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EU Lays Groundwork for Regulating Endocrine Disruptors

16.06.2016 - In the form of an Impact Assessment Report and two draft legal acts – a Plant Protection Products Regulation and a Biocidal Products Regulation – the European Commission (EC) on...

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European Parliament Opposes GM-resistant Carnation

13.06.2016 - In two non-binding resolutions, the European Parliament has called on the European Commission (EC) to withdraw its authorizations for herbicide-resistant GM carnations and maize...

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EU Committee Hung on Glyphosate Renewal

07.06.2016 - At its Jun. 6 meeting in Brussels, the EU’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (Phytopharmaceuticals Section), the expert panel representing the 28 member states...

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Greenpeace Leaks TTIP Talks Details

03.05.2016 - Details of talking points on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, obtained and leaked by Greenpeace’s Netherlands arm, are...

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EU Approves Pfizer-Hospira Deal With Strings

06.08.2015 - European regulatory authorities have approved the $15.2 billion takeover of injectable drug and infusion device maker Hospira by US drugmaker Pfizer, subject to certain conditions...

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German Bundestag Unable to View TTIP Papers

28.07.2015 - In the latest chapter of the ongoing controversy over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU, members of the German Bundestag...

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China Joins Clean Sweep Scheme

14.06.2015 - The China Plastics Processing Industry Association CPPIA has joined nearly 20 other international trade organizations in Operation Clean Sweep (OCS), an initiative aimed at...

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EU Chemical Output Down 2% in 2014, CEFIC says

16.04.2015 - European chemical production rose 0.2% in 2014, the chemical industry federation CEFIC said in its just-published Chemicals Trends Report. By contrast, sales fell 1% year-on-year...