EU tightens toxic shipment rules
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New rules intended to stop the dumping of toxic waste in developing countries come into force in the EU.
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The European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said on Friday the WTO has authorized the EU and six other countries to impose retaliatory measures against the United States in a trade dispute.
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The European Union has until July of next year to modify a trade deal aimed at countering the production of illegal narcotics, the World Trade Organization ruled Monday.
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Because of tight regulations enacted by the European Union in 1994, proper waste disposal  has become prohibitively expensive. Enter the black-market trash brokers, who have taken to "port hopping" - moving toxic rubbish along the line of least resistance to underregulated areas in Africa or Asia.
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The United Nations on Monday added 14 pesticides and chemicals, including lead additive for petrol, to a growing list of toxic substances in which trade is restricted.
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The European Union head office imposed fines totaling about &#36;283 million on three companies on Wednesday for carving up among themselves the European market for a chemical used to produce detergents, food and cosmetics.
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China's regulatory standards chief pledged Wednesday to update and boost enforcement of food safety rules as the country faces intense international pressure for exporting unsafe products from toothpaste to pet food ingredients.
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Offenses covered by a new European Union draft law on crimes against the environment:
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The European Parliament approves legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.
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The Department of Homeland Security today proposed new rules that would more tightly regulate freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals that could be used in terrorist attacks.
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The European Union must accept more genetically modified foods to avoid renewed complaints about market barriers at the World Trade Organization, the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, said Thursday.
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The huge outsourcer will offer PCs that comply with European laws that restrict the use of hazardous chemicals.
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The European Union said Friday its system of protecting names for regionally produced foods such as Champagne and Parma ham was strengthened by an initial ruling from the World Trade Organization.
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The European Union has decided that it will lift, at least temporarily, the sanctions it has imposed on US goods, now that Congress enacted sweeping changes in corporate tax law earlier this month, an EU official said yesterday.
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The European Union on Friday opened its new chemicals agency in Helsinki, tasked with implementing the EU&#39;s new chemicals legislation to eliminate dangerous chemicals through tightened regulation.
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GENEVA: Up to 15 hazardous substances are expected to be added to a &quot;watch list&quot; regulating international trade in toxic industrial products and pesticides, the UN&#39;s environmental agency said.
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The European Parliament approves landmark legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.