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The European Commission has opened a consultation on the adoption of amendments (currently available in draft form) to the European Union’s law on the transboundary shipment of waste. These amendments are intended to allow the EU to give effect to recent changes to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (the Convention) which significantly extend the Convention’s scope in relation to plastic waste. The consultation opened on 24 June 2020 and will close at midnight (Brussels time) on 22 July 2020.

Continue reading the full GT Alert, “EU Opens Consultation on Rules for Transboundary Plastic Waste Shipments.”

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Photo of Marijn Bodelier Marijn Bodelier

Marijn Bodelier focuses on public law, environmental law, and real estate. Marijn has particular experience with respect to project developments, permitting, enforcement, sustainability, renewable energy projects and regulatory compliance. Marijn is Co-Chair of GT’s global Hydrogen Group.

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Marijn Bodelier focuses on public law, environmental law, and real estate. Marijn has particular experience with respect to project developments, permitting, enforcement, sustainability, renewable energy projects and regulatory compliance. Marijn is Co-Chair of GT’s global Hydrogen Group.

Marijn has a seat in the appeals committee of the city of Alkmaar, he is a guest lecturer at Groningen University, and a regular author of in Dutch legal journals on public law, environmental law and regulatory matters. He completed his master’s degree in Law at Maastricht University cum laude and finished the post-graduate education Environmental and Planning Law of the Grotius Academy cum laude in 2012. He is an active member of the Dutch Environmental Attorneys’ Association (Vereniging van Milieurecht Advocaten).

According the 2022 edition of The Legal 500, “Marijn Bodelier is easily accessible, acts quickly and provides sound advice with regard to the public law aspects.”

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Aonghus Heatley acts for GT’s UK and international clients across various industry sectors in relation to virtually all aspects of English and European Union environmental law.

Aonghus advises clients on regulatory matters, environmental claims, sustainability, climate change, and health and safety issues in…

Aonghus Heatley acts for GT’s UK and international clients across various industry sectors in relation to virtually all aspects of English and European Union environmental law.

Aonghus advises clients on regulatory matters, environmental claims, sustainability, climate change, and health and safety issues in addition to advising on general corporate and commercial matters as part of GT’s wider London Corporate group.

In 2017/2018, Aonghus undertook a part-time secondment to Volvo Truck Corporation (part of the Volvo Group) in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Jacomijn Christ focuses her practice on corporate law, data protection, antitrust, environmental law and real estate. Jacomijn advises on public law aspects in transactions, has experience with regulatory and data protection law issues, and has dealt with environmental and real estate related cases.

Jacomijn Christ focuses her practice on corporate law, data protection, antitrust, environmental law and real estate. Jacomijn advises on public law aspects in transactions, has experience with regulatory and data protection law issues, and has dealt with environmental and real estate related cases.

Jacomijn is also involved in GT’s China practice in Europe in this capacity, and has experience in working with Chinese mainland clients across a wide-range of sectors, including manufacturing, sales, technology and e-commerce.