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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed opening 48 EU import quotas for China and American foodstuffs, taking account of previous trade agreements with the 10 eastern and southern European countries joining the EU in 2004. Brussels is proposing new China quotas for 57,000 tonnes of rice, plus 20,500 tonnes of garlic, and 16,665 tonnes of American poultry, for instance.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed opening 48 European Union (EU) import quotas for China and American foodstuffs, taking account of previous trade agreements with the 10 eastern and southern European countries joining the EU in 2004. China quotas cover rice and garlic, USA quotas – poultry, for instance.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

CHINA is being lent US$83.66 million to increase its use of renewable energy, by developing a Chinese commercial market for green power suppliers to supply the electricity grid on a large scale, efficiently and cost-effectively. Renewable energy sources in China have so far been small-scale, pilot programmes, outside the main electricity supply.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released practical guidance on how Europe can shore up its defences against the import of foot-and-mouth disease. With fresh outbreaks erupting in Argentina and cases continuing to occur in China and India, EFSA has declared: "With further globalisation, the resources needed to reduce the risk…will probably continue to grow".…

BY DEIRDRE MASON, in London

THE POLITICAL institutions of the European Union (EU) are debating how to join an international system that would protect EU manufacturers’ design rights across a wide range of non-European countries in one simple operation. In an initiative that could help auto manufacturers secure the creative aspects of their vehicle design from plagiarism, the European Commission wants to link the EU’s existing Community Design system, (which protects manufacturers’ designs within the 25 EU member states), to a global design registration system run by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a UN agency.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

EUROPEAN Union (EU) trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has formally proposed slapping anti-dumping duties on imports of leather footwear from China and Vietnam into the EU. He said the European Commission had found "compelling evidence" that shoes from these two countries were being sold at below production costs which is against world trade rules.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed opening 48 food European Union (EU) import quotas for China and American products. The move has been negotiated with Washington and Beijing because of the EU’s incorporation in 2004 of 10 eastern and southern European countries.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

European Commission officials confirmed today (Monday) that anti-dumping duties of around 20% on leather shoes from China and other Asian countries will be proposed this week. The move follows close monitoring by Brussels of sales from China and Vietnam over the past 12 months which found there was an average subsidy of 8.5 Euros per pair of shoes.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

European Commission officials confirmed today (Monday) that anti-dumping duties of around 20% on leather shoes from China and other Asian countries will be proposed this week. The move follows close monitoring by Brussels of sales from China and Vietnam over the past 12 months which found there was an average subsidy of 8.5 Euros per pair of shoes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

NEW EFSA BOSS BUDGET ROW – LATEST ADVICE

THE FRENCHWOMAN appointed to take the vacant top executive director job at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will need all her political skills to solve a potential budget crisis facing the agency.…