PIC, Regulation (EU) 649/2012: implementation of the Rotterdam Convention on prior informed consent procedure
The Prior Informed Consent Regulation (PIC, Regulation (EU) 649/2012) administers the import and export of certain hazardous chemicals and places obligations on companies who wish to export these chemicals to non-EU countries. It implements, within the European Union, the Rotterdam…
The Final Rule and the violation of Federal laws
In a recent Final Rule, The Federal Railway Administration (FRA) has increased or modified its maximum and minimum civil penalties for violations of Federal laws regarding hazardous materials transportation. Text of the Final Rule can be found here: VIEW THE SOURCE
Do you wash your hands with soap? And do you know what soap is?
Soap, which has been known for over 2,000 years, is prepared from naturally-occurring fats, such as cotton-seed or linseed oil, soya-bean oil, ground-nut, palm oil and coconut oil, by boiling with alkali: Glycerin stearate + Sodium hydroxide = Glycerin hydroxide …
The role of translator
Translation is a very complex and delicate process. It is not enough to have thorough knowledge of a foreign language. It is also absolutely necessary to have a textual and linguistic competence of one’s native language in all its expressive…
