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BY KEITH NUTHALL
CRIMINALS dream of a world without police and although such a concept might seem science-fiction, it is actually easy to commit offences away from the eyes of law enforcement: just hire a boat. On the high seas, there is no-one watching, which is why fishing crime is so common and difficult to detect.…

Keith Nuthall
TEXTILE imports from the United States will carry retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union because of the erection of controversial ‘safeguard’ duties by Washington to protect the American steel industry.

The European Commission is asking EU ministers to approve duties on a selected range of products.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union is to grant Argentina some leeway over its dismantling of controls on the export of its bovine hides and the import of finished leather, as required by a World Trade Organisation disputes panel ruling, which went against Buenos Aires.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission will propose the creation “as quickly as possible” of an EU administrative system for verifying the legality of imported wood products. This will be part of a promised EU action plan against illegal logging discussed at the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade workshop held in Brussels from April 22 to 24.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
INTERNATIONAL moves to remove the maximum permitted dose of irradiation for food could lead to a major world trade dispute, which could undermine European Union regulations, says the London-based Food Irradiation Campaign, (FIC).

A joint study by the Food and Agricultural Organisation, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organisation has concluded that “no upper dose limit need be imposed” as irradiated foods are deemed “wholesome throughout the technologically useful dose range.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SHOE and fashion accessory imports from the United States are to be a focus of retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union because of the erection of controversial ‘safeguard’ duties by Washington to protect the American steel industry.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union is to grant Argentina some leeway over its dismantling of controls on the export of its bovine hides and the import of finished leather, as required by a World Trade Organisation disputes panel ruling, which went against Buenos Aires.…

Keith Nuthall
AUTOMOBILE industry products and components from the United States will be a focus of retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union because of Washington’s controversial ‘safeguard’ duties protecting the American steel industry.

The European Commission has asked EU ministers to approve a selected range of products, where the levying of duty will cause pain to US exporters.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PHILIPPINES government has imposed safeguard duties on imports of ceramic floor and wall tiles, to protect its domestic industry from a boom in trade. Following a complaint from the Philippines’ Ceramic Tiles Manufacturers Association, Manila has decided to levy a duty of Pesos 5.40/kg for the first year, (backdated to January), Pesos 4.30/kg for the second year and Pesos 3.50/kg for the third year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
KNITTED clothing and accessory imports from the United States are to be a key focus of retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union, following the erection of controversial ‘safeguard’ duties by Washington to protect the American steel industry.…