The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.

Main news this month: 
 

- Without audacity there will be no Green Deal
- Parliament rejects RPS measure on lead in recycled PVC
- Trilogues on Lisbonisation Part II get underway
- Lisbonisation: the never-ending story

- Rapporteur Szájer presents draft report on comitology reform

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On 3rd and 4th March, our colleagues Eduardo Mulas and Alex Bocquillion participated in the 4th edition of the Nutraceuticals Europe Summit, in Madrid, Spain. Nutraceuticals Europe provides an ideal platform for disseminating the values of functional ingredients, novel foods and finished products, and their contribution to the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The event provided support in promoting the marketing of products, encouraging debate on trends and in...

On Tuesday 3rd of March, Belgian TV News Channel LN24 “Pour Info” invited our colleague Morten Petersen, Senior Account Manager, to speak on the future EU UK relations in the context of the first negotiation round of this second stage negotiations after the conclusion end January of the withdrawal. EPPA’s Trade & Brexit expert, Morten Petersen, gave a clear vision of what this first round of second stage negotiations looked like and how we can expect these negotiations to...

From 2nd to 6th of March, our colleagues Meglena Mihova, Julius Waller and Rudy Colacicco, participated in ChemCon 2020. ChemCon The Americas 2020 took place in Philadelphia (United States of America) and offered international conferences and seminars on Chemical Control Legislation and Trade Aspects.

EPPA´s managing partner Meglena Mihova delivered a speech on Safe use of chemicals in the chemical universe. Her contribution detailed the latest RoHS trends around the globe....

On 25th of February the challenge of responding to the Russian government REACH was explained in a day seminar.

What obligations apply to companies exporting substances to Russia, how can they register for the GISP system and what is the role of authorised representatives.

The seminar concluded with a more global explanation about the interrelation of the Eurasian Economic Union REACH policies and those of the Russian Federation.

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Our colleagues, Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen have provided a training at the European Space Agency.

EPPA Senior Adviser Sharon Leclercq-Spooner together with other trade negotiation experts from London, Geneva and Brussels highlight the importance of good governance processes in post Brexit UK in a letter that was the subject of a widely commented article by the Europe Editor of The Telegraph, Peter Foster. (Peter Foster has since moved to the Financial Times.)

Article by Peter Foster: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/11/27/boris-johnsons-arbitrary-brexit-deadlin...

The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.

Main news this month: 

- The Green Deal and the "Delors Experience"

- New Commission prepares to withdraw comitology reform

- What do the new working methods mean for secondary legislation?

- Delegated act on titanium dioxide looks set to avoid veto

- MDR database postponed by two years

- Time presses for type approval reform

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The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.

Main news this month: 
 

- Modernising Commission management
- The legacy of Lisbon: increased complexity and opacity
- Ombudsman rebuffed on bee guidance
- What next for subsidiarity?
 

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The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.

Main news this month: 
 

- Speaking at Oxford about Brexit
- Šefčovič takes back the reins of secondary legislation
- Commission tables controversial delegated act on titanium dioxide

- Taxonomy proposal enters trilogues amid dispute over comitology

- The need for a “Conventional Wisdom Club”

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