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UNIDO CHEMICAL LEASING PLAN - REDUCING CHEMICAL STOCKPILES



STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

A GROUNDBREAKING business plan of chemical leasing, designed to stop manufacturers over-purchasing potentially dangerous substances, is being promoted in developing and emerging market countries by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). It is working with the Austrian government to introduce the system, which leaves suppliers owning their chemicals, leasing them as a service, rather than selling them as goods.…

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ISO TIRE BLOW-OUT SENSOR STANDARD



STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL

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THE INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has launched a new standard designed to advise component-makers and auto assemblers on designing and fitting tire pressure sensors, to best warn drivers of blow-out risks. These occur generally when tires are under-inflated, something that drivers can easily miss, and are a common cause of accidents.…

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EU CONSOLIDATED CORPORATE TAXATION BASE - EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is planning to press ahead with technical preparations for a potentially controversial move to create a common consolidated corporate tax base for European Union (EU) companies.

In a report, it said that detailed plans needed to be drawn up for member states to make a political decision on whether to back the idea or not.…

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BHUTAN- GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS FEATURE - DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS



BY KENCHO WANGDI, in Thimphu, Bhutan

WHAT is happiness, really? In conventional development theory, it equals money and prosperity, as measured by GNP (Gross National Product).

But Bhutan, the famously remote and beautiful Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas, has been trying out a different concept.…

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JAPAN MONEY LAUNDERING FEATURE



BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

THE HEADLINES in the Japanese press in recent months are likely to have

piqued the interest of anyone looking for a destination where ill-gotten

gains can be made to appear legitimate, let alone the concern of global

money-laundering authorities.…

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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS MILK PRODUCTS COMMITTEE STANDARDS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

WORLD food standards body Codex Alimentarius has drafted revised guidelines for the production of many famous cheeses. These include cheddar, camembert, brie, mozzarella, edam, gouda, emmental, cottage cheese, cream cheese, saint-paulin, provolone, havarti, as well as coulommiers, danbo, samso, tilsiter, whey cheeses and dairy fat spreads.…

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BRITAIN CONFECTIONARY DUMMY BAN



BY KEITH NUTHALL

IMITATION confectionary baby dummies from Britain’s JTS (International) Ltd and Italy’s Casa Del Dolce have been withdrawn from sale in the UK through safety concerns, the European Commission’s RAPEX consumer protection alert service has reported.

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SILICOSIS EU UNION EMPLOYERS VOLUNTARY HEALTH AND SAFETY AGREEMENT



BY KEITH NUTHALL

CERTAIN construction, building materials and related transport workers are to be protected from breathing potentially hazardous crystalline silica dust by a novel voluntary health and safety agreement between European Union (EU) employer and employee organisations. This dust causes silicosis, a potentially fatal lung condition.…

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UNIDO CHEMICAL LEASING PLAN - REDUCING CHEMICAL STOCKPILES



BY KEITH NUTHALL

A GROUNDBREAKING business plan of chemical leasing, designed to stop manufacturers over-purchasing potentially dangerous substances, is being promoted in developing and emerging market countries by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). It is working with the Austrian government to introduce the system, which leaves suppliers owning their chemicals, leasing them as a service, rather than selling them as goods.…

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CONFECTIONARY DUMMIES



BY KEITH NUTHALL

IMITATION confectionary baby dummies from Britain’s JTS (International) Ltd and Italy’s Casa Del Dolce have been withdrawn from sale in the UK through safety concerns, the European Commission has reported.

ENDS…

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