EU Commission Proposes Ban on Mercury Exports
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The European Union, the world's largest supplier of mercury, is set to ban exports of the metal by 2011 under new rules proposed by the EU executive Commission on Monday, continuing the fight to curtail its use worldwide.
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They are asking the European Union Council to reject this proposal. They claim that software patent directive would be harmful to the European economy.
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The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.
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The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recommended that the commission effectively ban the lead in children's metal jewelry, citing the risk of lead poisoning.
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The European Parliament is to vote on legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission proposed yesterday binding rules to require carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions for new cars, provoking criticism from the European automobile industry as well as from environmentalists who said the regulations did not go far enough.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (IPS) - Environmental groups are criticising European  Commission proposals for the bloc's policy on climate change  post-2012, saying they fail to establish legally binding targets  for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Euro MPs signal the end of the old-fashioned barometer, in a move to ban the sale of mercury products.
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EU plans to tightly regulate chemicals found in many household items will  put many companies out of business, an industry spokesman has warned.
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The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.
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The European Commission proposes closure of dangerously depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and off the west of Scotland.
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PARIS, Oct 29 (IPS) - The industrial lobby is putting the brakes on  European  Parliament debate of a bill for regulating and  ultimately eliminating  certain toxic chemicals. The U.S.  government also opposes the initiative.
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The European Commission proposes tough import tariffs on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.
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Belarus and a number of other countries have suggested drafting a convention to ban anti-vehicle mines, Interfax-West news agency said Thursday.
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By AOIFE WHITE  BRUSSELS, Belgium - Harming the environment should be treated as a crime, the European Commission said Friday as it put forward a draft law that would punish serious offenses across the EU with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.
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The nation's largest gold-producing state is being asked to investigate whether mercury emissions from its mines are contaminating area fisheries.
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PARIS, Feb. 9 -- The executive arm of the European Union proposed legislation Friday that would make companies and individuals subject to criminal penalties for environmental disasters anywhere within the 27-nation bloc. If enacted, the proposal would create some of the most comprehensive...