to strengthen the provisions already in force and reduce industrial emissions throughout the European Union.

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Environment Agency confirms policy on compliance

12th Dec 2007

The Environment Agency expects existing Large Combustion Plants (LCPs) (that is, those first permitted before 1 July 1987) to comply with the requirements of the Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD) from 1 January 2008

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EC streamlines military procurement regulations

6th Dec 2007

The European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, is proposing a directive to streamline European trade regulations for military systems and equipment, and to improve openness of defense and security markets among members of the European Union, an article reports.

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Commissioner commits to revision of the EWC Directive

3rd Dec 2007

European Commissioner Spidla committed the European Commission to a revision of the EWC Directive in a letter to ETUC. The Commission has come under intense pressure of BusinessEurope not to do so.

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Transposition of the Asylum Procedures Directive

3rd Dec 2007

The Asylum Procedures Directive (Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005, on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status) is one of the four building blocks of the first stage of the Common European Asylum System.

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Work life balance directive

26th Nov 2007

Regardless of the political attitude: setting a limit on working hours is an essential employees’ right. In 1993 the European Union introduced the “Working Time Directive” - designed to protect the health and safety of workers.

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Directive on flood risk management comes into force

26th Nov 2007

Reducing the risks and adverse consequences of floods in the European Union is the aim of the new directive on flood risk management came into force in November 2007.

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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CSR

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section focuses on current CSR issues which face all companies all over the world. This information is provided to you via six sections: news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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Business Continuity

The Carbon Labelling section was launched in sync with the Check-out Carbon report, June 2008. The section contains information on news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other carbon labelling resources.

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