International Environmental Monitor

September 2002

The McKenna & Cuneo, L.L.P./Technology Sciences Group Inc. International Environmental Monitor provides companies doing business around the world with notice of important regulatory, technical, and enforcement policy developments concerning chemicals, pesticides, drugs, and related products in North America, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. Relevant international developments also are reported.

Articles in this Issue: EUROPEAN UNION DEVELOPMENTS

320 Pesticides to be Withdrawn in July 2003

Commission Issues Discussion Paper on the Novel Food Regulation

Commission Proposes Draft Decisions for Implementing GMOs Directive

European Parliament Backs Commission GMOs Labeling Proposals

EFSA To Take Active Role in Second Round of EU PPP Review

Commission Reviews Third and Implements Fourth Stage of Work Program for Active Substances Evaluation

NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENTS EPA Withdraws Rule Increasing Civil Penalties

Threshold of Regulation Policy in Place for U.S. Tolerances

EPA's Revisions to the Pesticide Data Requirements Nears Final Rule

PROPOSITION 65 DEVELOPMENTS Attorney General Revises Bounty-Hunter Regulations

State Clarifies Out-of-State Manufacturer Exemption

Court: Bounty Hunter Not Entitled To Jury Trial

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS EU, Denmark, Austria Ratify UN Biosafety Protocol

WHO Releases Eight New Chemical Assessments

JMPR 2002 Meeting in Rome in September

Biotechnology Industry Develops Rapidly in China

Canada Updates Chemical Transportation Rules

Canada Mandates Chemical Emergency Plans and Facility Reporting

Canadian Advisory Panel - Biotech as Safe as Conventional Foods

Quebec Proposes Lawn Chemical Ban



FOOD & DRUG DEVELOPMENTS FDA To Revamp Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices

Industry Opposes Import-Export Requirements For FDA-Regulated Products

FDA Orders Cryolife To Recall Implants

USDA Report on EU Food Laws
SPECIAL FEATURE EPA Will Require Terrorism Vulnerability Assessments

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