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BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Union’s revised take-over directive is facing new obstacles following an unexpected decision by Britain to side with Germany in opposing a number of key aspects of the proposal. Thus far Germany has been alone in rejecting provisions in the draft directive, which would limit national mechanisms to frustrate take-over bids.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has thrown doubt on the legality of national food quality marks within the European Union (EU), through a judgement ruling that a ‘Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen’ (quality label for produce made in Germany) scheme breaks EU freedom of trade rules by excluding products made out of its home country.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE CANADIAN government has stepped up to the baseball plate in response to calls from domestic and international law enforcement agencies that it raises its game in detecting, deterring and preventing money laundering, especially and terrorist financing. The result has been three new regulations that were brought into effect in January of this year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has thrown doubt on the legality of national food quality marks within the European Union (EU), through a judgement ruling that a ‘Markenqualität aus deutschen Landen’ (quality label for produce made in Germany) scheme breaks EU freedom of trade rules by excluding products made out of its home country.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation of the World Bank is heading up a groundbreaking aid deal that will try to foster key local companies who will be responsible for maintaining and managing piplelines sending natural gas and oil from central Asia to the European Union.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
REGULATORY approval for a proposed propylene-based oxo chemicals joint venture between German companies Celanese AG and Degussa AG could be held up by the European Commission, which has opened a detailed investigation into the deal. Both companies want to combine their production and sales activities regarding these chemicals, used as chemical intermediates, solvents and plasticisers.…

BY JONATHAN THOMSON
RESEARCHERS at DaimlerChrysler are developing an automatic driving correction system that they like to call a “predictive powertrain;” DC claims the technology could reduce engine fuel consumption by as much as 10 per cent.

The German carmaker is planning to install “a range of sensors” into vehicles that can examine a driver’s individual style as well as road and traffic conditions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is trying to persuade the European Union Council of Ministers to slap an import ban on poultry, poultry meat and eggs imports from California, where there is an outbreak of Newcastle Disease, while accepting these products from other parts of the United States.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has struck a deal with Audi over a system of choosing and authorising repair shops in its network that Brussels will use as a model for other manufacturers trying to follow the European Union’s new block exemption regime.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s anti-fraud unit OLAF has said it took part in preliminary investigations leading to the raids on Imperial Tobacco’s German subsidiary Reemtsma, which uncovered evidence involving allegations of cigarette smuggling. OLAF said it “welcomes the actions undertaken by the German judicial and Customs authorities to investigate the activities of a number of managers of a cigarette manufacturer in the regions of Hamburg and Stade,” adding it would “continue to make itself available to the German authorities for any further action that they consider necessary.”…