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EU Regulatory and Litigation Practice

Partner

Peter Kugel is a specialist in Environmental, Health & Safety Risk Regulation and has a broad EU Regulatory & Litigation practice in environment, chemicals, food and drug law.

Peter has a particular interest in the role of science and expert opinion in the law and policy of hazard and risk regulation as well as the use of scientific evidence in regulatory decision-making procedures and in judicial review of science based measures by courts.

He focuses on law and policy of chemical control, downstream use of chemicals, free movement of goods and all kinds of market access conditions, occupational health and safety obligations and product safety requirements (marketing and use restrictions, substance classification, product authorization, EU-wide substance approval, packaging and labeling requirements, claims, CE-marking, ‘green marketing’, eco-labeling, sector specific requirements, etc.).

Peter further practices European and International Environmental law and concenrates on matters of sustainable development and product stewardship (air, soil and water quality, (hazardous) waste management, emission and resource efficiency, nature and biodiversity laws, marine and coastal protection, etc.).

In addition, he has experience in EU and International fisheries law (quota issues, partnership agreements, etc.).

English, Dutch, French and German

Member of the Brussels Bar (E-List) Member of the Breda Bar (The Netherlands) Member of the Advisory Board to the Dutch Knowledge Network on Biocides (KNB) Member of the European Food Law Association (EFLA) Member of the Dutch association for EU Law (NEVER) Member of the Dutch association for environmental law (VMR) Member of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

LL.M in European Law, College of Europe, Belgium (2003) JD, Leiden University, The Netherlands (2002)