In Europe the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive limits the use of many toxic materials in new electronic products sold in the European Union.

欧洲的有害物质限制(RoHS)指令限定了在欧盟国家出售的新的电子产品中使用许多有毒原料。

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For example, the European Union directive of 1985 establishes requirements for EIA in all member countries.

例如，欧盟1985年的法令要求所有成员国开展EIA。

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But external factors have helped, too. In particular, a European Union directive requires Britain to derive 15% of its energy demand from renewables by 2020.

其中同样也有外部作用，尤其是欧盟促进可再生能源使用指令，其要求到2020年，英国必须有15%的电力来源于可再生能源。

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Fish Legal has been arguing that this position deprives the public of a necessary legal right to data on water pollution and should be referred to the European Court of Justice, since the EIR implement a European Union directive stemming from the Aarhus Convention on public access to environmental information.

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The Trades Union Congress says Britain's policy of allowing companies to opt-out of the European Union Working Time Directive, meaning people to work over the 48-hour a week limit on a "voluntary" basis, meant the protection it offered could be circumvented.

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The Council of Ministers of the European Union approved a draft directive to that effect in June.

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