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EU Beverage Carton Recycling Rate Reaches 47%
Sep 19, 2017Latest industry figures gathered by ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, revealed that the European Union (EU) recycled 47% of all beverage cartons placed on the market, or about 430.000 tonnes, in 2016. The ...
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EU Automakers Propose 20% CO2 Reduction for Passenger Cars by 2030
Sep 18, 2017The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has proposed a 20% CO2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021, and said the target should be conditional on the real market uptake of electrically-chargeable ...
Tags: ACEA, Passenger Cars
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EU to Make It Difficult for Automakers to Cheat on Emissions
Feb 13, 2017The European Commission has presented guidance for member states to crack down on automakers violating diesel emissions regulations. The guidance will help member states assess if car manufacturers use defeat devices or other strategies ...
Tags: Automakers, diesel emissions
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Leaving The EU Spells Uncertainty for Toy Innovators
Aug 25, 2016Harbottle and Lewis's Jeremy Morton takes a look at what Brexit is likely to mean for toy businesses when it comes to their intellectual property protection. Whether it’s safety regulation or data protection laws, the EU has had a ...
Tags: Jeremy Morton, EU, Harbottle and Lewis
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Bulgaria, EU Start Work on Creation of 'balkan' Gas Hub
Dec 15, 2015Bulgaria and the European Commission have agreed to establish a joint working group to support the development of a gas hub in Bulgaria designed to serve the whole Balkan region. Gas infrastructure in southeast Europe is poorly ...
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BEUC Report Reveals Mislabeling of Meat Products Across European Union
Nov 6, 2015European Consumer Organisation BEUC has published a new report, which reveals that meat products marketed across the European Union often carry dishonest labels. The BEUC report findings, which are based on tests conducted by seven ...
Tags: BEUC, Meat Products
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European Parliament Rejects Draft Law Prohibiting Sale and Use of GMO Foods
Nov 2, 2015The European Parliament rejected a draft law which would have allowed EU member states to prohibit or restrict the sale and use of EU-approved GMO foods or feed on its territory. The EU members fear that the law might not be viable as ...
Tags: GMO Foods, European Parliament
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The Fraunhofer Institute Tests Graphene as An Alternative for Transparent Electrode for OLEDs
Oct 14, 2015The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP will show for the first time organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) on graphene at Plastic Electronics 2015 (6th − 8th of October ...
Tags: OLED, sgraphene, The Fraunhofer Institute, transparent electrode
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Work on The New EU Alcohol Strategy (2016-2022)
May 8, 2015Plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled by the European Commission at the latest in 2016, according to members of the European Parliament. The resolution calls for a new EU Alcohol Strategy focusing ...
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The Current Measures Used by GM and Non-GM Crops in The EU Are Practically Feasible
Mar 19, 2015The current measures being implemented to ensure coexistence of GM and non-GM crops in the EU are practically feasible, both at farm level and along the supply chain, a new study by UK researchers has revealed. The new study, conducted ...
Tags: Coexistence Measures, GM crops, non-GM crops, Agriculture
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Tighter EU Regulations on Air Emissions Imposed on European Coatings and Other Industries
Dec 17, 2014The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
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Clever to Expand Charging Network in Denmark
Dec 16, 2014Clever, the leading electric mobility operator in Denmark and ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that CLEVER will expand its charging network in Denmark and neighboring countries with 100 ABB ...
Tags: Fast Charging Stations, Auto
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The European Commission Has Adopted Protective Measures
Nov 21, 2014The European Commission has adopted protective measures in order to control and prevent the avian influenza from spreading within the affected member states to other states and to third countries while minimising disturbance to trade. ...
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Office Stationery Enterprises Are Faced with More Burdens
Sep 22, 2014Since 2014,stationery exports of foreign trade has risen up,see from the surface of stationery exports,it is developing, but behind the prosperity is making waves.Despite the current running situation of China's foreign trade in general is ...
Tags: Office Supplies, Stationery, Trade Barriers
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70 Percent Recycling for Steel Packaging in EU
Jul 10, 2014The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has welcomed the new waste and recycling targets adopted by the European Commission last week. The Commission announced a 70 percent recycling objective for steel, rising ...
Tags: Steel Packaging, Steel