by stefanie | Jun 20, 2019 | Around the Industry
Cracking down on plastic pollution, the EU Council adopted a directive in May which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. The formal adoption announced in May of the new rules by the Council is the final step in the procedure. The...
by stefanie | Jun 18, 2019 | Around the Industry
The IMF, economists and World Bank revised their forecast to an increase in GDP in Poland after a good first quarter. A recent article on The First News explores how the Polish GDP is predicted to have the best growth in 2019 in the western World, showing that it is...
by stefanie | Jun 12, 2019 | World Focus
A new threat assessment drawn up in partnership between Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) confirms links between counterfeiting and organised crime in the EU. According to the first EU-wide intellectual property crime threat...
by stefanie | Apr 2, 2019 | Around the Industry
Among the many considerations UK businesses have had to make regarding Brexit, particularly in the case of “No Deal”, were changes allowing legal registration of chemicals for EU export under REACH. As CMS Law-Now reports, if the UK withdraws from the EU without a...
by stefanie | Apr 1, 2019 | Around the Industry
The Council of the European Union has been adopting a number of contingency measures as preparations for a No Deal Brexit. The aim of these acts, according to the Council, is to limit the most severe damage caused by a disorderly Brexit in specific sectors where it...