Press releases
Commission welcomes new EU standards for common mobile phone charger
29/12/2010
IP/10/1776 Brussels, 29 December 2010 Following a mandate from the European Commission, the European Standardisation Bodies CEN-CENELEC and ETSI have now made available the harmonised standards needed for the manufacture of data-enabled mobile phones ...
Chemicals: 3 January 2011 is last day for companies to notify substances to classification & labelling inventory
21/12/2010
IP/10/1761 Brussels, 21 December 2010. Chemicals: 3 January 2011 is last day for companies to notify substances to classification & labelling inventory 3 January 2011 is the deadline for manufacturers and importers to notify the classification and labelling ...
Transatlantic Economic Council: EU and US launch joint website against counterfeiting and piracy
17/12/2010
IP/10/1740 Brussels, 17 December 2010 International trade in counterfeit and pirated goods is estimated to $250 billion a year. 1 With a view to encourage SMEs to break into foreign markets and avoid risks in terms of the violation of their intellectual ...
Commission welcomes decision by European Parliament and Council to repeal eight outdated metrology directives
15/12/2010
IP/10/1724 Brussels, 15 December 2010 European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani welcomes the European Parliament's decision to repeal eight metrology directives. The Commission proposal is therefore adopted as the vote of the European Parliament ...
EU Commissioner for Trade to hold EU-US strategic trade talks and free trade discussions with Canada
14/12/2010
IP/10/1712 Brussels, 14 December 2010 EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will travel to Canada and the United States from 14 – 17 December 2010. In Canada, he will meet his counterpart Peter Van Loan to discuss progress on the EU-Canada Comprehensive ...
Women Entrepreneurs encouraged to take the plunge
08/12/2010
With figures demonstrating that women constitute just 34.4% 1 of the EU's self-employed workforce, the potential for more women led businesses is huge and must be encouraged....
European Commission wants broad-scale adoption of e-invoicing by 2020
02/12/2010
IP/10/1645 Brussels, 2 December 2010 The European Commission wants to see e-invoicing become the predominant method of invoicing in Europe. In its Communication 'Reaping the benefits of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for Europe', presented by Vice-President ...
First REACH registration closes: a step nearer to safer use of chemicals in the EU
01/12/2010
IP/10/1632 Brussels, 1st December 2010 Today marks a major step towards the safe management and use of chemicals throughout Europe. A large proportion of the total volume of chemicals produced and used in the EU, as well as the most dangerous chemicals, ...
