PROC 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Precautionary Principle, Electric Power Transmission, Legal Personality
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Should preventative measures be adopted in private law (see the text i read : Friday, november 18, 2016: the industry would say that it has not been scientifically proven in 1974. In 1977, the french government released a decree for a threshold limit (if this level is succeeded then we need to try to fix it) = but no preventative measures, but they did put in place a committee. In 1996 found more evidence and found a more positive conclusion that asbestos has been responsible with death and major epidemic of lung cancer. Association formed for asbestos victims to make a ban on asbestos. In the end of 1996, there is a total ban of manufacture, sale and all forms of asbestos. The impact of the obligation to be informed. Would change the regime of private liability regime. Should only be part of the public regime.