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MALAYSIAN PAINT/COATINGS INDUSTRY FEATURE - AUTOMOTOBILE COATINGS, WATER PIPE COATINGS
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RECENT positive advances in the paint and coatings industry symbolise general satisfaction with Malaysia’s business outlook. It might not have the cheapest labour in Asia but the workforce is skilled, productive and highly competitive. Access to infrastructure (especially ports) for exports is also reported to be good.…
WTO USTR USA EU DOHA DEVELOPMENT ROUND CRITICISM AGRICULTURAL TALKS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Trade Representative (USTR) office has launched a swingeing attack on the European Union’s (EU) negotiating position at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round agricultural talks. In a detailed report, it says the EU’s proposals for cutting subsidies and tariffs "does not deliver substantial improvement of market access, and this low level of ambition threatens the ability to deliver meaningful results for the Doha round".…
BERTELSMANN EUROPEAN SEARCH ENGINE QUAERO GOOGLE RIVAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPE’S business newspapers are reporting that German publishing giant Bertelsmann will join the Quaero serach engine consortium that wants to create a European rival to Google. A spokeswoman for Bertelsmann’s information logistics arm Empolis however would only confirm to the Bookseller that "we are considering this", adding that there may be a formal announcement by the end of this week.…
CANADA MAGNESIUM ALLOY NAFTA CASE USA PROTECTION SUNSET REVIEW
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States International Trade Commission has been told by a North America Free Trade Area (NAFTA) panel to review a decision to renew a countervailing duty on Canadian exports to the USA of alloy magnesium. The panel ruled the commission "has not provided a reasoned explanation based on all of the evidence" that scrapping duties would lead to Québec producer Magnola unfairly underselling and harming the health of American producers.…
USA EU WINE TRADING DEAL SIGNATURE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers was expected to give its formal blessing today (Tues 20/12) to the long-negotiated wine trade deal struck in September between the United States and the European Commission. There has been some opposition to the agreement within Europe, notably amongst Champagne houses opposing the agreement’s approval of grandfather rights allowing American wine makers to continue using EU geographical terms, such as their own (and Burgundy, Chablis, Sherry, etc).…
ECJ - USA EU AIR PASSENGER DATA ILLEGAL - ADVOCATE GENERAL OPINION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE CONTROVERSIAL decision to allow personal data on European Union (EU) air passengers to be transferred to the United States has been declared illegal by a European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general. In a formal opinion, which may well be confirmed by the court, Philippe Léger, has said the EU Council of Ministers’ decision "does not have an appropriate legal basis" within EU legislation.…
WTO TRIPS AGREEMENT GENERIC MEDICINES WAIVER - PERMANENT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation’s (WTO) general council has permanently amended the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement to make permanent a 2003 waiver helping poor countries obtain generic medicines during health emergencies. The TRIPS amendment enables any WTO member country to export generic pharmaceuticals made under a compulsory licence to assist countries lacking their own manufacturing capacity and whose nurses and doctors would otherwise be unable to deal with a serious disease problem.…
CARS 21 ASSESSMENT EU ACADEMICS - EU CAR INDUSTRY FUTURE PLAN
BY DEIRDRE MASON, in London
THE EUROPEAN car industry is putting itself in a strong position to tackle competition from rising economies, a leading UK automotive industry expert told wardsauto.com.
Speaking after the European Union (EU) launched its CARS 21 roadmap for a competitive automobile industry, Professor Garel Rhys, director of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff University, Wales, said: "Our product has renewed itself.…
UNEP BIRD FLU - EARLY WARNING SYSTEM - MIGRATORY BIRDS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INTERNATIONAL alliance of environmental and conservation organisations, led by the United Nations Environment Programme, is developing maps pinpointing lakes, marshes and other wetlands, where wild birds potentially infected with bird flu are likely to fly, helping health authorities prevent and plan for outbreaks.…
CARS 21 ASSESSMENT EU ACADEMICS - EU CAR INDUSTRY FUTURE PLAN
BY DEIRDRE MASON, in London
THE EUROPEAN car industry is putting itself in a strong position to tackle competition from rising economies, a leading UK automotive industry expert told wardsauto.com.
Speaking after the European Union (EU) launched its CARS 21 roadmap for a competitive automobile industry, Professor Garel Rhys, director of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff University, Wales, said: “Our product has renewed itself.…