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Keith Nuthall
ITALY is being taken to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission, which claims that it is maintaining illegal obstacles to the import of energy drinks from other EU countries.

By limiting the amount of caffeine in energy drinks to 125mg per litre, Italian legislation effectively prohibits the marketing of imported products as the majority of energy drinks on the EU market contain significantly more than this, said Brussels.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IRELAND is being threatened with legal action by the European Commission over its alleged failure to extend the EU product liability directive to primary agricultural foodstuffs, such as meat and game. Ireland had until last December to changes its law, to allow Irish food manufacturers, processors and caterers to pass on liability for defective products to farmers, where the blame is clear.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has damaged Monsanto’s case at the High Court, in London, where it is claiming that UK regulations break European law by failing to insist that rival firms provide up-do-date information about the effect of glyphosate herbicides, when applying for market approvals.…

BY ALAN OSBORN AND KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE review of contract law in the 15 Member States of the European Union has been launched by the European Commission, which is concerned that the existing contrasts between national legal systems could be obstruct the functioning of the European Union’s single internal market.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has come down heavily on the side of the European Commission over the issue of vaccination against foot and mouth disease. Brussels is well within its legal rights to ban the practice throughout the 15 Member States, the court says.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE BEEF market in the European Union has worsened since the spring when “promising” signs of recovery had been detected, the European agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler has said, in a reversal of recent previously optimistic comments. The positive trend at that time “seems to have stopped and prices have somewhat worsened,” Mr Fischler told ministers at the agriculture council this week (24th July).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced that it is taking Ireland, Italy and Greece to the European Court of Justice, for failing to abide by EU directives on the transport of dangerous goods. Ireland has already been censured by the court for ignoring EU rules regarding their road transport rules and the Commission’s action could lead to Dublin being ordered to pay massive fines.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has clarified its plans to propose a directive on environmental liability this year; Brussels is inviting comments on a new working paper, which could see chemical companies being forced to pay for the removal of serious pollution.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
NEW labelling requirements that will spell out in some detail the presence and history of genetically modified organisms, (GMO’s), in food sold in the 15 EU countries have been proposed by the European Commission. The regulation, which requires approval by the European Parliament and the EU national governments, extends present legislation, removes loopholes and brings in a new comprehensive traceability requirement.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EU consumer affairs and health Commissioner David Byrne has revealed details of a planned new European directive on food and drink labelling, which could lead to a dramatic expansion of the ingredient information that must be printed. If it is approved by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, the directive would order the listing of all ingredients of foodstuffs and potential allergens.…