European Union communications

Collaborative R D has been carried out since the inception of the European Community and the The Maastricht Treaty made R D one of the priority policies of the European Union... 

The pressure equipment directive was adopted by the European Parliament and the European Council in May 1997. It harmonises the national laws of the 15 Member States of the European Union relating to equipment subject to the pressure risk. That directive is one of the series of technical harmonisation directives such as for machinery, medical devices, simple pressure vessels, gas appliances and so on, which were foreseen by the Communities programme for the elimination of technical barriers to trade. It therefore aims to ensure the free placing on the market and putting into service of the equipment concerned within the European Union and the European Economic Area. At the same time it permits a flexible regulatory environment, allowing European industry to develop new techniques increasing thereby its international competitiveness. 

In 1994, the former European Economic Community (EEC or EC) became the European Union. It originated as the Common Market created by the Treaty of Paris ia 1951 and the Treaty of Rome ia 1958. Greece joined in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1984, and Austria, Einland, and Sweden in 1994. 

Eudralex The rules governing medicinal products in the European Union, Vols. 1-9, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1998. 

The Community procedure for establishing MRLs of veterinary medicines in foodstuffs of animal origin is set down in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1308/1999. The regulations are supported by detailed guidance contained in The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union, Volume 8 - Maximum Residue Limits. 

The procedures and timelines for obtaining marketing authorisations for veterinary products are essentially the same as those for human medicines. Extensive guidance can be found in The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union, Volume 6 - Notice to Applicants, Veterinary Medicinal Products. The products that may follow centralised procedures and receive Community authorisations are shown in Eigure 7.5. All other products must obtain authorisations from national... 

EC (2000) European parliament and the council of the European union. Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for the community action in the filed of water policy. Official Journal of the European Communities L32, 1-72... 

BULGARIA EASTERN EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY EUROPEAN UNION GERMANY USA WESTERN EUROPE... 

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY EUROPEAN UNION NETHERLANDS WESTERN EUROPE WESTERN EUROPE-GENERAL... 

---