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CAR INSURANCE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
A POLITICAL battle is brewing between the European Union (EU) insurance industry and the European Parliament over a safety net law defining the minimum cover that must be offered by insurers selling compulsory motoring policies, which are required by national laws.…

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OIE BSE RULES



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE OFFICE International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation, will review its guidelines on trade with countries with BSE outbreaks following requests from the USA, Canada and Mexico, but claims governments are already failing to implement its existing advice.…

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CAR INSURANCE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
A POLITICAL battle is brewing between the European Union (EU) insurance industry and the European Parliament over a safety net law defining the minimum cover that must be offered by insurers selling compulsory motoring policies, which are required by national laws.…

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OIE BSE RULES



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE OFFICE International des Épizooties (OIE) will review its BSE trade guidelines following requests from the USA, Canada and Mexico, but claims governments fail to implement existing advice. The north American trio requested action following complete trade bans on Canadian beef because of one BSE infected cow.…

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IFC BULGARIA



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank, will invest US$22 million into modernising and restoring Bulgaria’s Stomana steel mill, part of a US$94 million investment programme dominated by Greek steel producer Sidenor. The money will improve the efficiency of the plant – in the Pernik industrial region – enabling it to better produce a wider product range that commands higher values than its current output, as well as improving production methods and environmental performance.…

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UK SUBMARINE CASE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking the British government to the European Court of Justice for breaking Euratom rules when disposing of waste from nuclear submarines being refitted and refuelled by Devonport Dockyards Ltd. Brussels says European law insists it must be consulted before any disposal of radioactive waste from a nuclear facility, but the UK’s Environment Agency issued a licence for submarine waste disposal without EU permission.…

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TOBACCO SUBSIDIES FEATURE



BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission’s (EC) proposals for the EU tobacco regime, published in detail last month (September), essentially recognise that subsidised tobacco growing in Europe on any significant scale is now coming to an end. If these plans are put in place it seems likely that in little more than three years’ time the only tobacco grown in the EU will be to serve small niche markets.…

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OZONE CASE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE GOVERNMENTS of Ireland, Spain and Greece are being threatened with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by the European Commission for allegedly failing to set fines for industries continuing to use banned ozone depleting substances such as those used in solvents for cleaning products.…

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IMO CODE SLOWNESS



Keith Nuthall
WITH the May 2004 implementation date for introducing reforms based on the International Maritime Organisation maritime security code rapidly approaching, the European Union is still debating the shape of EU regulations putting it into force. Indeed the EU Council of Ministers has only just struck an agreed “general approach” on implementation, pending a formal first reading of relevant legislation by the European Parliament.…

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LIBYA - LOCKERBIE



Keith Nuthall
THE UNITED States and Britain have formally withdrawn two cases brought against Libya at the International Court of Justice over its liability under the Montreal Convention because of its role in the Lockerbie disaster. The move follows Libya’s offer of compensation to victims’ families.…

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