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INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT MULLS PLANS TO GIVE INCENTIVES TO COUNTRY’S TEXTILE INDUSTRY



top official at Indonesia’s industry ministry has told WTiN that his government plans to give various incentives to the country’s textile industry to encourage exports and competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The ministry’s director general of international industrial cooperation Mr Harjanto (NOTE HE HAS ONE NAME ONLY) said officials were exploring the idea of applying energy cost refunds subsidising electricity bills for manufacturers who want to export textile products.

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EU LAWMAKERS SPLIT OVER WAY FORWARD FOR TYPE APPROVAL



European Union (EU) lawmakers in a key European Parliament committee are split over how to amend proposed reforms to the 28 country bloc’s automotive type approval controls. These members of the parliament’s internal market and consumer protection committee discussed on Thursday (September 29) changes suggested by British Conservative MEP Dan Dalton on proposals from the EU executive, the European Commission, to overhaul EU type approval rules – its key goal is making them sufficiently tight to prevent a repeat of the Dieselgate scandal where emissions controls were circumvented.…

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FATF: CONFIDENTIALITY FAILINGS THREATEN REPORTING IN AUSTRIA



A FINANCIAL Action Task Force (FATF) report on Austria has unveiled a major problem with confidentiality surrounding ‘suspicious transaction reports’ (STRs).

Based on a November 2015 visit, the September 12 mutual evaluation report on ‘Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures – Austria’ noted that the Austrian financial intelligence unit (FIU) and other competent authorities cooperate well, swapping key information and financial intelligence.…

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IRELAND STATE AID TAX CASE SIGNALS TOUGH APPROACH ON COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY TAXATION



A EUROPEAN Commission ruling that Ireland must recover up to EUR13 billion in back-taxes (plus interest) from Apple has signalled a tough approach from Brussels over alleged European Union (EU) competition law breaches associated with sweet taxation deals by member states.…

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FLUSHABLE WIPES: WHAT ARE MANUFACTURERS DOING TO BYPASS ISSUES



Flushable wipes range from adult moist toilet tissue to feminine hygiene wipes, and the sector has been steadily growing for years. According to UK-based market researcher Euromonitor International, the global retail volume for personal care wipes nearly doubled between 2003 and 2013, from 93 billion units to almost 170 billion units sold, respectively.…

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MATURE EUROPEAN NONWOVENS SECTOR GROWS THROUGH INNOVATION



THE ONWARD march of nonwovens production in Europe appears to be relentless, but the drivers behind it have changed in recent years. Early markets for disposable products have matured and levelled off in many countries and newer applications have taken up the slack.…

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BRUSSELS EXTRA SPENDS TO PROMOTE EU MEAT SALES IN FACE OF RUSSIAN BAN



THE POLISH, Scottish, Austrian and Belgian meat sectors are significant winners in the latest announcement of European Union (EU) marketing financing designed to help food companies seize more sales within and outside the EU.
They will benefit from multi-million Euro sales and marketing programmes, 50% funded by the EU, announced yesterday (Tues April 21).…

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MEPS PUSH FOR RELEASE OF SLAUGHTER METHOD LABELLING REPORT



Members of the European Parliament are calling on the European Commission to release a delayed report on method-of-slaughter labelling in order to hold a “proper debate” on labelling and animal welfare issues.
However, overcoming some sensitive cultural areas could prove to be contentious, as certain factions seek to exploit attitudes to religious slaughter.…

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BRUSSELS PROBES ALLEGED CHINA MOLYBDENUM ANTI-DUMPING DUTY EVASION



The European Commission has launched an investigation into potentially illegal manoeuvres to evade anti-dumping duties levied on imports into the European Union (EU) of certain China–made molybdenum wire.
Brussels’ probe follows complaints made by Austrian molybdenum wire manufacturer Plansee SE. It claims that exporters and importers have colluded to evade the duties by slightly changing the dimensions of the wire sold into Europe, to change their customs classification.…

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU SUGAR PRODUCERS FEAR USA TRADE PACT



THE EUROPEAN Committee of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS) has called on the European Union (EU) and US negotiators for a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) to exclude sugar and high sugar products from this planned trade agreement.

“The US market is a mature and saturated market, not attractive for the EU,” Marie-Christine Ribera, CEFS director general, told TTIP negotiators during an event dedicated to interest groups affected by the agreement, held in Brussels on February 4.…

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