On the occasion of REACH’s 10-year anniversary the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the Board of Appeal, ECHA organises a one-day seminar discussing the similarities and differences in the…
The "Biodiversity E-learning Platform" provides a one-stop access to e-modules and courses relating to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the…
To protect human health and the environment and ensure consumer choice, there is strict legislation controlling the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in…
The Austrian government has updated its working program, thereby defining and extending the previous one from 2013. The government’s overall aim is to strengthen growth and employment, support…
The Bertelsmann foundation has published a new study on Open Data: Open Data – Wertschöpfung im digitalen Zeitalter (Open Data – Value creation in the digital age). Illustrated with examples from…
Since its inception in 2002, the European Food safety Authority (EFSA) has produced risk assessments for more than 4,400 substances in over 1,650 Scientific Opinions, Statements and Conclusions…
The French draft law Loi Numérique will be presented to the French Parliament on 19 January, after being co-created with citizens through an online public consultation. This is the first law in…
Definition of a "public authority" - undertakings, such as the water companies concerned, which provide public services relating to the environment are under the control of a body or person falling…
Access to information - Two cumulative conditions must be fulfilled for disclosure of the external experts names who made certain comments on the draft of the guidance document for applicants who…
Charges for supplying environmental information - such charges should include only other costs that do not arise from the establishment and maintenance of the registers, lists and facilities for…
