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Legal Opinion: On the de-identification exemption included in the draft Commission criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties and the proposed exemption for endocrine disrupting substances on non-vertebrates under Regulation 1107/2009 on the placing of plant protection products on the market
This legal opinion by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the European Commission's proposed criteria for determining endocrine disrupting properties under Regulation 1107/2009 (Pesticides Regulation) exceed the Commission's implementing powers and are incompatible with the regulation's objective of ensuring a high level of protection for human and animal health and the environment.
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Document type: Briefing
International Standards and Technical Barriers to Trade
This briefing summarizes legal opinions from the ISEAL Alliance and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) regarding the use of voluntary international standards in government technical regulations and their relationship to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). It specifically examines whether non-product related Process and Production Method (npr PPM) standards, such as social and environmental standards, fall under the TBT Agreement's scope and how governments can legally reference such standards.
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La Exportación de Plaguicidas Prohibidos hacia Africa y Centroamérica
This legal opinion by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that the export of pesticides prohibited or not approved in Europe to countries in Africa and Central America is illegal under international law, regional agreements, and human rights obligations.
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Document type: Report