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A number of Members of the Scottish, UK and European Parliament had lodged a petition for judicial review to a UK court (in Scotland) to determine whether the notification under Article 50 (to leave the EU) could be unilaterally revoked. More

On 4 December 2018, an Advocate General (Mr. Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona) at the Court of Justice of the EU issued his formal (non-binding) opinion that the UK would be able to unilaterally cancel its withdrawal from the EU. According to Mr Sanchez-Bordona, if a country decided to leave the EU, it should also have the power to change its mind during the two-year exit process specified in Article 50 TEU. The Court of Justice still needs to rule on the matter. More

The final wording of the proposed Directive on single-use plastics (SUP) is expected to be determined in an upcoming trilogue meeting between the EU Council and the European Parliament scheduled for 6 December 2018, where both institutions will aim to reconcile their diverging views on the scope of products covered, and other equally contested topics. The Directive seeks to introduce an EU-wide ban on several SUP products, including cotton buds, plastic cutlery, plates and straws. More

C430: Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports into the Union of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China: change of name and address of a company subject to an individual duty rate More