COMMISSION REPORT
November 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLDESPITE the disruption caused by the BSE and Foot and Mouth crises to the smooth operation of the EU bovine leather market, the epidemics may actually help the industry prosper in the future, a new European Commission study has claimed.Its Report on the Promotion of Competitiveness and Employment in the European Leather and Tanning Industry, says that the creation of efficient information systems to ensure the traceability of products to ensure that they are free of the diseases, "could help improve the free movement of products in the leather ...
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