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  • EU: Product Liability

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    The European Commission has published a Green Paper on liability for defective products (COM(99)396). The Green Paper has been issued following a review of the 1985 Directive on producer liability (85/37/EEC),...
  • UK: Water industry investment

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    OFWAT has published a Report on the water industry’s financial performance and expenditure for 1998-99, revealing that many water and sewerage companies are continuing to show improvements in efficiency...
  • UK: Genetic Patents

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    Antitrust lawsuits against life science companies are to be launched later this year in up to 30 countries. The unprecedented lawsuits will claim that the companies are exploiting bioengineering techniques...
  • UK: IPPC

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    The Pollution Prevention and Control Act received Royal Assent on 27 July 1999 and implements the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (96/61/EC). The fourth consultation paper on the...
  • UK: Water pollution incidents

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    The Environment Agency has published its annual “Water Pollution Incidents in England and Wales 1998” report containing information on water pollution incidents and prosecutions that occurred...
  • UK: Shellfish waters

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    Under the Shellfish Waters Directive (79/9234/EEC), the Government has announced the designation of a further 76 new shellfish waters and the extension of the existing 17 designations bringing the total...
  • UK: Waste Offences

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    The Environment Agency has been successful in securing fines for many waste offenders and fly-tippers. In one case, a Knottingley company and its managing director were fined a total of £30,301.88...
  • UK: Offshore decommissioning guidelines

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    Guidelines for the decommissioning of offshore installations and pipelines have been published for consultation by the Department of Trade and Industry, reflecting last year’s international agreement...
  • Environment law in India - an overview

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    Introduction It is to the credit of the courts in India, particularly the higher judiciary, that a truly strident march has been made in India in the protection of the environment. In fact, it would not...
  • IPPC in the UK - an update

    United Kingdom 24.11.1999
    EU Directive 96/61/EC on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC Directive) came into force on 30 November 1996. Member States are required to put into place legislation implementing the IPPC...