EU Regulatory Bulletin 16 July 2010
16 July 2010
Welcome to the 3rd edition of the EU Regulatory Bulletin.
This newsletter is issued by our
Brussels EU Regulatory & Competition team, highly
specialised in the regulatory aspects of chemicals (REACH),
biocides & pesticides.
In this edition:
Judgment of the ECJ on the Fuel Quality Directive
The European Court of Justice issued a preliminary ruling
upholding the validity of limits on the metallic fuel additive MMT
and on labelling requirements for all metallic fuel
additives. Read
More >
Commission issues report on patent settlements in the EU pharma
sector
Although based on documents voluntarily forwarded by the
concerned companies, the report underlines some improvement in the
sector, allowing for facilitated entry of generics on the market.
Read More>
Merger investigation launched into acquisition of Monsanto's
sunflower seed business by Syngenta
An interesting feature of this merger is that this concentration
has been executed in most EU member states.
Read More>
China cancels export rebates on agro- and other chemicals
The rebates allowed Chinese producers to compete on many markets
outside China. Read
More >
Discussion Corner: Nanomaterials: a range of definitions to
choose from...
Currently there are no generally accepted definitions for
nanomaterials at the EU level. Read
More >
For further information, contact us at
brusselspublications@ffw.com.