Council of the European Union

• Council of the European Union Bans Import of Syrian Oil

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, the Council today further tightened the EU's sanctions against that country and imposed a ban on the import of Syrian oil to the EU. The prohibition concerns purchase, import and transport of oil and other petroleum products from Syria. No financial or insurance services may be provided for such transactions.

• U.S. Newswire
• September 02, 2011

• Libya: Eu Imposes Arms Embargo and Targeted Sanctions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of the European Union adopted today a decision implementing the U.N. Security Council Resolution on Libya of February 26 (UNSCR 1970/ 2011) and imposing additional restrictive measures against those responsible for the violent crackdown on the civilian population.[1] In line with Saturday's decision by the UNSC, the Council banned the supply to Libya of arms, ammunition and related material. In addition to the U.N. measures, the Council also prohibited trade with Libya in equipment which might be used for internal repression. The Council enacted the following U.N. measures:

• U.S. Newswire
• February 28, 2011

• Maritime piracy: how can international law and policy address this growing global menace?

... including the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly, the North Atlantic Treaty Or...), and regional organizations such as the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) have been active...

• Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
• Vol. 39 Nbr. 2, March 2011

• SAS' Mikael Hagstrom Elected Executive Council Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union.

Priorities Will Be Growth, Innovation and Sustainability to Foster Europe's Global Competitiveness CARY, N.C. -- Mikael Hagstrom, Executive Vice Pre...

• Business Wire
• July 19, 2010

• Tehran's Chinese Connection ; Extensive Link to Beijing Includes Missile Programs, Illegal Nuclear Sales

Recent developments in Iran confirm that China is providing Tehran with critical defense technologies and weapons systems, including some that violate stated Chinese policies aimed at preventing nuclear proliferation. The disclosure of Chinese military aid comes as the Obama administration is trying to persuade Beijing to join other members of the U.N. Security Council, European Union member states and major non-aligned states such as Brazil to adopt a new set of tough sanctions to punish Iran for its nuclear-arms program.

• The Washington Times
• March 17, 2010

• The Council of the European Union Chooses Intergraph Solutions to Support Defence Planning and Operations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 Enterprise system based on GeoMedia technology enables multip...

• Business Wire
• March 22, 2004

• Italian Alcohol Advertising Regulation and Enforcement

In European countries alcohol advertising is regulated by two channels: The law and self-regulation. At present in Italy both control systems exist, even if in reality only the self-code works. After a debate that lasted for more than ten years the recent law on alcohol (2001) has not introduced significant innovations.1 Meanwhile, alcohol advertising has become more and more aggressive. Nowadays alcohol advertising is forbidden only in a few situations: TV programs devoted to children, on TV from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m for spirits ads, and in environments mainly attended by underage people. Otherwise alcohol advertising should respect the restrictions indicated in the self-regulation code. These limitations regard only the contents of the advertising. The article examines how content regulati...

...European Union (EU) regulation on alcohol marketing. The expressi...In the other direction, the European Council made recommendations for effective mechanisms in t...

• Contemporary Drug Problems
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 1, April 2007

• Food Safety Regulation in the European Union: Toward an Unavoidable Centralization of Regulatory Powers

Birds at a turkey farm in the department of Ain in France were found to be infected with the bird flu virus in approximately the same area where a wild duck was found dead from the same disease.3 In Germany, a cat died from the virus, becoming the first European Union mammal to succumb to avian flu.4 Avian flu was also detected in dead swans in Greece, Bulgaria, and Italy.5 In January 2007, a farm in Hungary was infected with the virus; as a result, 3000 geese were slaughtered.6 In February 2007, turkeys on a commercial farm in England owned by one of Europe's largest poultry producers were found infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu.7 Even if bird flu is not currently a threat to human beings, some fear the virus might mutate and endanger human lives.8 These incidents are merely a ...

...Council Directive 2005/94/EC of December 20, 2005, on Comm...

• Texas International Law Journal
• Vol. 43 Nbr. 3, July 2008

• U.N. Envoy Sent to Burma ; U.S., Eu Hit Junta Over Crackdown On Monks

N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last night dispatched his special envoy to urge restraint on the Burmese regime, hours after soldiers fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators outside a monastery. Condemnation of the attacks by the military on Buddhist monks and other protesters came from the United States, other members of the U.N. Security Council, the European Union and a score of human rights groups around the world.

• The Washington Times
• September 27, 2007

• Technology, Telecommunications & Media Law - Outlook & Perspectives 2011 - Update.

INTRODUCTION . Cyprus became part of the European Union on 1 May 2004. Recently, the European Union .... The Commissioner is appointed by the Council of Ministers to head the office for no longer than...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011