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
Court Ruling Consolidates Precautionary Principle
Call for a New EU Policy on Chemicals
European Court Rules on Parallel Imports of Pesticides
Policy Paper on the Future of PVC
Legal Action Initiated Against Member States on Nitrate Pollution
European Commission Amends Product Safety Legislation
European Commission Clarifies "Sewage Sludge" and Acts Against Belgium
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Amends "Audit Policy"
Children's Health Voluntary Testing Update
Biotechnology Reports Released in April
Endocrine Disruptor Testing Update
Review of EPA Industrial Chemical Risk Management Activities Under TSCA
PR Notice Issued on Data Requirements for Endangered Species
EPA Issues ANPR to Eliminate of Limit MTBE as a Fuel Additive in Gasoline
Department of Labor Committed to Ergonomics Standard in 2000
FAA Continues to Issue Citations for Improper Chemical Shipments by Air
DOT Denies Petitions for Reconsideration of Revised Registration and Fee Rule
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Fourth Round of POPs Talks Held in Bonn
OECD Conference on Genetically Modified Organisms
Codex Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology Holds First Session
FOOD AND DRUG DEVELOPMENTS
FDA and FTC Address Distribution of Product Information on the Internet
Clinical Trials and Research Draft Guidances Issued
FDA Issues Guidance on Medical Device Standards for 510(k)S
FDA Issues Notice on Court Decision
CFSAN Sets Program Priorities for 2000
Marking of Products Sold in the EU
Court Decisions Define the Rights of Generic Drug Makers
Continued Regulation of Cosmetics
SPECIAL FEATURE
California Supreme Court Repudiates Federal Government's Position on Pesticide Tort Preemption
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