An important difference between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement and former Prime Minister Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement is that provisions relating to environmental protections have been removed and
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Brexit & REACH: Potential Changes to UK Chemical Regulation
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Posted in Brexit, Chemicals, Energy, Environment, GT Alert, no-deal Brexit, UK, UK REACH, United Kingdom
29 March 2019, the date currently fixed in United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) law as when the UK will leave the EU, is now just two weeks away.
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The UK’s Position Paper on the Post-Brexit Availability of Goods – Implications for Chemicals
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The UK government has recently published a series of position papers outlining its thinking on a range of potential issues resulting from the June 2016 Brexit vote. The papers cover…
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – Implications for Environmental Law
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On 13 July 2017 the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (the Bill) was presented to the United Kingdom Parliament for its initial reading. This draft legislation, previously referred to as
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Brexit: The Great Repeal Bill and the EU’s Chemicals, Emissions, and Medicines Regimes
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As discussed in our recent GT Alert, “Brexit: 100 Day Update“, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced plans for a “Great Repeal Bill” for the…
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Environmental Crimes by Companies Will Now be Prosecuted at the International Criminal Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on 15 September 2016 that it will start to investigate environmental crimes under international law, raising the prospect that company executives could be prosecuted…
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