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Citizens' initiative on animal testing
During its July plenary session, the European Parliament will debate the European Citizens' Initiative 'Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing', following a hearing in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The initiative calls on the European Commission to 'uphold and strengthen' the ban on animal testing, and to 'transition to animal-free safety assessments'.
Beschermingsmaatregelen voor de consument
De Europese beschermingsmaatregelen voor de consument zijn gericht op het beschermen van de gezondheid, de veiligheid en de economische en juridische belangen van de Europese consumenten, ongeacht waar in de Europese Unie zij wonen, reizen of winkelen. De EU-voorschriften regelen zowel fysieke transacties als de e-handel, en bevatten niet alleen algemeen toepasselijke regels, maar ook bepalingen voor specifieke producten zoals geneesmiddelen, genetisch gemodificeerde organismen, tabak, cosmetica, ...
ENVI Relevant Legislative Areas of the EU-US Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations (TTIP)
In February 2013, the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (US) started the procedures necessary for initiating formal negotiations on a free trade agreement, referred to as the “Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership” (TTIP). The first round of negotiations took place in Washington D.C. in July 2013, the seventh round ended on 3 October 2014 and the eight round is taking place in Brussels from 2 to 6 February 2015. In order to monitor the on-going negotiations, the Committee ...
ENVI Relevant Legislative Areas of the EU-US Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations (TTIP)
This study, prepared by Policy Department A, aims to support Members of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) in monitoring on-going negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It analyses the main differences between EU and US legislation in eight areas, namely: human medicines and medical devices, cosmetics, food and nutrition, sanitary and phyto-sanitary, nanomaterials, cloning, raw materials and energy, and motor vehicles. Existing collaboration ...
The Rules on Labelling in the EU
This Working Paper provides information about the rules on labelling in the European Union in accordance with Community law.