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Articles in July, 2006 issue of Europe Environment

• DETERGENTS : AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS RISKS TO ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMERS.
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT : DIMAS SAYS RULES ARE RULES AS HE PRESENTS 2007 AGENDA.
• LANDFILLS : COMMISSION PURSUES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ITALY OVER WASTE.
• ENVIRONMENT : FINLAND HATCHING UPaNEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
• PRODUCT INFORMATION : EU TIGHTENS UP HEALTH WARNINGS FOR VET DRUG TILMICOSIN.
• ROAD USER CHARGING : SPECIAL TARIFFS IN SPAIN AND FRANCE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.
• COMPETITION : NEELIE KROES KEEN TO MAKE THE MOST OF COMMISSION'S POWERS.
• SHIP-GENERATED WASTE : SEVERAL MEMBER STATES FAILING TO ENFORCE MARITIME LEGISLATION.
• CONSUMER PROTECTION : TOWARDS A RELAXATION OF LEGISLATION ON PRICE MARKING.
• ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVES - SCENARIOS & STRATEGIES TO 2050.
• AIR POLLUTION : COMMISSION ENCOURAGES HYDROGEN-FUELLED VEHICLES.
• ANIMAL & PUBLIC HEALTH : CONSIDERABLE IGNORANCE OVER RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AVIAN INFLUENZA.
• TRANSPORT : FINLAND KEEN TO MAINTAIN TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT PRIORITIES.
• RENEWABLE ENERGY : GREEN ELECTRICITY TARIFFS IN AUSTRIA CLEARED.
• DEVELOPMENT : WATERAID: EUROPEAN WATER INITIATIVE IS FAILING.
• CHEMICALS-SECTORaTAKEOVER.
• SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST : BELGIUM CALLS FOR SEPARATE LEGISLATION ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
• PUBLIC PROCUREMENT : DISPUTED TENDERING PROCEDURES LAND MEMBER STATES IN TROUBLE.
• TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER : COMMISSION PUTS EMPHASIS ON CO-MODALITY'.
• ENERGY : FIRST ANALYSIS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEBATE.
• FISHERIES : HIGHER CEILING PLANNED FOR DE MINIMIS AID.
• ENVIRONMENTaCOUNCIL : MEMBER STATES COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
• COSMETICS : NEW GUIDELINES TO RESTRICT TESTING ON ANIMALS.
• COMPETITION : STIFFER FINES IN STORE FOR CARTELS.
• TOWNS AND REGIONS FIGHT FOR LISBON.
• FISHERIES : FRENCH SEEK TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF ANCHOVY BAN.
• HEALTH PROTECTION : COMMISSION KEEN TO LIMIT ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM SUNBEDS.
• REGIONAL POLICY : COUNCIL AT A STANDSTILL ON EU SOLIDARITY FUND.
• SMALL BUSINESSES : FRENCH SEEK TO LEVEL THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PLAYING FIELD.
• FOOD SAFETY : INDUSTRY RECOMMENDS LIMITED LABELLING ON FOODSTUFFS.
• RADIATION PROTECTION : NEW MEASURES TO MONITOR AMBIENT RADIOACTIVITY.
• CHEMICALS : TIGHTER CONTROLS ON PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.
• EMISSIONS TRADING : COMMISSION CLEARS PLANT POOLING IN HUNGARY.
• FISHERIES : BETTER REGULATION FOR COMMON FISHERIES POLICY.
• BETTER LEGISLATION : DUTCH MODEL PREFERRED FOR CUTTING RED TAPE ON BUSINESSES.
• HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY : COMMISSION REVIEWS PRIORITIES IN LIGHT OF HEALTH BUDGET CUTS.
• CONSERVATION : FOUR COUNTRIES IN THE DOCK OVER WILD BIRDS DIRECTIVE.
• PHARMACEUTICALS : INDUSTRY PLACES ITS HOPES IN NEW FORUM.
• FISHERIES DATA : MEPS AGREE WITH BETTER REGULATION ON DATA REQUIREMENTS.
