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Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013	Who's Really in Charge of European Drug Registration? The European Commission blocks the authorization of a life-saving liver drug outside of France.
Chemistry World February 13, 2013 Alexander Hellemans	ESRF upgrade gears up for industry The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, has called on its user community to discuss the scientific prospects of a second phase of an upgrade, to be completed by 2020.
Chemistry World February 7, 2013 Andrew Turley	BASF drops GM potato projects BASF has announced that it is no longer seeking EU marketing approval for its controversial genetically modified potatoes.
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Andrew Turley	Reach reviewed: no change required Chemical regulation in the EU is working as it should be, although there is room for improvement in its implementation, according to a long-awaited review from the European commission.
Chemistry World February 5, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU proposes neonicotinoid pesticide ban The European Commission has proposed suspending the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides on any agricultural crops that attract bees, populations of which have steadily declined in recent decades.
Chemistry World January 29, 2013 Patrick Walter	Graphene hits the funding jackpot Graphene, the atom-thick layer of carbon, is one of two big winners to emerge from the European commission's future and emerging technologies competition. The other big winner was the human brain project.
Chemistry World January 18, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies.
Chemistry World January 16, 2013 Andrew Turley	UK companies struggling with Reach Companies in the UK are failing to recognize the implications of the Reach (registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals) regulation, according to a report by EEF, a UK industry group.
Chemistry World January 14, 2013 Anthony King	Sweetener in the clear once more The artificial sweetener aspartame has been given the all-clear by the European Food Safety Authority. After an evaluation of 'all available information' the authority concluded that aspartame poses no safety concerns for consumers.
Chemistry World January 14, 2013 Andrew Turley	Laropiprant recalled Merck & Co has said it is recalling Tredaptive cholesterol tablets in response to trial results that raised safety concerns and the recommendations of a European Medicines Agency safety panel.
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