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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice has cleared the way for German judges to order cosmetics giant Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH to label its hair dyes with health warnings about chemical ingredients that may be harmful to human health.

At present, Schwarzkopf includes these warnings for its Igora Royal range only on an enclosed leaflet, with its outer packaging and tube being printed with the note: “For commercial use only.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference has agreed that a “thorough review of its programmes… to enhance security of nuclear material and facilities,” following the terrorist attacks on the USA.

IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei said: “We can not be complacent.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
ARGENTINA has come under political pressure to scrap its anti-dumping duties on imports of Italian ceramic tiles, after a disputes panel of the World Trade Organisation ruled that it had broken global agreements in the way that it established the tariffs.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE USA takes more scientists and engineers from Britain than from any other country in the western industrial world, according to the latest Science, Technology and Industry indicators published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The report shows that 7,086 scientists and engineers from the UK are at present employed in the US, followed by 5,351 from Canada, 2,298 from Germany and 1,843 from Korea.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission is planning new trade measures to help Pakistani exports, specifically targeting clothing and textiles, which account for three-quarters of the country’s sales to the EU. In a move linked to helping Pakistan deal with the current war on its Afghan neighbour, the plan is to remove all tariffs on clothing and to increase quotas for Pakistani textiles and clothing by 15 per cent.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE BRITISH government is being questioned by the European Commission over claims that its officials are breaking EU law by restricting the amount of tobacco brought into the country from other Member States. Brussels will use the replies to decide whether to start legal proceedings, which could reach the European Court if Justice.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
INTERNATIONAL pharmaceuticals companies will find it easier to export to China in the future, following the approval of its membership of the World Trade Organisation, a decision that was achieved by China making a wide range of concessions that will liberalise its commercial laws.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
LAWYERS will be able to warn their clients that they are about to tip-off law enforcement authorities over concerns that they are handling dirty money, according to the final shape of long debated reforms to the EU money-laundering directive.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation is moving towards the launch of a general round at its November summit in Qatar, but these negotiations will only be approved if a wrangle affecting the trade in meat and other food products can be resolved.…

KEITH NUTHALL
IMPORT tariffs payable on fish products exported to China are to be cut, following the striking of an international deal allowing Beijing to join the World Trade Organisation. Officials at the European Commission’s directorate general for trade say that all fish exports to China will benefit from lower tariffs, though the reduction is not as great as for industrial goods.…