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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE REQUIREMENT that 20 per cent of fresh beef meat and offal imported into the European Union from the USA should be tested for the presence of banned hormones is to be lifted, after EU vets approved a proposal from the European Commission.…

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EUROPEAN Union companies alerting European Commission investigators about cartels of which they form a part, will find it easier to escape being fined for their crimes in future, because of a new so-called “leniency policy” launched to promote whistle-blowing.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has sharply increased the amount of new and renovated buildings that would have to comply with new EU rules on energy efficiency, lowering the size threshold for such work from a minimum of 1,000 square metres to 500.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A RETURN of demand amongst consumers in the European Union for high quality beef following the decline of BSE has made the European Commission propose that the EU opens a special 1,000 tonne import quota for high quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef, with a low 20 per cent duty rate.…

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A BRUSSELS convention reviewing the EU’s Financial Services Action Plan has concluded that in the wake of the Enron scandal the European Commission should redouble its efforts to make sure that European legislation underpins anti-corruption safeguards such as auditor independence.…

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EUROPEAN Union health and consumer protection Commissioner David Byrne has revealed that the European Commission “will shortly launch a major advertising campaign to increase awareness among teenagers of the negative effects of tobacco consumption.” Speaking about the World No Smoking Day initiative, he said that the move was part of Brussels “tobacco control strategy.”…

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THE NUMBER of TSE tests carried out on sheep and goats annually within the European Union is to soar from 164,000 to 560,000, with the idea being approved by the EU’s Standing Veterinary Committee. From April 1, the minimum number of sheep and goats which must be tested annually for TSE’s in Member States slaughtering large numbers of adult sheep, will increase from the present level of 18,000 to 66,000 animals.…

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CLAIMS that the compulsory scale of fees paid to Italian lawyers is illegal under European Union competition legislation have been thrown out by the European Court of Justice, which has ruled that the system is a reasonable act of the national government.…

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EUROPEAN Union ministers have been formally asked to approve the shipping agreement negotiated with China last year by the European Commission; the deal covers commercial, safety and security maritime issues and could be formally signed at a planned EU-China summit at the end of this year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced that it intends to apply the same strict state aid rules for the European Union steel industry that have applied in the past under the regulations of the European Coal and Steel Community, which expires on July 23.…