Several legal-economic authors have argued that cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of regulation is superior to the
precautionary principle as a policy-making tool.
In response to the European Union's argument that WTO agreements should be read to accord with the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol and the
precautionary principle, the United States argued that only WTO trade law should be evaluated before the dispute panel.
We have a responsibility to apply the
precautionary principle.
Our findings indicate that a major function of the
precautionary principle is the redistribution of the burden of scientific uncertainty.
The
precautionary principle is a cornerstone element of many international regulatory regimes, including REACH.
This is the requirement of the
precautionary principle [2 and 15].
following the
precautionary principle are to err on the side of caution.
Pettersson, who earlier worked for Socialstyrelsen, the National Board of Health and Welfare, also recommended that Swedish municipalities deal with the
precautionary principle in a way that would not stop the development of wireless and broadband networks
I] n our regulation of food and consumer products, we don't implement the
precautionary principle.
While this may not sound so bad, the problem with the companies that earned an F compared to those that received As and Bs (which include Heinz, ConAgra, General Mills and Nestle) is that they have become "laggards," falling behind in an industry that is otherwise adopting the
precautionary principle towards BPA.
In response to this challenge, many regulators have employed the
precautionary principle as a way of giving objective structure to their systems.
The
precautionary principle is one of the central concepts of modern environmental policy.
