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BY ALAN OSBORN
THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the policy portfolios commanded by the incoming European Commission from November generally spells good news for the European Union’s (EU) ferrous and non-ferrous sectors, senior industry figures have told Metal Bulletin. “In general … we are quite happy with the commissioners who will be responsible for industry”, said Gordon Moffat, director of the association of European iron and steel industries Eurofer.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE NEW president of the European Commission, the former Portuguese prime minister Jose Manuel Barroso, has made clear that for the next five years at least there will be a reform-minded team at work in Brussels driven by a powerful desire to eliminate accounting fraud, inefficiency and the protection of special interests.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EU has lost a WTO disputes proceedings over its planned new banana import regime. A panel branded unfair Brussels plans for a single tariff of Euro 230 per tonne for Latin American imports, whilst exempting African, Caribbean and Pacific suppliers group (ACP).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BLOW to smaller developing countries far from key American and European markets from the abolition of protective quotas in January could be cushioned by the continuing use of preferential tariffs, a new World Trade Organisation (WTO) report has predicted.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SPECIAL inspections required in the Netherlands on vehicles that have previously been registered in another European Union (EU) member country are an illegal restriction on the movement of goods in Europe, the European Commission is claiming. It has sent a legal final warning letter (a ‘reasoned opinion’) to the Dutch government, warning that it could ask the European Court of Justice to order the tests be scrapped, if the Netherlands refuses to abolish them first.…

BY ALAN OSBORN, in Strasbourg
THE ELECTION of celebrated European Commission whistleblower Paul van Buitenen as an independent Dutch member of the European Parliament in June puts the former European Commission whistle-blower in a unique position to intensify and broaden his anti-fraud campaign.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SECURING agreement on the proposed EU regulation on nutrition and health claims made about food products is a key priority of the new Dutch presidency of the EU. It also wants a deal on a directive on adding vitamins and minerals to food.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
A NEW process for polystyrene production that sharply reduces the use of volatile organic compounds (VOC), including pentane, is to be developed commercially by the Dutch company Nova Chemicals and the German firm Teubert Maschinenbau. Stephen Long, Nova marketing manager, said it was “too early yet” to say what kind of investment would be required by manufacturers of polystyrene foam products, which include insulation and packaging materials, drinking cups and children’s toys.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SECURING agreement in principle on the proposed European Union (EU) directive on managing waste from extractive industries is a key priority of the new Dutch presidency of the EU. Official documents drawn up by the EU Council of Ministers committee of permanent officials (Coreper) show the Netherlands wants a deal on this legislation at October 14’s environment council.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NETHERLANDS, Ireland and Belgium are facing legal action by the European Commission over their alleged failure to implement a series of utility-related European Union (EU) directives. The announcements come before Brussels’ long summer break, when member states are often sent legal notices.…