Precautionary Principle in UK Law
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EP ENVI Committee Proposes Moratorium on the Use of Nanomaterials in Food
On November 24, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) considered draft legislation concerning novel foods. The Committee amended the dr...... ... moratorium on the use of nanomaterials in food based on the precautionary principle. The Committee approved the amended draft legislation by a vote ... ...
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BSI British Standards Issues Nanolabeling Guidance Document
Effective December 31, 2007, BSI British Standards (BSI) issued “Publicly Available Specification” (PAS 130:2007), “Guidance on the labeling of manufactured nanoparticles and products containing ma...... ... knowledge and understanding, and suggests applying a precautionary principle: Lack of scientific evidence of risk should not prevent ... ...
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High Court rejects legal bid to prevent fracking in Lancashire, UK
The High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction preventing Cuadrilla from carrying out hydraulic fracking operations at the Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The ruling means that Cuad...... ... as medium rather than high); had failed to apply the precautionary principle; and had failed in its duty to communicate with the local ... ...
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P & R Is For Food Contamination Risks From Pollution & Radiation
... ... proportionate and weigh up the requirements of the so-called Precautionary Principle ... The earthquake in Japan in March 2011 and the subsequent ... ...
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B Is For BSE And Risk Control Measures
... ... It included risk analysis procedures and elements of the precautionary principle, the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority, the ... ...
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EFSA & Restrictions For Neonicotinoids
... ... That measure, which will be presumably based on the precautionary principle, is generating a lot of turmoil as it may be a disproportionate ... ...
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Nanomaterials And Regulatory Framework
... ... guidelines should be based on scientific knowledge and the precautionary principle, and achieve balance between the need to protect European ... ...
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Court Of Appeal Confirms Full OAN Benchmark For Sensitive Area Developments
... ... would actually be delivered for the purposes of applying the precautionary principle to assessing SAC/SPA harm ... Exceptional Circumstances ... ...
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Member States Remain Divided On Commission Proposal For Two-Year Ban On Neonicotinoids
... ... concerns about an overly conservative application of the precautionary principle and lack of proportionality. Syngenta and Bayer CropScience ... ...
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The Government Reliance On Market Mechanisms To Meet Carbon Emission Reduction Targets Is Too Narrow An Approach For These Critical Times, Says Lawyer
... ... The precautionary principle should be applied and the Government should be looking now at ... ...
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