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The making of emissions trading laws understanding the EU legislative process

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 9 2013

Unlike most traded commodity markets, the market for trading carbon credits or emissions allowances in the EU is not one based on its

Up in the air the suspension of the aviation EU ETS for non-EU airlines

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • November 15 2012

The announcement on 12 November 2012 by the EU Commission to "stop the clock" on the implementation of the international aspects of the EU Emissions Trading System ("EU ETS") as it applies to the aviation sector came as a surprise to the market

The new registries regulation form over substance?

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 17 2012

The New Registries Regulation was born off the back of a number of significant events affecting the EU Emissions Trading Scheme its impending transition from Phase 2 to Phase 3, the introduction of new types of allowance units for aviation operators, the impact of VAT fraud committed by criminal elements and of course, the cyber theft of carbon credits from national registries

Rescued down under: the linking of the EU ETS with the Australian CPM

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • Australia, European Union
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  • September 7 2012

Amid the recent frustrations of the carbon markets, on the 28th August 2012 arrived the exciting announcement of the intention of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (the “EU ETS”) to link with the Australian Carbon Price Mechanism (the “CPM”

FAQs on the new European Union Registry for carbon credits

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 27 2012

A new world order for carbon trading in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (the EU ETS) was ushered in on 20 June 2012 by the migration of the carbon trading account and registry system from separate Member State registries to a single Union Registry

New union registry process update

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

A new world order for Carbon Trading in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme was ushered in on 20 June 2012 by the migration of the carbon trading account and registry system from separate Member State registries to a single Union Registry

Cadmium in jewelry and plastics banned in Europe in December 2011

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 25 2011

On May 20, the European Commission adopted an amendment under its REACH law to ban the use of cadmium in jewelry, plastics, and brazing sticks (which are used to join metals) and create new restrictions on its use

REACH - an enforcement update

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 18 2011

In the months leading up to the REACH first registration date on 1 December 2010, the focus of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) was understandably on the 25,000 registration dossiers submitted

Six chemicals are banned under EU's REACH Law

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 23 2011

After 2 years of consultations and studies, last week the European Commission formalized the first bans on chemicals under REACH (Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals

EU's REACH enforcement project to target downstream users who formulate mixtures

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 26 2010

We've been discussing the November 30, 2010 REACH registration requirements on the blog, and now it's time to address upcoming REACH enforcement efforts