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:
North American Developments
EPA Announces Compliance Incentive Program
EPA Issues Respirator PR Notice
EPA To Amend IUR In Spring 1999
DOT Proposes Revisions To HAZMAT Cylinders Regulations
TSCA Electronic Reporting
EPA Issues Endocrine Disrupter Report
New Interactive Guidance For Pesticide Labels
EPA Announces HPV Initiative
Court Limits Prop 65 "Bounty-Hunters"
EPA Proposes PBT Substances Category
European Developments
ECJ Judgement On Plant Protection and Biocidal Products
Commission Proposes Rules On Residues In Baby Food
Commission Proposes New Directive On Waste Incineration Emissions
Commission To Meet Regarding Draft Proposal for PCP Restrictions
Commission Acts Against UK Over Groundwater Directive
EU Leaders Sign International Convention On Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides
EC Adopts "In Vitro Diagnosis" Directive
EP Requests Action On Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
U.S. Food & Drug Developments
FDA Releases Guidance On Year 2000 Problem
EPA and FDA Issue Joint Policy Statement On Jurisdiction Over Antimicrobials
EU and FDA Continue Delay on Mutual Recognition Agreement
DHHS Issues Final Rule On Exclusion From Federal Health Care Reimbursements
FDA Initiates Warning Letter Draft Pilot Program
FDA Releases Draft Guidance and Report On Antibiotic Resistance Marker Genes In Food Products
FDA Makes Available Medical Device Adverse Event and Vigilance Reporting Documents
International Developments
China To Adopt New Chemical Law
Canada To Propose Revised Transportation Rules
Canada Plans Fees For Chemical Notifications
Joint U.S.-Canada Pilot Program For Chemicals Nears End
International Officials Opine On The Export Of FQPA Concepts
OECD Report Outlines Benefits Of Environmental Health and Safety Program
Argentina Reportedly Removes Protection of Proprietary Data
New Canadian Medical Device and Establishment Licensing
Special Feature
Montreal Protocol May Further Limit Exemptions From The ODS Ban
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