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DENMARK’S organic meat exports to Asia, fuelled especially by sales to mainland China and Hong Kong, rose steadily in 2015 compared with the year before. This promising market now accounts for 4% to 5% of total organic meat exports from this key European meat producer, growng from zero in 2013, industry experts have said.…

ONE of the wealthiest countries in the world, Qatar’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was estimated at USD73,653 in 2015, according to the World Bank. Close to 85% of the country’s 2.5 million population are expatriates and this has influenced the skincare products on offer, while high levels of disposable income continue to drive consumption.…

A NEW law authorising the use of deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in France is being challenged in France’s highest constitutional court, the Conseil Constitutionnel.

Justices will now review the law, following a request from the opposition-controlled French senate and 60 deputies within the national assembly from the centre-right opposition Les Republicains.…

EU E-COMMERCE VAT REFORMS PROPOSED BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION

REFORMS to European Union (EU) e-commerce VAT rules have been proposed by the European Commission which include a clear declaration VAT should be paid in the member state of the final consumer.…

THE INTERNATIONAL Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) and the European Association of Sugar Producers (CEFS-Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre) have jointly called on the European Union (EU) to continue protecting producers with import tariffs, even as the EU negotiates 12 trade deals affecting the food industry.…

EU E-COMMERCE VAT REFORMS PROPOSED BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION

REFORMS to European Union (EU) e-commerce VAT rules have been proposed by the European Commission which include a clear declaration VAT should be paid in the member state of the final consumer.…

LEADING French automaker Renault could soon start producing vehicles in Pakistan, the chairman of the south Asian country’s Board of Investment (BOI) has predicted to wardsauto. Miftah Ismail said that the manufacturer had submitted an application to the government of Pakistan seeking permission to produce cars locally, initially in a joint venture with Ghandhara Nissan, which is Renault’s global partner.…

MAINLAND Chinese companies are mulling hiring female coaches to boost the productivity of their women staff.

China-based businesses are indeed hiring more female senior managers than in western countries. According to recruitment agency Hays, about 38% of senior managers in China are female, compared with 20% in the US and 16% in Germany. …

SINGAPORE, Japan and South Korea have stopped poultry imports from Denmark after an Avian Influenza virus (H5N8) outbreak affected the country’s entire poultry sector. This is the first outbreak of the virus in Denmark since 2006, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, (Fødevarestyrelsen – FVST) told GlobalMeatNews.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is investigating if European Union (EU)-wide controls are needed to protect consumers against substances used in tattoo inks and permanent make-up (PMU) – with one solution expanding the scope of the EU cosmetics directive.

While the printing ink industry has suffered a recession, the tattoo and PMU ink sectors are booming in the wake of a huge increase in purchases of tattoos EU-wide.…