Legal Issues Case Study

Legal Issues Case Study



Legal Issues Case Study

Part 1

Explain to Cathy how EU law, particularly directives, can have a major effect on British business practice?

The explanation regarding EU laws is given to Cathy as “EU law of directives can have a major effect on British business practice; it is a form of legislation that is directed by a member of the state.” They set out the objective and policies regarding business that need to adopted in the business industry. The term directive is passed by the member of the state, and the domestic legislation is given to the member within two years of its registration as a member. The directives are acquired for the human safety as they can ban the products that run in the business, they can accumulate free trade, and they can also establish common social policies regarding health and safety of the products. So the EU directives can affect the business related products (European Law, 2013, pp.1).

There are some directives that directly affect the business, and it is incorporated by domestic legislation in UK it includes as the working time directive as it includes time regulations in the business. There is an equal pay directive which affects the equal pay of the employees. There is a protection of employment directive that protects the employees working in the business industry. So the directive is established for the health care and safety of citizens. In the directives, there are minimum standards are set out for the solution of the problem such as in waste water directive there are minimum standards set for the water and sewerage but higher standards regarding water and sewerage were applied by the member of the state. There is a legal force enacted in national legislation once the EU directive is adopted for the business purpose (European Law, 2013, pp.1).

The British business practice law related to Cathy case depicts that a substance that is used for hair dying named PPD (paraphenylenediamine or p-phenylenediamine) is an ingredient used in permanent (also known as oxidative) hair colorants. The 27 EU member states had allowed the PPD use as it is permitted by the European Cosmetics Directive in 2009. So there are contradictions regarding media reports that PPD is banned in several European countries and the US, but the European Cosmetic Directive clearly states that the products that are used for hair dyes is verified under the safety laws. So the PPD not yet banned neither in European countries nor in US. The illegal substances that are associated with the cosmetic business should be banned as for the safety of the citizens (The Facts about PPD and Hair Colorants, 2013, pp.1).

The European Commission Expert panel had stated that PPD is not dangerous as the products that are manufactured by the companies they are tested by the qualified professional assessors before they sold in the market. The cosmetic and hair dyes have a legal requirement for the safety of the citizen they are strictly assessed ...