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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
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security Code came into force (on July 1) with only 71% of tankers under the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) certified in compliance. Insurers fear non-compliant ships could be barred from some ports.…

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
THE EUROPEAN Commission has pressured the British government to allow contributions to foreign European Union (EU) pension funds to be tax deductible. The move – a final warning letter threatening possible action at the European Court of Justice – comes as the UK is considering an overhaul of its pension system.…

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
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening seven European Union (EU) countries with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to apply EU law and give local companies the option of applying International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39 on financial instruments.…

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 COUNCIL of Europe’s committee of ministers has adopted the “first international text harmonising ethical and legal standards in biomedical research”. Once ratified, the protocol will cover the non-EU council’s 45 council member countries, including Russia. It sets standards concerning acceptable risks for research participants, and details information they should receive before giving their consent.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
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*Three sub-species, in the Canary Islands, North Africa, and the Sinai Peninsula to Arabia, into Central Asia.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
NECESSARY research that will allow France to maintain its nuclear power capacity should be carried out with Europe’s new liberalised electricity market in mind, the International Energy Authority has warned. In an assessment of French energy policy, it noted France’s “substantial government R&D in this field and the marketing and construction of French nuclear plants abroad…will help in keeping the nuclear option open.”…