EU regulatory
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Almost all business are affected by regulations emanating
directly from Brussels, or indirectly through national regulations
conforming to an EU Directive. As a business, you may have prior
warning of pending regulatory changes, through trade associations
or technical fora. But, you need to be nimble enough to keep pace
in this rapidly changing landscape, to recognise strategic threats
and capitalise on potential opportunities.
The European Commission has positioned itself as the lead
regulator in a number of fields, including chemicals, transport,
pharmaceuticals, toys and climate change. As regulatory changes
flow through, you need to respond, to adapt, comply or to challenge
to protect your business and products.
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We are sponsoring the Agchem Forum in Barcelona on 7-8
September.
Claudio Mereu,
Ruxandra Cana and Koen Van Maldegem will
be leading the Evening Seminar, Discussion and Dinner on the
7th.
Access the
conference details >
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How we can help
You need to be empowered to manage change whilst at the same
time keeping your presence in your markets. In order to achieve
this our team of EU regulatory specialists includes legal and
technical experts who provide practical advice on current, pending
and proposed regulatory issues.
If you use chemicals in your business – as a manufacturer,
importer or retailer – you will be affected by the REACH or other
sector specific regulations. As the leading agro-science regulatory
practice, we can advise you on registrations, data compensation,
arbitrations, appeals and participation and management of task
forces, SIEFs and consortia, including the competition law dangers
connected to the sharing of confidential information between
competitors. We can act as REACH Trustees, to handle data
which protects you from such competition problems.
Our experience
We have extensive experience of advising businesses on a wide
range of regulatory matters across Europe. This is formed on a deep
understanding of the legislative and judicial processes at EU and
national level; and knowledge of the sectors in which you operate.
We have significant expertise in chemicals, pesticides, biocides,
agro-science, environment/waste, gas, water, nuclear energy,
telecoms, rail, aviation, pharmaceuticals, medical devices,
cosmetics and food.
When it comes to dealing with regulators, we can both challenge
and defend in your dealings with them. We have successfully
challenged regulations across Europe. In the UK our Public and
Regulatory Group represents many regulators, across many different
industries.
We can:
- successfully challenge government and EU decisions through
judicial review in EU and national courts
advise you on the full range of regulatory issues, particularly in
heavily regulated markets including
pharmaceuticals, biocides and chemicals
- understand the complex REACH or other specific regulations and
their implications for your business
establish a REACH Trustee service to enable you to participate in
consortia and share data without risking infringement of EU
competition rules
- lobby policy makers on your behalf