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EU legislation

New machinery directive in 2009

– 10th Mar 2008

When the new Machinery Directive comes into force at the end of 2009 there will be a requirement that fixings for fixed guards must be retained when the guard is removed.

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Publication of Postal Directive marks start date for real market opening

– 28th Feb 2008

The Third Postal Directive is published today in the Official Journal, the EU reports.

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New boost for internal market on goods

– 21st Feb 2008

The European Commission welcomes today’s adoption by the European Parliament of a broad package of measures to facilitate the functioning of the internal market for goods, e-Gov monitor reports.

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MEP’s clarify CE Markings and import rules

– 21st Feb 2008

Parliament has adopted at first reading a key legislative package on the internal market in goods.

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EU Twinning Agreement for waste management

– 21st Jan 2008

The technical and legal knowledge of how Malta manages some of its waste streams has been revolutionised thanks to a twinning project with Austria which ran for 21 months. The EU-funded twinning project, which was part of the 2005 National Transition Facility Programme for Malta, came to an end today following a closing workshop presenting the results.

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Shopkeeper penalised for her imperial measures

– 15th Jan 2008

Britain’s latest “Metric Martyr” - under EU directives compelling Britain to use only the metric system of weights and measures.

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Cancer research threatened by too much management and excessive regulation

– 15th Jan 2008

The fundamental ethos and creativity of cancer research is threatened by too much management and excessive regulation, says a Keynote Comment in The Lancet Oncology, January 2008 issue. The Comment also adds that there is a serious lack of regulation harmonization between countries, a recent blog reports.

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European Union Air policies

– 14th Jan 2008

A clean air supply is essential to our own health and that of the environment. The EC website provides full details about the EU Air policies currently in place.

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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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