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EU (2001) European Commission decision no. 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 20 November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending directive 2000/60/EC. Off J L331... 

A further 30 days is set aside in which any difficulties that arise may be resolved. The total application duration is 300 days. If one or more states refuse to grant the marketing authorization (i.e. mutual recognition breaks down), then the difficulties are referred back to the EMEA. The CPMP will then make a decision ( opinion ), which is sent to the European Commission. The Commission, taking into account the CPMP opinion, will make a final decision that is a binding. 

European Commission (2004) Decision 2004/248/CE of 10 March 2004 concerning the noninclusion of atrazine in Annex I to council directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance. Official Journal of the European Communities... 

European Commission decision of 12 August 2002 implementing Council Directive 96/23/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of... 

A decision by the European Parliament to put restrictions on the use of six phthalate plasticisers ignores scientific risk assessments and threatens the basis for Reach, the impending European legislation on chemical strategy. The Strasbourg parliament has voted to ban DEHP, DBP and BBP in children s toys and childcare items. DINP, DIDP and DNOP will be banned from use if the toys or items can be put in the mouth by children. An EU scientific risk assessment said children were not at risk from DINP in toys. A similar study in the US by the Consumer Product Safety Commission reached the same conclusion. European Commission... 

A brief report is presented on the decision made by the European Commission regarding the implementation of a European Polluting Emissions Register and on two proposals, which aim to regulate and reduce water and air pollution. The decision requires member states to report to the Commission on emissions from all individual facilities with one or more specific activities. Some of the substances classified as pollutants are listed and the national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants agreed for each member country are indicated. 

The decision by the European Commission to impose an immediate ban on the sale of PVC toys and teethers containing phthalate plasticisers has drawn criticism from both within and outside of the plasticiser industry. The Commission says its decision was taken only after its scientific advisors reported that plasticiser release tests are unreliable for control purposes. 

European commission. 1999. Commission Decision of 17 February 1999 adopting a register of flavouring substances in or on foodstuffs. OJ L84, 27.3.1999, p. 1. 

The COST Project 68 lasted for 2 years and was considered fruitful for scientific progress in the field there were seen to be also considerable advantages to the 13 individual countries in sharing research in this project . It was not surprising therefore when a decision was made by the European Commission in 1976 to continue this type of co-operation in the form of a Concerted Action designated COST 68 bis . 

Identical applications are submitted to those member states where marketing authorizations are sought. The first member state that reviews the application is called the Reference Member State. It notifies other states, called Concerned Member States. Concerned Member States may suspend their own evaluations to await assessment by the Reference Member State. The decision of the Reference Member State is forwarded to the Concerned Member States. If the Concerned Member States reject mutual recognition, the matter is referred to the CHMP of the EMEA for arbitration. The EMEA forwards its opinion to the European Commission, which makes the final deci-... 

The first warning against the use of phthalates in toys was the Recommendation adopted by the European Commission on 1 July 1998 concerning toys and childcare articles intended to be placed in the mouth by children under three years of age, made of soft PVC and containing phthalates. The Commission Decision of 7 December 1999 (1999/815/EC) [58] made it possible to prohibit the use of certain phthalates on the basis of the legislation on general product [59]. Since 1999, The Commission Decision 1999/815/EC [58] was extended more than 20 times in the name of the precautionary principle until the adoption of Directive 2005/84/EC [60]. This Directive restricted the use of DEHP, DBP, and BBP in the manufacmre of toys and childcare articles intended for children and DiNP, DiDP, and DnOP are limited only in toys and childcare articles which can be placed in the mouth. The restriction states that the amount of phthalates may not be greater than 0.1% by mass of the plasticized material part of the toys. The member states of the EU applied this directive from 16 January 2007. 

European Commission (EC), Commission decision 2003/181/EC amending decision 2002/657/EC as regards the setting of minimum required performance limits (MRPLs) for certain residues in food of animal origin, Off. J. Eur. Commun., L 71/17, 0017-0018, 15.3.2003. 

In the UK, the use of animals is regulated by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986. For a general account of controls over the use of animals in science see Monamy (2000). For restrictions on the use of humans in medical research see World Medical Association (2000). So, for example, the European Commission rebuked a group of its scientific advisers for publicly disagreeing with its decision to ban the use of phthalate softeners in certain baby toys. The scientists on a committee that advised on phthalates did not consider that the evidence of harm was sufficient to warrant a ban, but the Commission retorted that this decision was not one for the scientists, as the conclusion that there is a serious and immediate risk is a responsibility of the commission. This concept is not scientifically defined (from ENDS Environment Daily, Friday 26 November 1999). 

The main sources of exposure to mercury for the general population are from the diet and dental amalgam.21,28 The main dietary source of mercury is fish and this has led to interest in potential exposure to mercury on the neurological development of children from populations with high fish consumption.29 There is no statutory control of mercury in most food in the UK, but the levels of mercury in fish are controlled by European Commission Decision 93/351/EEC which sets an average limit for mercury in fish of 0.5 mg/kg or 0.5 ppm (part per million).30 This average limit is, however, increased to 1.0 mg/kg or 1 ppm for the edible parts of the predatory and bottom-dwelling species listed in the Annex to the Decision. 

UK Rapporteur Monograph (1996). Atrazine Report and Proposed Decision of the United Kingdom made to the European Commission under Article 7(1) of Regulation 3600/92. 3 Volumes, 690 pp. 

CUSEPA has utilized the atrazine chronic NOEL of 1.8mg/kg/day for cumulative risk assessment. dUK 2007 draft review submitted to the European Commission. eUSEPA 1995 Registration Eligibility Decision. 

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