The publication of some additional information is encouraged, for example, in the EU public procurement directive (the EU directive ).

The EU Public Procurement Directive, article 38 (6).

See, e.g., the EU Public Procurement Directive, annex VIII.

See article 54(3) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

E.g., under article 43 of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

See article 54(8) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

The EU has begun applying Aarhus type principles in its legislation, notably the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000 60 EC).

See, e.g., article 54(4) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

See article 1, para. 13, of the EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

Under Safe Harbor, the EU afforded the transfer of commercial data between the EU and the US despite the EU s higher standards for privacy protections, provided that signatory US companies agree to comply with a set of privacy principles.

Europe In Europe, health freedom movement writers and campaigners believe that European Union (EU) laws such as the Food Supplements Directive, the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, and the Human Medicinal Products (Pharmaceuticals) Directive, will reduce their access to food supplements and herbal medicines.

Purchase Contract Awards Act 2002 of Austria, para. 118.3 and article 54(6) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

The European directive on water stipulates that all communities over 2,000 inhabitants have to have water purification facility and this directive is binding for all EU present and future member States, like Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The ultimate goal of the project is adoption of new water sector legislation, harmonized with that of the EU, particularly the Framework Directive on Water (Directive 2000 60 EC, European Parliament and Council, of 23 October 2000).

See, for instance, article 44 of EU Directive 2004 18 EC or para. 116.7 of the Purchase Contract Awards Act 2002 of Austria.

The directive did not provide for any definition of disability, despite discourse in policy documents previously in the EU about endorsing the social model of disability.

This is because the so called linking directive the regulation authorizing EU firms to import Certified Emission Reductions from CDM projects bans credits from any forestry project.

There is an EU Directive concerning the obligation of the Air Traffic Companies to provide the authorities responsible for documental control with details of the passenger's lists.

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In Europe since May 2004, all clinical trials in the 25 nations of the EU must conform to the European Directive (ED) issued in 2001 at the behest of pharmaceutical industry. Each country s regulatory body will have to issue their own regulations that are within the bound the Directive.

Directive on disposal of construction materials (Council Directive 91 689 EEC (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p.20))

Furthermore, the Directive on electronic commerce was consistent with the draft convention inasmuch as it allowed companies in EU member States to choose third country law for contractual purposes.

Other EU legislation with potentially far reaching implications is currently under preparation, in particular a directive establishing a framework for setting eco design requirements for energy using products (EuP).

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According to the directive, every EU citizen has the right to a residence permit for up to five years in any member state, followed by the right to permanent residence.

The 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive, which requires 10 percent of transportation energy from renewable energy by 2020, is the most comprehensive mandatory sustainability standard in place as of 2010.

The problem is that the French government is barred from doing this under an EU directive that it signed last year, which was specifically introduced to improve transparency in banking mergers.

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An important driver behind the proposed EuP Directive is the commitment of the EU to the Kyoto Protocol targets for greenhouse gas reduction by 2012 and the Community Sixth Environmental Action Programme.

In recent weeks, major US technology companies, including Google and Facebook, have been accused of aggressively lobbying the European Parliament to suspend plans to intensify privacy rules in the EU.

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By the end of January, 20 of the 27 EU member states were at least 90 compliant with the directive, and the European Commission was preparing to take action to ensure full compliance.

For instance, under article 1(7) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC, electronic auction is defined as a repetitive process involving an electronic device for presentation of new prices and or new values.

Article 54(6) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC requires contracting authorities to instantaneously communicate to all tenderers at least sufficient information to enable them to ascertain their relative rankings at any moment.

The EU directive that stipulates the protection of bank deposits up to 100,000 does not provide a European guarantee it only requires member states to create a deposit insurance system at the national level.

See, e.g., the Purchase Contract Awards Act 2002 of Austria, paras. 117.2 and 118.3 article 54(6) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC and article 79(3) of the Public Procurement Law of Poland.

Article 54(7) of Directive 2004 18 EC.

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