Roger, A.J. (2016) Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Wars: the saga continues. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 7 (3). pp. 629-633. ISSN 1867-299X
Abstract
Case T-521/14, Kingdom of Sweden v European Commission, Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 16 December 2015, ECLI:EU:T:2015:976 Case T-521/14 is a new stop on the perilous journey towards the appropriate regulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals. The Biocidal Product Regulation required the Commission to adopt criteria defining endocrine disrupting properties by 13 December 2013; the deadline was not respected. Even though the failure to act was obvious, the Court’s reasoning in T-521/14 matters greatly. It exposes a structural weakness in the EU’s risk governance system by reminding the Commission that strong private opposition to regulatory action does not justify tampering with the level of environmental or health protection set by the legislator. The now adopted criteria indicate that this lesson was not taken to heart.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 European journal of risk regulation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2016 11:18 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2016 11:18 |
Published Version: | http://ejrr.lexxion.eu/article/EJRR/2016/3/19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Lexxion |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106262 |