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 Impact of legislation on exports of EOs from India  Human resource management: a polyclinic approach

 Mr. Jens-Achim Protzen, Consultant,   timeframe” could have “huge effects   he Board of Directors of a large
 Joh  Vogel  KG,  pointed  to  the  likely   on SMEs.”  company was discussing a pro-  RAJEEV M. PANDIA
 impact of EU legislations on exports   Tposal recommended by the         dles. Using these and the medical acu-
 of important EOs from India.  Biological Diversity Act, 2002  Management team to acquire another   men, the doctor did the diagnosis and
 Dr. Neeti Wilson, Anand & Anand,   company,  with which it shared  many   a compounder in a corner of the clinic
 In the harmonised system of Classi-  dwelt on the provisions of the Bio-  synergies.  The prospect had many   handed over the tablets  and mixtures.
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 fication and Labelling (CLP) of   logical Diversity Act, 2002, as appli-  advantages and these were highlighted in   This, typically, led to a solution of most
 chemicals the focus today is on car-  cable to the EOs industry. While the   the  presentation. It meant  integration   medical problems.
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 ruptors. Point  to  the example of tea   Mr. Jens-Achim Protzen  due to the State (as the resources   tion of resources and regional leader-  integration  and morale be impacted?  cated, in tandem with lifestyles, and as
 IndiaChemTrade provides consolidated trade statistics
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 tree oil, he noted that it is not permit-  fi le of an EO equals to the calculated  became the property of the State, not the   ship. It was evident that though the past  Did  the company have a job rotation  the sophistication of medical diagnos-
 basis, exports and imports of chemicals and related
 of India. The information provided here is based on the
 ted for cosmetic use; while its use  sum of the properties of its consti-  citizen) were framed in 2014. Now in   performance of the target company had  policy?  Had the  senior management  tics increased, the institution of general
 in aromatherapy at levels more than  tutents, while the revision of REACH  2024 amendments are in place.  been severely eroded by lack of appro-  team been regularly evaluated by way  physicians gave way to polyclinics,
 products through the major ports in India — a vital
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 0.3% is not allowed.   could lead to increased information   priate management talent, fi nances and  of potential appraisal? Were assessment  with a wide range of specialists coexis-
 source of commercial intelligence. Find out on-line
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 The Act includes plants, animals,
 requirement as the chemicals in the
 how international markets are moving; where your   of India. The database can be searched by: Chemical   execution of clearly defi ned strategy, it  and  development  centres  set  up from  ting with multiple diagnostic centres,
 Early signs in so far as p-cymene is  1-10 tonnes and 10-100 ranges, are  micro-organisms, their parts and deri-
 competitors are exporting and at what price; where   Name/Harmonised Code to obtain the consolidated   was eminently suited as a candidate, if  time to time? What was the HR strategy  to cater to pathology, radiography and
 concerned is disturbing, and a decision  combined into one category spanning  vatives, which will cover EOs. “It   these shortcomings could be corrected.  and how was it aligned with the corpo-  specifi c  organ  function  tests.  (As  the
 imports are coming from and how their prices are
 trade (import or export) in that item; or by Country to
 on it  is expected by  June. “Reprotox 1  1-100 tonnes with stricter chemical  aims to ensure there is no bio-piracy.   The Board was informed that once  rate strategy?  fi eld evolves further, it is easy to visua-
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 classifi cation  would  lead  to  no  cos-  assessment. “The focus is shifting to  Access of resource occurring in India   these building blocks were brought in   lise expert systems, using artifi cial intel-
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 metic use, including no carryover from  hazard from risk concept. Safe use is  will  need  sharing  of  benefi ts  with   by the acquirer, a turnaround was nearly   The debate eventually  resulted in  ligence, replacing the human specialists
 essential oils. All individual substan-  off the agenda.”  government, and permission from the   certain.  the conclusion that though the com-  in future).
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 added, includes a series of new initia-  the alternatives?” “Flower oils and ex-  strative  frameworks  is  in  place,   customer base, application  develop-  highly demanding acquisition. It  was  function was to handle union matters,
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 measures and include revision of CLP   institutions, which can be a problem as   advantages and international competitive-  management team had a clear and con-  pliance. The function of HR has come
 and REACH. The former could lead to   Mr. Protzen described the legisla-  State Biodiversity Boards are getting   ness. These were suitably answered.  vincing HR strategy in place to address  a long way since then and it is now
 a conclusion that the eco-toxicity pro-  tions as “too ambitious by content and  aggressive in its implementation.  At that stage, an independent director  the acquisition needs.  common to see the Head of HR, suit-
       asked about the adequacy of manage-                                ably designated, being regarded as an
       ment bandwidth of the company to run   This example demonstrates the  important part of the top management
       the existing business, execute its own  importance and complexity that the HR  team, with a key role in multiple areas
       signifi cant growth plans and to concur-  function has acquired in a typical cor-  that have a signifi cant impact on corpo-
       rently turnaround the target company,  porate hierarchy.  A recently  released  rate performance.
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