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COLOMBIA BOOSTS ITS INTERNATIONAL AML REPUTATION



Colombia has perhaps the strongest reputation in Latin America for playing host to powerful illicit drug cartels and their related money laundering. As a result, it is perhaps reassuring that over the past three years, the Colombian government, through the country’s Attorney General’s Office, seized between USD1 billion and USD1.2 billion, according Luis Edmundo Suárez, Colombia’s Unidad de Información y Análisis Financiero – financial information and analysis unit (UIAF).…

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BERYLLIUM ASSOCIATION BOSS CALLS WANTS TRANS-ATLANTIC TRADE DEAL TO PROMOTE PROGRESS IN THE SECTOR



REPRESENTATIVES of the critical raw materials sector are calling for upcoming talks on a planned trade agreement between the USA and the European Union (EU) to create equal and fair competition between EU and US players in the sector.

Speaking at an EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) stakeholder briefing in Brussels on Wednesday, EU affairs director for the Beryllium Science and Technology Association (BeST), Maurits Brugink said including critical raw materials in international trade agreements was about creating a “level playing field and a level regulatory platform”.…

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US BEEF CATTLE HERD DECLINE COULD HAVE BOTTOMED OUT SAYS USDA EXPERT



Beef production in the USA could be lower this year than in 2013, even though there are indications that the long decline in the national cattle herd may be at an end, a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expert has told globalmeatnews.com.…

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NORTHERN AUSTRALIAN BEEF PRODUCERS COULD BENEFIT FROM MOSAIC IRRIGATION: STUDY



A study by Australia’s premier scientific body the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has argued that Australian beef production could grow in value by Australian dollars AUD200 million (USD182.6 million) in a select area of northern Australia by using mosaic irrigation.…

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EU RESEARCH SAYS RAPESEED THE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION



A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project has touted rapeseed cake as an effective feed for reducing livestock methane emissions while also providing biofuel. The study also suggests that the use of rapeseed cake improves digestion in ruminants.

Introducing rapeseed cake into livestock feed can cut methane and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 13%, say initial findings from the LIFE-SEED CAPITAL project.…

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EU RESEARCH PROJECT WILL TRY TO REDUCE CURED HAM SALT CONTENT



A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project is to develop a new system of controlling the salting stage during dry-cured ham processing, aiming to reduce salt content. The ‘PROCURED’ initiative aims to cut the amount of salt in the production of dry-cured meats, such as prosciutto, lardo, bresaola, capicola, guanciale and soppressata.…

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EMA AND FDA COMBINE EFFORTS ON PHARMACOVIGILANCE



THE USA’s Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are to combine efforts on pharmacovigilance, establishing a regular liaison system. An FDA note said discussions on shared pharmacovigilance issues will now take place between the agencies each month by teleconference.…

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UNDER-COVER ACADEMICS EXPOSE WEAKNESSES OF SHELL COMPANY CONTROLS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRY JURISDICTIONS



MONEY laundering through global shell companies could be better tackled with simple and inexpensive measures rather than revisions of complex anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, according to a senior Australian academic. “We don’t need more rules, we need better enforcement of existing rules,” said Prof Jason Sharman, co-author of ‘Global Shell Games: Experiments in Transnational Relations, Crime, and Terrorism’, due for release in April 2014.…

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NORDIC NONWOVENS REPORT FEATURE



NORDIC nonwoven companies Suominen, Ahlstrom and Fibertex are fast emerging from the post-2008 economic downturn fitter and leaner. This follows five years of cost-cutting and market re-alignment projects that included unit divestments, strategic acquisitions, and increased use of automation to reduce costs and strengthen profitability.…

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EU ROUND UP – EU AGREES NEW FUEL EMISSIONS LIMIT – BUT PLANS TIGHTER CONTROLS



THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved a new target for CO2 emissions from cars in the European Union (EU) of 95g CO2/km in 2021, but the European Commission is already plotting tighter controls. Welcoming MEP’s vote, European Union (EU) climate action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said: “It is clear that long-term clarity is important for the car industry.…

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