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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has called on Germany to reform its spirits monopoly law regarding the production of grain brandy, Kornbranntwein. It wants to prevent small agricultural producers being unfairly favoured with state production subsidies denied to producers from other Member States, and, from 2006, to larger German commercial producers.…

BY MARK ROWE
THERE is clearly something wrong with a law that allows a rare snake from Costa Rica to be sold in a church hall or for a reptile to be kept in a garage on a housing estate. But Britain’s animal welfare laws are, by the common agreement of just about every interested party, out-dated, confusing and, crucially, can actually cause more harm than good to animals.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
FINAL guidance has been issued by the European Commission to mining groups on the application of European competition law to their sector, after the expiry of the European Coal and Steel Community on July 23. In particular, Brussels has said that it will not initiate anti-trust proceedings against coal companies taking part in cooperation agreements that had been formerly approved under the ECSC regime, and which might be suspect under general EU competition regulations that will take their place.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights has ruled that the British government is breaking the European Convention on Human Rights by blocking men from receiving both a Widow’s Payment and a Widowed Mother’s Allowance.

Its ruling followed a case brought by Kevin Willis, of Bristol, who was awarded Pounds 25,000 in damages and Pounds 12,500 costs and expenses.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE INSURANCE industry is being warned by the International Chamber of Commerce’s Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) to be suspicious of documents promoting policies using the good name of the ICC.

Fraudsters are mentioning a fake standard called the “Modified Insurance Guarantee ICC 4081,” used in fraudulent documents relating to bank guarantees and letters of credit to add credibility to fictitious policies and high yield investment schemes.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE MALAYSIAN government is launching a new and powerful autonomous civil aviation authority, which is being set-up to help kick-start its plans to transform the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport into a regional hub to rival Singapore. The new agency will have a remit to establish a liberal aviation policy and negotiate air service agreements with international airlines.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE COUNCIL of the International Civil Aviation Organisation has agreed to set up a non-profit service, offering airports, ground handlers and airlines third-party war risk liability insurance cover from US$50 million per insured, should the commercial market continue to withdraw such protection.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
IN September 1901 the legendary American tycoon James Buchanan “Buck” Duke entered the office of the Player brothers’ cigarette firm in Nottingham with the unforgettable words: “Hello boys, I’m Duke from New York, come to buy your business.”…

Keith Nuthall
A REFORM of the EU’s First Company Law Directive has been formally proposed by the European Commission, to ease the filing of company documents and registrations via electronic communications and also in any official EU language.

The aim said the Commission, is “to make company information more easily and rapidly available to the public.”…

KEITH NUTHALL
APPLICATIONS have been made by the Nicaraguan and German governments for the trade in two hardwood species to be controlled under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). These species are, respectively, big-leaf mahogany (also known as Brazilian mahogany) and the tree-of-life (also known as pockwood or sonora guaiacum).…