GenevaLunch » regulations http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Cannabis growing and sales legalized in French-speaking Switzerland, except as a drughttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/27/cannabis-growing-and-sales-legalized-in-french-speaking-switzerland-except-as-a-drug/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/27/cannabis-growing-and-sales-legalized-in-french-speaking-switzerland-except-as-a-drug/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:37:51 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68264 GenevaLunch.com THC can’t go higher than 1% under new law GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Six of Switzerland’s French-speaking cantons have a law as of 27 March covering the agricultural product cannabis, as distinguished from the popular drug marijuana, largely to give police a clearer framework for going after illegal use of the plant. Farmers can [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/27/cannabis-growing-and-sales-legalized-in-french-speaking-switzerland-except-as-a-drug/feed/ 0 Swiss president says talks with US still moving, but partner “not easy”http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/13/swiss-president-says-talks-with-us-still-moving-but-partner-not-easy/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/13/swiss-president-says-talks-with-us-still-moving-but-partner-not-easy/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:01:39 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65201 GenevaLunch.com President, head of bankers’ association, say road ahead rough for bank competivity GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss financial industry is facing tough times which are not likely to soon be easier, two financial leaders said at separate press conferences Thursday. Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Sclumpf, who is also the country’s finance minister, met with journalists 12 [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/13/swiss-president-says-talks-with-us-still-moving-but-partner-not-easy/feed/ 0 Horns of a wood-burning dilemma: forest vs fine particleshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/10/horns-of-a-wood-burning-dilemma-forest-vs-fine-particles/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/10/horns-of-a-wood-burning-dilemma-forest-vs-fine-particles/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:54:34 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63424 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – More than 15 percent of fine particles, those minuscule bits of dust that are harmful to health, come from wood-burning stoves, the Swiss federal government now says, twice the amount shown by earlier research. Reducing the quantity is a public health priority, with the popularity of  home fireplaces growing, but an changes [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/10/horns-of-a-wood-burning-dilemma-forest-vs-fine-particles/feed/ 0 Swiss president says country won’t be joining EU soon (update 2)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/21/swiss-president-says-country-wont-be-joining-eu-soon-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/21/swiss-president-says-country-wont-be-joining-eu-soon-update/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 22:40:13 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=57959 GenevaLunch.com Update 24 May  GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The caution that often typifies Swiss politicians’ speech disappeared for a moment Friday night when Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey, asked if Switzerland would like to become a member of the European Union, said bluntly and for the first time, according to local journalists, “I have to say no; the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/21/swiss-president-says-country-wont-be-joining-eu-soon-update/feed/ 1 Bern raises green bar for TVs, fluorescent lights, other applianceshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/06/bern-raises-green-bar-for-tvs-fluorescent-lights-other-appliances/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/06/bern-raises-green-bar-for-tvs-fluorescent-lights-other-appliances/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 08:00:24 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=57313 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland is extending tougher energy regulations to more home appliances, including television sets, and to fluorescent lighting and public lighting. The country’s energy label will be aligned with that of the European Union at the same time, Bern announced Friday 6 May. The government has opened a public hearing on the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/06/bern-raises-green-bar-for-tvs-fluorescent-lights-other-appliances/feed/ 1 Swiss gov’t says no reprieve on airline carry-on restrictionshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/21/swiss-govt-says-no-reprieve-on-airline-carry-on-restrictions/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/21/swiss-govt-says-no-reprieve-on-airline-carry-on-restrictions/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:24:51 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=56861 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Aviation Office will not change current policy covering what liquids airline passengers may carry on board, it announced Thursday 21 April. Some European Union countries are easing their policies, the Swiss office notes, but Switzerland, after reviewing the situation, will maintain current regulations. The decision means that passengers [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/21/swiss-govt-says-no-reprieve-on-airline-carry-on-restrictions/feed/ 2 US boats reduce their passenger capacitieshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/05/us-boats-reduce-their-passenger-capacities/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/05/us-boats-reduce-their-passenger-capacities/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:42:36 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=56105 GenevaLunch.com US boats are taking on board fewer passengers thanks to new regulations that went into effect at the end of March, which reflect the heftier size of Americans. The US Coast Guard has adapted boat safety regulations that specify how many passengers a boat can carry, based on weight, according to the Federal Register. They [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/23/japans-tap-water-safety-radiation-in-food-spark-science-debates/feed/ 1 Swiss voting on gun safety this weekend (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/02/11/swiss-voting-on-gun-safety-this-weekend-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/02/11/swiss-voting-on-gun-safety-this-weekend-update/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:42:45 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=53889 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss voters are turning in their ballots to decide on tightening regulations covering firearms. Many of them are doing so Friday using local commune’s special ballot boxes before they head for the mountains, rather than turning up in person to vote Sunday 13 February. The popular referendum is supported by Socialists [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/02/11/swiss-voting-on-gun-safety-this-weekend-update/feed/ 0 Swiss tighten bank capital rules a year ahead of worldhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/11/swiss-tighten-bank-capital-rules-a-year-ahead-of-world/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/11/swiss-tighten-bank-capital-rules-a-year-ahead-of-world/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:20:01 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=49756 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss banks will have tougher capital requirements for trading, known as the Capital Adeqacy Ordinance, starting 1 January 2011, a year ahead of the rest of the world, the Swiss Federal Council (cabinet) announced Wednesday 10 November. New capital requirements have been drawn up by the Basel Committee of central bankers, [...]

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