Maarten-Christiaens

Articles - Klimaatverandering staat hoog op de agenda van de Europese Commissie. Op 4 maart 2020 stelde de Commissie de Verordening van het Europees Parlement en de Raad tot vaststelling van een kader voor de totstandkoming van klimaatneutraliteit en tot wijziging van Verordening (EU) 2018/1999 (Europese klimaatwet) voor. De Europese klimaatwet is één van de tools om de doelstellingen van de Europese Green Deal te realiseren.

Articles - On 19 December 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the concept of 'biocidal product', as defined in article 3 of Regulation 528/2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, in a case on a cleaning product primarily used "to ensure the absence of mould". According to the CJEU, the concept of ‘biocidal product’ is to be interpreted broadly, hereby also broadening the scope of application of Regulation 528/2012.

Short Reads - The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.

Articles - On Friday 21 December 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Dutch government in the Urgenda-case, hence upholding the order of the Court of Appeal of The Hague. The The Hague Court of Appeal ordered the Dutch State in 2018 (confirming the 2015 decision of the The Hague Court of first instance) to reduce Dutch greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to 1990, by the end of 2020. As other climate cases, such as the Belgian one, are in their final stages of proceedings, this decision sets an important precedent.