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European Union

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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What is Product Conformity?

2nd Feb 2008 by Simon Emeny

Product Conformity – The assurance that the totality of a firm’s output satisfies accepted standards. For many, product conformity involves conferring a brand mark to the approved activity.

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EU to auction all emissions permits

21st Jan 2008

The emissions trading system that has been criticised for giving power generators a £9billion windfall is likely to be swept away in 2013, the TIMES ONLINE reports.

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EU directives on the liberalization of the electricity and gas market

21st Jan 2008

Hardly any industry in Europe is undergoing such drastic changes as the utilities industry. The EU directives on the liberalization of the electricity and gas market require huge investments.

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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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Too much power squandered

15th Jan 2008

The closure of our post offices is imminent because Brussels’ intention was for our postal service through various EU directives to be a “community postal” service.

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Industry attacks EU green legislation

7th Jan 2008

Plans to tighten European anti-pollution legislation could force the closure of swathes of industry in the UK, business leaders have warned.

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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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carmakers offered protection against new greenhouse gas legislation

21st Dec 2007

The Bush administration has finally offered the carmakers some protection against California’s harsh new greenhouse gas legislation, a recent article reports.

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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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Carbon Labelling

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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