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THE EUROPEAN Commission wants the see the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) recognise each other’s list of substances that can be used in cosmetic products, as well as the list of substances that cannot be used. This is according to a negotiating position that is being debated in Washington DC this week during the current round of negotiations for a transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP).…

A more cohesive and consistent intelligence picture is needed to assess the full extent of corruption in the United Kingdom and help direct effective organisational control measures.

This is a key goal of the country’s National Strategic Assessment (NSA), released by the National Crime Agency, which combines knowledge from the UK law enforcement community to provide an objective picture of serious organised crime threats.…

THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Avition Organisation (ICAO) is pushing hard for a global aircraft tracking system in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370. But, while recommendations on aircraft tracking solutions will be issued later this year, binding standards may still be some way off.…

Increasing power tariffs in Indonesia could force textile and garment manufacturers to double their raw material imports, according to Ade Sudrajat Usman, chairman of the Indonesian Textiles Association (API).

The API chair told just-style that electricity consumption already constitutes 15% to 20% of production costs for textile manufacturers in the country.…

Compliance experts believe the sanctions imposed thus far by the USA and European Union (EU) on Russia over the Ukraine crisis will have a mixed effect. One of the biggest criticisms is that the sanctions were publicly discussed before being implemented giving targeted individuals time to get their finances to a safe haven.…

Compliance experts believe the sanctions imposed thus far by the USA and European Union (EU) on Russia over the Ukraine crisis will have a mixed effect. One of the biggest criticisms is that the sanctions were publicly discussed before being implemented giving targeted individuals time to get their finances to a safe haven.…

THE COUNTRIES of Latin America may have strong cultural links, but their politics and economies have always varied and this is still the case with the paint and coatings sector. Whilst the whole region has experienced rising incomes over the past decade, this growth has been far from even and is currently under threat – for instance in Venezuela and Argentina, where interventionist governments have impeded trade.…

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on misleading environmental claims – or ‘greenwashing’ – by American plastics companies. The FTC is increasingly taking companies to court who break its rules on deceptive marketing, which it can enforce under the FTC Act, and considering updating guidance last amended in 2012.…

The continuing excess capacity in the world’s steel industry and its drag on the sector’s economic health will again be a key focus of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development’s (OECD) steel committee when it next meets in Paris from June 5 to 6.…

Japan has been delivering sufficient concessions in negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to ensure the talks continue, EU trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has signalled to wardsauto.

Since the launch of talks last March (2013), he said Japan had agreed to adopt “the large majority of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regulations as such.”…