The Seveso II Directive in New European Member States: the Case of Slovenia.

New member states have adopted European legislation in the field of environmental protection and after its adoption they put this legislation into power. The article deals with the problems with implementation of the Seveso II Directive, which have been discovered by the reviewing safety reports, submitted to the competent authority. At first glance the legislation does not seem to be very problematic, but after a closer look a number of problems can be unveiled which we think could be of interest to a wider community.

A randomized comparative trial of Nova-T and TCu200Ag in Yugoslavia.

The contraceptive efficacy and clinical performance of Nova-T and TCu200Ag were studied in a randomized comparative study with 819 interval acceptors. The 1- and 2-year gross termination rates were evaluated by means of the life-table method. The 12-month pregnancy rates were 1.

[Actinomyces-like organisms in users of intrauterine contraception].

Actinomyces-like organisms (ALO) were found in 6.9% of cervical smears in 2133 IUD users. The chance of having co-infection with Trichomonas vaginalis was 2.

Influence of oral contraceptives on the incidence of premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix.

The effect of oral contraceptive use on the development of severe dysplasia, carcinoma in situ and invasive carcinoma of the cervix was studied by a prospective longitudinal survey of 32,000 women. They were enrolled into the study between the ages of 15 and 39. Some had started oral contraceptive use before enrollment, others started after enrollment and some remained non-users throughout the study period.