EU LEGISLATION

Edit Answers
123456789
Across
  1. 1. A group of European countries that participates in the world economy as one economic unit and operates under one official currency, the euro. The EU's goal is to create a barrier-free trade zone and to enhance economic wealth by creating more efficiency within its marketplace.
  2. 3. ANOTHER WORD FOR RULE
  3. 4. The government seeks to make sure that there are no sudden general rises in prices. They do this through the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England which sets interest rates. Interest rates are put up if there is a danger of people borrowing and spending too much, thus pushing prices up. Raising interest rates makes it more expensive for businesses to borrow money. It also makes it more expensive for consumers to borrow money. They then have less to spend, which helps to force down prices.
  4. 5. policy Education and training is seen in the UK as having a valuable contribution to make to business life. The government plays an important part in forcing through education and training changes, for example by creating more Vocational Subjects in the school curriculum.
  5. 6. The government can promote trade, encourage sales of British goods abroad (exports), or discourage goods coming in from other countries (imports).
  6. 8. A food is presumed unsafe if it does not comply with the EU (or national) legislation governing its safety. As an example, this could be a food that contains an allergenic ingredient, which should be labelled in accordance with Directive 2000/13/EC, but is not
  7. 9. According to the general hygiene requirements it is good food hygiene practice to protect foods from contamination. Such a contamination could be represented by excessive amounts of cross-contact allergens. The regulation defines indeed a contamination as the presence or introduction of a hazard.
Down
  1. 2. Many of the laws of this country have been in existence for a long time. Others are much newer. New legislation can be made at a European Union, national or local level. These laws set out how people can and should behave towards one another, and particularly, how business should be conducted. They are very important in setting 'the rules of the game'.
  2. 7. Businesses can make a valuable contribution to the community by the taxes they pay. In return, the government can help businesses by spending money on projects like airports, roads, aid to developing countries and many other items.