http://www.eubusiness.com <p><strong>A collection of summaries of EU legislation presenting the main aspects of European Union legislation. The summaries of European legislation are divided into 32 subject areas corresponding to the activities of the European Union.</strong></p> <p> <a href="../summaries-agri1">Agriculture</a> | <a href="../summaries-media1">Audiovisual and Media</a> | <a href="../summaries-budget">Budget</a> | <a href="../summaries-competition1">Competition</a> | <a href="../summaries-consumer1">Consumers</a> | <a href="../summaries-customs1">Customs</a> | <a href="../summaries-culture">Culture</a> | <a href="../summaries-development">Development</a> | <a href="../summaries-econ1">Economic and Monetary Affairs</a> | <a href="../summaries-education">Education</a> | <a href="../summaries-employment1">Employment</a> | <a href="../summaries-energy1">Energy</a> | <a href="../summaries-enlargement">Enlargement</a> | <a href="../summaries-enterprise1">Enterprise</a> | <a href="../summaries-environ1">Environment</a> | <a href="../summaries-trade1">External Trade</a> | <a href="../summaries-external-relations">External Relations</a> | <a href="../summaries-fraud">Fight Against Fraud</a> | <a href="../summaries-food">Food Safety</a> | <a href="../summaries-cfsp">Foreign and Security Policy</a> | <a href="../summaries-human-rights1">Human Rights</a> | <a href="../summaries-humanitarian">Humanitarian Aid</a> | <a href="../summaries-internet1">Information Society</a> | <a href="../summaries-institutions">Institutional Affairs</a> | <a href="../summaries-internal-market">Internal Market</a> | <a href="../summaries-jfs">Justice, Freedom and Security</a> | <a href="../summaries-fisheries1">Maritime Affairs and Fisheries</a> | <a href="../summaries-health1">Public Health</a> | <a href="../summaries-regional">Regional Policy</a> | <a href="../summaries-research1">Research</a> | <a href="../summaries-taxation1">Taxation</a> | <a href="../summaries-transport1">Transport</a></p> <div> <hr />Advertisement<br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3125363935929935"; /* MPU */ google_ad_slot = "4186015603"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <hr /></div> <h2>SUMMARIES</h2> daily 1 2009-11-25T20:45:09Z http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/cpr Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC. No publisher rossthomson EU Law summaries standards construction labelling EU legislation 2011-06-08T20:57:55Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/pharma/herbal Directive 2004/24/EC covering 'herbal' products has recently passed its transition period and come into force, meaning even traditional herbal products face a process of registration . No publisher rossthomson drugs EU Law drug Pharmaceuticals EU Law summaries EU legislation 2011-06-08T20:55:52Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/environ/waste-framework The Waste Framework Directive creates a new framework for waste management in the EU in order to encourage the re-use and the recycling of waste materials and to simplify existing legislation. No publisher rossthomson EU Law-environment EU Law summaries Environment waste EU legislation 2011-04-29T22:07:13Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/machinery-directive CE Marking legislation which covers safety requirements for machinery sold within the Single Market No publisher rossthomson Single Market standards EU Law summaries EU legislation 2011-04-29T22:09:03Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/EMC EU CE Marking legislation which covers electromagnetic compatibility of certain products No publisher rossthomson Single Market EU Law EU Law summaries standards labelling EU legislation 2011-03-31T11:52:45Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/eulaw/citizens-initiative The Lisbon Treaty introduced the European citizens’ initiative which is a new form of public participation in European Union policy shaping. No publisher rossthomson citizenship democracy EU Law EU Law summaries EU legislation 2011-03-31T11:51:28Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/finance/late-payment-directive A summary of the new Late Payment Directive aimed at tackling the problem of late payment for goods and services. No publisher rossthomson Single Market Finance EU Law summaries EU legislation 2011-03-03T12:31:49Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/lvd The Low Voltage Directive forms part of the CE Marking system and covers certain low voltage products. No publisher rossthomson Single Market electrical EU Law summaries EU legislation 2011-03-03T12:29:42Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/labelling A summary of the EU product labelling rules for goods sold within the Single Market. No publisher rossthomson Single Market EU Law EU Law summaries labelling EU legislation 2011-02-01T22:36:59Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/ce-mark A summary of the CE Marking process which is required for certain products to be lawfully sold within the Single Market. No publisher rossthomson Single Market EU Law EU Law summaries standards labelling Cognis EU legislation 2011-03-30T12:42:18Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/eulaw/timber-ban.10 The EU has enacted new legislation aimed at those who place timber or timber products on the Single Market. This new legislation bans the sale of illegally-harvested timber and imposes a new system to track its source. No publisher rossthomson Single Market timber EU Law summaries EU legislation 2010-12-28T19:09:59Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/internet/consumer-internet-10 A recent case from the European Court of Justice has helped to clarify how the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 will apply in relation to consumer contracts for internet services. No publisher rossthomson European Court of Justice EU Law EU Law summaries Internet Consumer EU legislation 2010-12-28T19:12:01Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/finance/equality-for-electronic-invoicing New Directive 2010/45/EU sets out measures that ensure tax authorities accept electronic invoices under the same conditions as for paper invoices, and to remove legal obstacles to the transmission and storage of e-invoices. In addition the Directive also comprises measures to help tax authorities ensure that tax is paid so as to better tackle VAT fraud. No publisher Ross Thomson Taxation VAT Finance EU Law summaries 2010-11-30T23:21:01Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/energy-performance-of-buildings Directive 2010/31/EU is new legislation from the EU which regulates how energy efficient all new buildings and renovations must be. No publisher rossthomson Energy EU Law summaries 2010-11-30T17:07:57Z Page http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/finance/recovering-taxes-and-duties-1 A short summary of the EU's new framework for collecting taxes and duties across borders within the Single Market. No publisher rossthomson SMEs Finance EU Law summaries 2010-11-01T22:31:22Z Page