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BY KEITH NUTHALL

TACOGRAPH spotchecks by British highways officials and police have revealed that continental lorry drivers are far more likely to break European Union (EU) working time rules on UK roads than Britons. Looking at newest available EU-wide comparative data 27,418 of offenders detected in 2003-4 on British highways were UK citizens, while 11,565 were from the much smaller pool of drivers from other EU member states.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

MANY European academics and experts in the study of commercial crime are more than happy to discuss the state of play in the sector in an informal way with outsiders; others may be a little more cautious. But all are likely to suggest ways to gain further assistance.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening legal action against the British government for allegedly failing to comply with a 2006 European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that it tighten national rules demanding environmental impact assessments of urban development projects.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

European Commission officials are deciding whether to launch legal action against 22 member states of the European Union (EU) who have failed to implement key legislation allowing researchers to move between EU universities. Because non-EU researchers have faced burdensome immigration procedures when undertaking research projects involving working at different European universities, the EU approved a ‘researchers’ visa’ directive in 2005, ordering member states to introduce a fast-track immigration system.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has censured the Czech Republic and Ireland for failing to implement key recent European Union (EU) regulations controlling the approval and testing of pharmaceuticals. The Czechs were found by the court failing to implement EU directive 2004/27/EC on the EU code relating to medicinal products for human use; and 2005/28/EC laying down principles and detailed guidelines for good clinical practice as regards investigational medicinal products for human use.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A PROPOSED ban on all commercial fishing in Atlantic waters near cool water coral reefs off western Ireland has been tabled by the European Commission. It follows a request for action from the Irish government. If European Union (EU) ministers agree, the ban would cover around 2,500 km2 of Atlantic waters: the Belgica Mound; the Hovland Mound; Northwest and Southwest Porcupine.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

TACOGRAPH spotchecks by British highways officials and police have revealed continental van and lorry drivers are far more likely to break European Union (EU) working time rules on UK roads than Britons. Looking at newest available EU-wide comparative data 27,418 of offenders detected in 2004-4 on British highways were UK citizens, while 11,565 were from the much smaller pool of drivers from other EU member states.…

BY MARK ROWE

LORRIES are increasingly being stolen for their value as scrap and recycled materials, UK authorities have warned the road haulage industry. The rise in thefts of lorries has been blamed partly on the high prices now paid for scrap metal on the international markets – driven in part by China’s insatiable demand for metal – and on thieves who have realized that almost any part of a lorry, from wheel hubs to side panels, axles, catalytic converters, a plastic chair or the gold in the wiring looms has a recyclable value.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

THE MONEY Laundering Bulletin has found effects of the European Union’s (EU) second money laundering directive’s (2MLD) extension of EU anti-money laundering regulations to a range of businesses and professions are complicated by differences in the definition of the professions between the 27 member states.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PREPARES FOR MAJOR SHAKE UP OF COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY

THE EUROPEAN Commission is preparing to announce on November 20 major changes to the way the European Union (EU) subsidises European food production through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).…