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BY ALAN OSBORN
GERMANY has brought an action in the European Court of Justice against the European Commission’s directive to outlaw tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines and at international sporting events, charging that Brussels has “overstepped its authority” in the matter.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE CANADIAN asbestos industry is redoubling its efforts to persuade the European Union to reverse its ban on chrysotile asbestos using the findings of a new study, which backs arguments that the mineral is safer for human use than some alternative materials.…

BY JONATHAN THOMSON
GERMANY’S BMW is planning to expand the use of magnesium in its vehicles after developing the “world’s first” magnesium/aluminium crankcase for a water-cooled engine. Describing magnesium as “the ideal lightweight material” the carmaker’s engineers claim to have overcome problems created by high temperatures and corrosion.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
COUNTERFEITING is considered by many to be a victimless crime, the only losses being suffered by large trademark holders who have plenty of money anyway. The reality, of course, is quite different. Keith Nuthall reviews the latest international developments.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE has been a lot of talk about water in international meetings and organisations this year. Report after report has spelt out that we are all using too much water and if reforms do not make systems more sustainable, then a thirsty future beckons.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
France has launched a legal action at the European Court of Justice aimed at overturning the EU ban on animal testing for cosmetic products. Under the EU directive, agreed earlier this year after 13 years of negotiations, there will be a virtually total ban on the sale of animal-tested cosmetic products across the EU from 2009.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
SMALL and medium sized businesses will find it cheaper in future to get the authorities to act when counterfeited goods are suspected, EU ministers have agreed. Under new measures aimed at halting the flow of fake goods into the EU, investigations by the Customs and Excise into suspected counterfeiting will become free of charge.…

BY ALAN OSBORN and KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening Germany with legal action at the European Court of Justice over its taxing of rolls of tobacco – inserted by smokers into separately-sold paper tubes with filters – at a lower rate than for standard cigarettes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE deal over third party access to gas pipelines has been agreed between German joint venture BEB and the European Commission, leading to Brussels closing its competition investigation into the company’s refusal to allow Norway’s Marathon to pump gas into its infrastructure.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Austria and Finland to the European Court of Justice for failing to adopt an older (and looser) directive on GM food. This includes rules on post-marketing monitoring, public information, plus labelling and traceability.…