• PHARMACEUTICALS : NEW STUDY POINTS UP ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PARALLEL IMPORTS.
• PUBLIC HEALTH : CANCER AND CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE STILL THE BIGGEST KILLERS.
• CHEMICAL PRODUCTS : USE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTaBANNED.
• CONSERVATION : NEW MEMBER STATES MAKE SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS WITHaNATURA 2000.
• MARITIME POLICY : TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ON MARITIME AFFAIRS?
• WATER QUALITY : DIRECTIVE TO REDUCE CHEMICAL POLLUTION IN SURFACE WATERS.
• MARITIME TRANSPORT : FURTHER EFFORTS NEEDED TO PROMOTEaSHORT-SEA SHIPPING.
• THE EUROPEAN UNION AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
• NUCLEAR ENERGY : NUCLEAR'S SHARE IN ELECTRICITYaGENERATION FALLING IN EUROPE.
• RENEWABLE ENERGY : BIOGAS, A NATURAL RESOURCE WAITING TO BE TAPPED IN THE EU.
• SME : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE TAKES A SHINE TO JEREMIE.
• HEALTH : COMMISSION SUGGESTS WAYS TO REDUCE ACCIDENT AND INJURYaBURDEN.
• DRUGS : FRATTINI DOUBTS LEGALITY OF DUTCH PRODUCTION.
• WASTE : INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PORTUGAL.
• AIR POLLUTION : MEPS CALL FOR STRICTER STANDARDS.
• FARM COUNCIL : NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE ON ANIMAL WELFARE.
• CLIMATE CHANGE: VIEWPOINT FROM THE SOUTH.
• INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS : WARNINGS FROM COMMISSION OVER IMPACT ASSESSMENTS.
• NATURE CONSERVATION : EU EXTENDS PROTECTIVE WEB TO NEARLY 3,000 MEDITERRANEAN HABITATS.
• REGIONS : COMMISSION MEETS LEADERS OF EU'S OUTERMOST REGIONS.
• NUCLEAR MATERIALS : MEPS WANT TO IMPROVE CROSS-BORDER RADIOACTIVE WASTE SHIPMENTS.
• CLIMATE CHANGE : COMMISSION SHOWS FLEXIBILITY AS NAPS ARE SLOW IN COMING.
• ITALY WARNED OVER BIOFUELS DIRECTIVE.
• CONSERVATION : PORTUGAL CONDEMNED FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH WILD BIRDS DIRECTIVE.
• CONTAMINATED NEEDLES IN THE WORKPLACE.
• CLIMATE CHANGE:ETS BLOWS HOT AND COLD.
• INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY : EPO REPORTS RECORD NUMBER OF PATENT APPLICATIONS.
• ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL : COMMON POSITIONS ON REACH AND LIFE+.
• CLIMATE CHANGE : GENERAL DELAY IN NOTIFYING NATIONAL ALLOCATION PLANS.
• PHARMACIES : ITALIAN, AUSTRIAN AND SPANISH LAWS FLOUT EU RULES.
• FISHERIES PRODUCTS : EU-WIDE SCHEME FOR ECO-LABELLING NEEDS HARD THINKING, SAY MEPS.
• FOODSTUFFS : OVER 3,100 ALERTS OVER FOOD AND FEED SAFETY.
• COMING SOON: NEW COMITOLOGY REGIME.
• INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS : WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION IS ESSENTIAL.
• FORESTRY : 2006 FOREST FOCUS PROGRAMME AND FUNDING ADOPTED.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : COMMISSION PREPARING INITIATIVE ON PATENTS FOR 2007.
• PUBLIC HEALTH : MORE ACTION NEEDED ON MENTAL HEALTH.
• FOOD SAFETY : LABELLING ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF PRODUCTS?
• NUCLEAR RESEARCH : ITER FUSION ENERGY TEAM COMPLETE.
• 7TH FRAMEWORK RESEARCH PROGRAMME : POTENTIAL HOLD-UPS TO PARLIAMENT'S TAKE ON FUNDING RULES.
• EUROPEAN UNION LAW.

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