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The Big Event - 27th February 2012

The Springboard Charity and Hospitality Action proudly presents the hospitality charity event of the year, the night of all nights, THE Big Event 2012!...full story »

Energy Efficiency: last developments at Council

CESA Business Briefing Feb 2012

Please find attached below the latest CESA Business Briefing for February 2012....full story »

Resource Efficiency: EP hearing / Orgalime Position Papers

For general information, please find attached the Orgalime positions on :...full story »

Resource Efficiency in the Food Cycle - workshop minutes

Attached is the Resource Efficiency in the Food Cycle workshop minutes, including a list of participants in annexe II. If you have any further comments, please respond by 10th February 2012 (mail: foodcycle@eu-smr.eu). ...full story »

UKTI Seminar featuring presentations from the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games Organising Committee and Sochi Expo

UKTI seminar featuring presentations from the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games Organising Committee and Sochi Expo ...full story »

QUICK INFO: 7th Stainless Steel Conference Science and Market

Euro Inox has written summaries of more than a dozen application-oriented papers, which could have short-term practical implications for the development of the stainless steel market. The topics include:...full story »

WEEE : EP plenary approves Deal

Today, the European Parliament sitting in plenary has adopted the compromise deal reached with the Council in December 2011 on the WEEE Recast Proposal. ...full story »

SCP/SIP: public consultation on

On 11 January 2012, the European Commission launched a public consultation on “Delivering more Sustainable Consumption and Production” ...full story »

FOG management

The attached article by Tim Evans was published in Water & Sewerage Journal (November edition).  ...full story »

Eco design: Working Plan 2012-2014 - draft Orgalime comments

Enclosed a first draft Orgalime position paper on the Working Plan 2012-2014 under the Eco design Directive. ...full story »

PUBLIC CONSULTATION: The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012

Attached are the consultation documents for the proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 which will provide for the execution and enforcement, in England, of European Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (“the EU Regulation”).  The proposed Regulations also revoke and re-enact nearly all food contact materials legislation within the Food Standards Agency’s remit (with the exception of The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) England Regulations 2011)), into a single consolidated Statutory Instrument.  The proposed Regulations will also: ...full story »

Background study for Ecodesign Working Plan - FINAL REPORTS published

The final reports for the study "Background study for the Amended Ecodesign Working Plan" are now available for download from the project website at: http://www.ecodesign-wp2.eu/documents.htm ...full story »

ISSF launches 100 Years of Stainless Steel website to celebrate a century of innovation

ISSF has published a media release titled International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) launches 100 Years of Stainless Steel website to celebrate a century of innovation. The Chinese and English versions can be downloaded from the worldstainless website. ...full story »

Gulfood Awards

Only 2 weeks left - Nominate your company for a Gulfood Award now!...full story »

CESA Technical Forum; Public Consultation on the revision of Directive 2009/142/EC on appliances burning gaseous fuels (

Please see the two emails below regarding the Public Consultation on the revision of Directive 2009/142/EC on appliances burning gaseous fuels (GAD) has been published. The consultaiton deadline is 11th March 2012....full story »

Resource Efficiency in the food cycle - stakeholder workshop presentation slides

Following the Resource Efficiency in the Food Cycle stakeholder workshop. Your enclosed is a PDF of the presentation slides. The minutes will be distributed separately....full story »

LED-based lighting: Green Paper and public consultation

The Commission has published a Green Paper and launched a public consultation on the future of LED-based lighting. ...full story »

Energy efficiency Directive: ITRE Committee debate & Council

Please find below and attached an overview of the latest activities and discussions in Parliament and Council on the energy efficiency directive. ...full story »

Ecodesign review - evaluation study: draft final report published and meeting announced

The draft final report of the study on the Evaluation of the Ecodesign Directive has been published: http://www.cses.co.uk/ecodesign_evaluation/documents/ ...full story »

Water Efficiency: COM launches stakeholder consultation on water efficiency in buildings

The European Commission has launched a stakeholder consultation on water efficiency in buildings  as part of its work to review the Strategy for Water Scarcity and Droughts in view of preparing the EU’s future water blueprint due by the end of 2012. ...full story »

WEEE - agreement reached

Please find below information on the deal agreed re. the WEEE Directive. Attached is the provisional version of the text agreed....full story »

REACH: Candidate list updated with 20 new substances / new intentions

20 additional substances have been added to the Candidate list which now contains 73 substances. ...full story »

UKTI Outward Trade Mission to Rio de Janeiro - 6-10 February 2012

Please find attached details of a UK Trade & Investment outward trade mission to Rio de Janeiro to pursue business opportunities around the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games....full story »

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