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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LONG-RUNNING dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) between Honduras and the Dominican Republic over the Caribbean island state’s cigarette import red tape and taxes appears to have been solved, with both sides agreeing to suspend ongoing arbitration.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation dispute between Honduras and the Dominican Republic over the Caribbean island state’s cigarette import red tape and taxes has been formally solved. Both sides agreed its system should be liberalised by May 2007, dispensing with an arbitrator.…

BY JONATHAN THOMSON
CARMAKERS have experienced tremendous growth in the Asia Pacific region recently, as China and India in particular generate new sales and manufacturing opportunities. General Motors recently announced that its 2005 first quarter production figures for the region were up by around 14% compared with 2004, with Ford and other leading manufacturers predicting similar growth.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ACQUISITION of sole control of fresh yeast, dry yeast and related bread ingredients producer DSM Bakery Ingredients by Gilde Buy-Out Fund II, of the Netherlands, from fellow Dutch company Royal DSM NV, has been approved without conditions by the European Commission.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A PROACTIVE competition inquiry has been launched into the European Union’s (EU) natural gas sector, with the aim of rooting out anti-competitive practices. If the European Commission discovers instances of gas companies breaking existing EU competition law, legal action could follow.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ACQUISITION of sole control of fresh yeast, dry yeast and related bread ingredients producer DSM Bakery Ingredients by Gilde Buy-Out Fund II, of the Netherlands, from fellow Dutch company Royal DSM NV, has been approved without conditions by the European Commission.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NETHERLANDS, Greece and Poland have come under legal pressure from the European Commission to reform their car taxation rules so that it is easier to move vehicles around the European Union (EU). It has sent their governments formal requests to reform their systems, which – if ignored – could lead to a referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).…

BY MARK ROWE
CAN insurers help reduce risk by funding initiatives for the emergency services? Companies are increasingly looking at how they can support emergency services and, thereby, lessen the impact of insurance claims. The thinking is by helping to improve the efficiency of emergency services, the impact of natural and manmade disasters, including terrorism, can be mitigated in terms of people making insurance claims.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE DUTCH government is pushing for a rewrite of 1990 and 1991 European Union (EU) poultry marketing regulations to make sure it is illegal across the EU to label defrosted poultry as “fresh”. Representatives called for action at last week’s EU Council of Ministers (agriculture), claiming there was “a lack of clarity” within current rules.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ACQUISITION of sole control of fresh yeast, dry yeast and related bread ingredients producer DSM Bakery Ingredients by Gilde Buy-Out Fund II, of the Netherlands, from fellow Dutch company Royal DSM NV, has been approved without strings by the European Commission.…