European negotiating position on chemicals aims for regulatory cooperation in trade deal with U.S.
Last week, the European Commission (EC) published papers describing its negotiating positions on five topics associated with the current EU-US talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The position papers, released as part of the EC’s efforts at increasing transparency, propose improving the compatibility of rules governing chemicals, cosmetics, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals, and […]
EU, U.S. TTIP negotiators discuss reducing chemical costs, regulating cosmetics.
Last week, U.S. and European Union (EU) negotiators held a second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) discussions. During the week-long talks, negotiators examined how to reduce regulatory and industry costs for chemicals. According to U.S. TTIP chief negotiator Dan Mullaney, a range of tools are available to reduce costs for chemicals and […]
Global Mercury Reduction Treaty Finalized
UN/Mercury: Last week in Geneva, Switzerland, over 140 countries finalized the first global mercury reduction treaty, the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The treaty follows four years of negotiations among national environment ministers. The Convention is named in honor of Minamata, the Japanese city which suffered severe public health effects from mercury pollution over 50 years […]
International Negotiations on Mercury Treaty
UN/Mercury: International negotiators in Geneva for the fifth and final Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (“INC 5”) hope to complete a mercury reduction treaty by the end of this week, although officials warn that difficult issues remain to be resolved. Delegates from over 130 countries are expected to establish the first international legal instrument with enforceable limits […]