«T» de tóxico»?

This fact sheet by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), also known as TAFTA, threatens to undermine public health and environmental protections regarding toxic chemicals by harmonizing regulations between the European Union and the United States.

• The TTIP is characterized as a regulatory agreement aimed at minimizing differences in rules between regions, which the document claims could lead to a 'harmonization «para baixo»' (downward harmonization) of standards, reducing the ability to protect people and the environment from dangerous chemicals such as those affecting the endocrine, nervous, reproductive, or immune systems.
• The document asserts that TTIP could paralyze environmental lawmaking in the EU by introducing burdensome and speculative 'impact assessments' and consultations with US regulators, potentially mirroring the US system where some chemical risk assessments have taken over twenty years.
• The agreement may erode the regulatory authority of EU Member States, as the European Commission intends for TTIP rules against regulatory differences to apply at the national level, making it harder for individual states to take firm action against concerning chemicals.
• TTIP could hinder the transition to safer chemicals by restricting access to vital information through proposed labeling and secrecy rules, and by slowing the creation of lists of hazardous chemicals that drive companies to find substitutes.
• The document warns that TTIP may include investment provisions similar to those in NAFTA, allowing foreign investors to sue the public treasury in secret arbitration panels for lost profits resulting from EU health and environmental laws, including potential challenges to fracking moratoria.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). «T» de tóxico»? https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/TTIP_FactSheet_EU_Portugues_Feb2014.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. «T» de tóxico»? n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/TTIP_FactSheet_EU_Portugues_Feb2014.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndtxico, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{«T» de tóxico»?}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/TTIP_FactSheet_EU_Portugues_Feb2014.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }