Marcus Navin-Jones joined Keller and Heckman in 2010. Mr. Navin-Jones is a UK qualified lawyer who specializes in EU Regulatory law. His practice focuses on EU environmental law, product safety and liability law, EU chemical control law, packaging & labeling law and free movement of goods/services issues.
Mr. Navin-Jones advises on all compliance and litigation aspects regarding EU environmental law including pollution, waste, recyclable and recycled products, bio-fuels, energy and renewable energy, emission trading (such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme) and liability regarding environmental damage.
Mr. Navin-Jones assists clients on all issues regarding product safety and liability, in particular clients in the nanotechnology, toys, cosmetics and medical device industries. Where breach of contractual and/or legal requirements arise, Mr. Navin-Jones assists in product recalls, authority-facing communications, RAPEX and RASFF notifications, defense of claims, limitation of liability and other legal crisis management issues. He also provides legal opinions on general compliance issues as regards the GPSD, Defective Products Directive, New Approach Directives (including conformity with the essential safety requirements and relevant harmonised standards), etc.
Mr. Navin-Jones provides advice on EU chemical control law in particular, compliance with REACH, CLP and GHS, WEEE and RoHS, the BPD, the PPPD (91/414) and all relevant proposed/recast legislation. He also advises on issues regarding the transportation of dangerous goods on roadways and rail (ADR/RID).
Mr. Navin-Jones assists clients with pre-market approval of products and the defence of existing products (such as nano-enabled products). When clients encounter obstacles to trade, he advises on market access, free movement of goods/services, mutual recognition, and removal and/or circumvention of trade barriers, in particular as concerns Articles 34-36 TFEU, the Goods Package and the Mutual Recognition Regulation.
In addition, Mr. Navin-Jones regularly publishes articles in various publications such as Chemical Watch.
Mr. Navin-Jones speaks fluent Spanish and conversational French.
News, Events & Articles
News
Dec 02, 2011, Azim Chowdhury edits FDLI's "Tobacco Regulation and Compliance: An Essential Resource" publication
Nov 21, 2011, Associate Marcus Navin-Jones to Speak at Annual Conference on European Food Law 2011
Oct 18, 2011, Associate Marcus Navin-Jones to Present at International Fresenius Conference: The Biocidal Products Regulation
Events
Jun 28, 2012, Register Today for a Webinar: The Substitution Principle Comes to California -- Learning from the EU Experience - June 28, 2012
Jun 26, 2012, Register Today for a Webinar: Managing the REACH Authorization Process - June 26, 2012
Apr 18, 2012, Register Today! Practical Primer on Pesticides Seminar April 18-19, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Mar 29, 2012, Impact of New EU Biocidal Products Regulation on Food Contact Materials Course
Jan 23, 2012, Register Today: Selected Topics on REACH and the Biocidal Products Directive for U.S. Companies Webinar
Oct 24, 2011, Register Today! - Chemical Control Law Seminar - October 24-26, 2011
May 17, 2011, REACH Authorisation Seminar: Application Process in Practice - Legal and Scientific Challenges
Register Today: Selected Topics on REACH and the Biocidal Products Directive for U.S. Companies Webinar
Articles
May 15, 2012, New Biocidal Products Regulation Expands the Role of the ECHA Board of Appeals
May 15, 2012, Low Risk Biocides Get a New Lease on Life Under the Biocidal Products Regulation
Mar 22, 2011, REACH Alert: June 1, 2011- the Other Looming REACH Deadline
Mar 11, 2011, The Constantly Pending PMN: Low Volume Exemption Applications Are Living Documents
Feb 28, 2011, Environmental Alert: Korean REACH-Like Proposal Released for Public Comment
Feb 08, 2011, REACH Alert: Tips to Securing European Markets - Avoiding Annex XIV Listing Under REACH
Feb 07, 2011, REACH Alert: How Are Candidate List Substances Prioritized for Authorisation?
Feb 07, 2011, REACH Alert: Europe Gears Up to Attack High Risk Substances
Jan 31, 2011, Environmental Alert: Korea Proposes "REACH-SMART"
Sep 29, 2010, Proposed EU Biocidal Products Regulation