Following the practice set by previous editions, this new sixth edition of Rudden and Wyatt's trusted handbook provides the reader with the latest information available on the current trends and developments in Community law. This present volume updates legislation to take account of theaccession of Austria, Finland and Sweden as member states. Public supply contracts are dealt with alongside public works contracts with relevant current texts cited in detail. In the area of competition law, the new Commission notice on the distinction between concentrative and cooperative jointventures is included and annotated. The product liability directive joins the unfair contracts terms directive in a new consumer protection chapter. New to this edition as well is a chapter on environmental law which contains an assessment of the waste framework directive and the environmentalimpact assessment directive. There is also a new external relations chapter, which contains the new regulations on anti-dumping and the exercise of the Community's right under international trade rules.