Tobias Baumgartner

Global food legislation : an overview

The book contains introductions to the food regulations of the following countries or communities of states: The EU Brazil Canada China India Japan Russia South Korea Switzerland USA Each country is discussed in terms of - The legal framework of food regulation - A description of food safety authorities and enforcement procedures - A description of basic principles of food law (e.g. traceability, precautionary principle) - An overview of selected regulation areas (e.g. food labeling, nutrition facts, health claims, food hygiene, food additives, flavours, genetically modified food, novel food) - A brief overview of accountability regulations (product liability) - Special topics and challenges, developments and perspectives - Main internet sources for food regulation and food safety authorities

Rule of law in Europe – current challenges: 8th Network Europe Conference, Moscow, 10th–13th July 2016

The rule of law is a legally binding constitutional principle which is rec-ognised as one of the founding prin-ciples inherent to all constitutional systems of the Member States of the EU and the Council of Europe. To strengthen the rule of law in the EU, the European Commission put forward a new EU framework in March 2014.The contributions to the 8th Network Europe Conference discuss the concept, the legal basis and current challenges of the rule of law principle in Europe as well as the efficiency of the new EU instruments to enforce it.