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Commission applies for injunction to stop Polish road construction in protected valley

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Poland
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  • August 3 2007

The European Commission has applied for an injunction before the European Court of Justice to prevent the construction of a road in the Rospuda Valley in Poland

Plan to prevent overfishing of Mediterranean bluefin tuna

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • March 21 2008

On 14 March 2008 the European Commission announced the launch of an EU control campaign aimed at preventing a repeat of last year’s overfishing of Mediterranean bluefin tuna by a number of Member States

Commission to act against shipping industry emissions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 27 2007

The European Commission will propose including shipping companies in the emissions trading scheme (ETS), the EU's principal tool for fighting global warming

Pollution

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 31 2007

In Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (C-44005) the European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) annulled the ship-source pollution framework decision, holding that a decision to set minimum penalties for shipping pollution should have been taken according to transport provisions, rather than justice, over which Member States have a veto

Stricter fuel standards to reduce air pollution

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • February 2 2007

The European Commission has proposed new standards for transport fuels as part of its policy to combat climate change and reduce air pollution

Waste

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 30 2007

Commission Directive 200771EC of December 13, 2007 amending Annex II of Directive 200059EC of the European Parliament and the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues came into force on 15.12.07

Commission proposes to increase excise duty rates on commercial diesel

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • March 16 2007

The European Commission has proposed to increase minimum excise duty rates on commercial diesel in an effort to restore competition in the liberalised haulage market and reduce environmental harm

Commission launches public consultation on car labelling directive

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • June 6 2008

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on information provided to consumers about the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new cars

Ship-Source Pollution Directive

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • November 30 2007

On 20.11.07 the Advocate General’s opinion in The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners and others Case C-30806 was delivered

“Polluter pays” principle applied by ECJ

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, France
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  • June 27 2008

In an action brought by the municipality of Mesquer under the European Union's Waste Directive for the pollution caused by the oil tanker Erika, which sank off the coast of Brittany in 1999, the French Supreme Court referred certain questions of EU law to the European Court of Justice (ECJ