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BY MONICA DOBIE, in Ottawa
CANADA’S largest dairy processor Saputo Inc has announced it will close two plants and cuts 144 jobs to consolidate its Canadian manufacturing operations. A Vancouver cheese plant will close March 31, while a cutting and wrapping plant near Montreal will shut down on June 2.…

BY DAVID HAWORTH, in Brussels, and KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union VAT fraud is still growing at such a pace, that the accuracy of member states’ trade statistics remains under serious threat, a recent seminar of tax experts and accountants sponsored by the European Commission concluded.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BRITISH government is being threatened with legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over claims it has failed to ensure the correct implementation of the European Union’s (EU) landfill directive throughout the United Kingdom.

The directive imposes environmental and health standards on the operation and closure of landfills.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States’ diplomatic service is surely the largest and best resourced international network of experts in the world, and this is born out by the depth of the narcotics strategy report – or INCSR to use its acronym.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Trade Representative (USTR) has released a series of detailed reports outlining the threats posed by counterfeiters worldwide and the inability of many governments to fight the problem.

Its sheaf of intelligence includes comprehensive warnings from cigarette giant Philip Morris, a company that has adopted a high profile in fighting counterfeiters and smugglers.…

BY MARK ROWE
MEMBERSHIP of the European Union (EU) appears to represent something o a ‘promised land’ for the nations of the Balkans. A major sticking point for countries pushing for membership, though, is corruption, and in particular efforts to push through practical and applicable anti-fraud legislation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Trade Representative office has released intelligence reports showing global hotspots for sophisticated fake packaging. One bulletin, from the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition has cited Paraguay and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as problem countries. “Counterfeit exporters in Paraguay…use sophisticated methods to produce accurate forgeries of labels and packaging that are difficult for both consumers and law enforcement to distinguish from genuine products,” it says, adding UAE free zones Jebel Ali and Fujairah are major entry points for fakes into legitimate distribution channels.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
TASTES and trends come and go in cosmetics sectors, but the Japanese cosmetics market is arguably the most volatile of them all. With as many as 1,000 companies vying for a slice of the action – ranging from domestic names that have projected themselves around the world to foreign corporations bringing the chic of Paris or New York and small-scale specialists – the personal care products industry here needs to be constantly evolving.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE SOUTH Asian tsunami did not just destroy homes and businesses – it wrecked schools, social clubs, and sports facilities. Now a donation of 50,000 footballs has been made to encourage sporting fervour in Aceh, Indonesia, the region worst hit by the disaster.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE SOUTH Asian tsunami did not just destroy homes and businesses – it wrecked schools, social clubs, and sports facilities. Now a donation of 50,000 footballs has been made to encourage sporting fervour in Aceh, Indonesia, the region worst hit by the disaster.…