Legal Systems and the Role of Experts

38 Although Scots Law in Scotland is a form of civil law, centralised government in England and modern statutes has introduced many new laws that are identical for both countries [410], 

40 The German and Swedish interviewees frequently referred to policy principles, especially in terms of the obstacles and opportunities for their application during regulatory decision-making or implementation. A Cartesian view of the world and human actions fits this codal system for legal governance, as does the Kantian view of 12 physical principles by which the universe functions [412]. 

41 One Swedish regulator described collaboration between the administrations as hindered by regulators fearing that KemI, SEPA and SWEA might be re-combined. 

2 Future Socio-Economic Concerns and Chemical Safety 

If international competition becomes increasingly pronounced in basic organics during the next two decades, as predicted by the OECD [374], France and Germany may need to examine the sustainability of their chemical industries. Economic pressure on French and German organic chemical companies may become particularly pronounced 

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