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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD’S food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius, has approved an international code of practice on ‘good animal feeding’, establishing a global feed safety system for livestock “in order to minimise risks to the health of consumers.” It advises on reducing environmental health problems associated with particular feeds, (such as antibiotics).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel has ruled that the United States broke its rules when renewing maintain anti-dumping duties against Argentine exports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG), but has refrained from ordering their repeal. Instead, the US will have to review its tariff against this complex ruling and see whether it can justify their imposition legally using procedures mandated by the panel.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
NEW global technical standards have been agreed advising manufacturers how to design vehicles so that plastics used in their interior construction are less prone to catch fire. They were agreed by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations, part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
PHILIP Morris and the European Commission have buried the hatchet with an out-of-court settlement that ends their long-running contraband dispute. Announcing a 12-year agreement to cooperate fighting cigarette counterfeiting, the Commission claimed the deal could also see Philip Morris International making “substantial payments” maybe totalling US$1.25 billion.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
NEW global technical standards have been agreed advising manufacturers how to design vehicles so that plastics used in their interior construction are less prone to catch fire. They were agreed by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations, part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bans imposed by France on the broadcast of alcoholic drinks advertising, especially those on hoardings at foreign international sports events, are legal under European Union (EU) law. Backing an ECJ advocate general opinion, the full court said EU treaty commitments on freed trade “do not preclude” such health-based restrictions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ATTEMPTED first successful privatisation of a brewery in Belarus has attracted investment from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). It is sinking US$3 million in equity funding into the US-owned Detroit Belarus Brewing Company (DBBC) and lending US$7 million to its local subsidiary CJSC Belarus Brewing Company, which will handle brewery operations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
FOOD manufacturers have been asked to follow an ethical practice guide in their advertising by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). *http://www.iccwbo.org/home/statements_rules/rules/2004/FINAL%20Framework%20for%20responsibe%20Food%20and%20Beverage%20Marketing.pdf…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FEEDING of rare and exotic marine species off deep ocean mineral deposits that may become a target for mining companies could create a conflict between international mineral extraction and environmental conventions, a United Nations report has warned.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL, in Paris
THE BRITISH and International chambers of commerce have called on governments worldwide to urgently process compliance certification applications from ports and shipping lines for the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), as its July 1 implementation deadline looms.…