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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GIVES CONSENT TO ENHANCED EU-EUROCONTROL COOPERATION



THE EUROPEAN Parliament has authorised an enhanced cooperation agreement between the European Union (EU) and Eurocontrol, enshrining the agency as the technical and operational arm of the EU in developing and implementing the EU’s Single European Sky (SES) policy. It is also meant to avoid overlaps between Eurocontrol and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in safety-related air traffic management matters and environmental issues.…

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– DRINKS PACKAGERS LOOK TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH CONSUMERS



Drinks packaging design has always been about communicating with consumers – whether it is broadcasting a brand image or delivering information. And with new technologies aiding communication in many ways, interaction is a key theme with international beverage packaging designers today.…

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GIVES CONSENT TO ENHANCED EU-EUROCONTROL COOPERATION



THE EUROPEAN Parliament has authorised an enhanced cooperation agreement between the European Union (EU) and Eurocontrol, enshrining the agency as the technical and operational arm of the EU in developing and implementing the EU’s Single European Sky (SES) policy. It is also meant to avoid overlaps between Eurocontrol and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in safety-related air traffic management matters and environmental issues.…

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NEW EU BIOCIDES LAW POSES NEW LEGISLATIVE DEMANDS TO PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT SECTOR



ALL the focus in European Union (EU) cosmetic chemical regulation has recently been on the REACH control system, but in September that will change when the EU’s new biocidal products regulation comes into force.

Like the cosmetics directive, biocides have their own special EU legislation, although – unlike the cosmetics law – the biocidal products legislation has not been overly effective.…

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CLEANROOM INGREDIENTS ADDED TO ECHA AUTHORISATION LIST



CHEMICALS used in cleanrooms have been added to the European Union’s (EU) ‘authorisation’ list over environmental health concerns. A listing requires cleanrooms wanting to use these chemicals to seek permission from the European Commission, advised by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA).…

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CHINA STARTS COMPREHENSIVE EXPANSION OF ITS COGEN SECTOR



the once-in-a-decade handover of power within China’s Communist Party government now complete, the country’s new administration is beginning to find its feet. It is a process that has profound implications for the cogeneration sector in the world’s most populous nation.

At the heart of the opportunities related to cogeneration is a government plan entitled Guiding Opinions of the Deployment of Gas-Fired Distributed Energy. …

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING LAW



THE EUROPEAN Commission has released detailed texts of its proposed directive telling large European Union (EU) companies to report non-financial data on environmental matters, social and employee-related policies, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and bribery issues, and diversity on the boards of directors.…

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MOSCOW TAX FORUM STORY



the wall for multinationals using current international tax laws to reduce their fiscal exposure. Speaking at the eighth meeting of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development) Forum on Tax Administration, hosted by Russia’s federal tax service from May 16-17, experts noted that public anger was building over cases such as the low level of taxes paid by Google, Amazon and UK energy company NPower.…

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EXTREME WEATHER NO HAZARD FOR US STATE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTS



THE US is no stranger to weather extremes; snow and ice are frequent disrupters in the north, while Texas experiences flash floods and dust storms cover arid states. The US Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Transportation Operations has just published version 3.0 of its ‘best practices for road weather management’, providing a detailed and colourful snapshot of some of the most admired projects around the nation.…

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US TRAFFIC MANAGERS LOOK TO INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE



As transportation technology in the United States continues to become more intelligent and efficient, traffic managers are turning to innovative software to organise increasingly complex networks of infrastructure and communications. 

For example, the world-ranking higher education institution the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been researching enabling traffic simulators to not only show potential impact on traffics flows of new roads, bridges and traffic lights, but also to suggest the best infrastructure changes from a range of options, said Carolina Osorio, assistant professor at MIT’s department of civil and environmental engineering.…

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