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BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

WITH a quick scrubbing motion, Tatsuya Ishihara commits an act that is tantamount to a crime in the vehicle industry. The to-and-fro of the wire brush has etched scars in the black paint on the bonnet of the brand new Nissan X-Trail SUV that would normally require a return to the workshop.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

WITH a quick scrubbing motion, Tatsuya Ishihara commits an act that is tantamount to a crime in the vehicle industry. The to-and-fro of the wire brush has etched scars in the black paint on the bonnet of the brand new Nissan X-Trail SUV that would normally require a return to the workshop.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

WITH a quick scrubbing motion, Tatsuya Ishihara commits an act that is tantamount to a crime in the vehicle industry. The to-and-fro of the wire brush has etched scars in the black paint on the bonnet of the brand new Nissan X-Trail SUV that would normally require a return to the workshop.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL and CHRISTOPHER JONES

WHEN the idea of creating a European Institute of Technology (EIT) was tabled by the European Commission last year, it provoked intense criticism amongst the European academic community. But now, 18 months after the first formal proposals were released, the EIT looks likely to be established anyway.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance of the European Communities has rejected a bid by German cosmetics manufacturer Grether to prevent the EU-wide registration of the ‘FENNEL’ trademark by Thailand’s Crisgo for compact powder, lipstick, eye-shadow, eye-liner, blusher, nail polish and mascara’.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance of the European Communities has rejected a bid by German cosmetics manufacturer Grether to prevent the EU-wide registration of the ‘FENNEL’ trademark by Thailand’s Crisgo for compact powder, lipstick, eye-shadow, eye-liner, blusher, nail polish and mascara’.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
POLAND is fighting a rearguard action to ensure a deal over the labelling and definition of ‘vodka’ drinks in the European Union (EU) gives only limited rights to producers using non-traditional ingredients. In a paper tabled at a recent EU Council of Ministers meeting (April 16) it called for negotiations to “take account of the best interest of consumers” so “information on untypical raw materials” should be included in the product description “or placed directly next to it in the same size [and] font.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced heavy fines against the Polish government (Euro 7.7 million) and the Czech Republic (Euro 6.2 million) for the hoarding of excess meat stocks ahead of their countries joining the European Union (EU) in 2004.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced heavy fines against the Polish government (Euro 473,000) and Latvia (Euro 204,000) for the hoarding of excess wine stocks ahead of their countries joining the European Union (EU) in 2004. Accession deals for new member states always insist that new member countries do not import or produce excess supplies of drinks or food products ahead of joining the EU.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
WITH the key May 18 European Union (EU)-Russia summit in Samara, Russia, looming, the European Commission is continuing efforts to find suitable alternative energy partners to Moscow. Russia and the EU want to start tough negotiations on forging a new energy agreement, with both sides firming up their positions.…