The European Commission will extend the safety net measures for dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors into 2016, in order to support farmers most affected by the Russian ban. The measures for fruit and vegetables, including peaches and ...
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The European Commission will extend safety net measures for the dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors till next year to support farmers most affected by the Russian ban. The ban by Russia on agricultural imports including fruit, vegetables, ...
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Virender Uppal, chairman Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested the Indian Government to look into its demands favourably. The AEPC has demanded inclusion of 2 per cent fabric within 5 per cent overall entitlement under ...
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Brewing major Anheuser-Busch has withdrawn its membership from Beer Distributors of Oklahoma (BDO), a state organization for licensed independent beer distributors in Oklahoma, US, due to concerns over Oklahoma’s beer laws. BDO ...
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The cotton textiles export promotion council (TEXPROCIL) has said that the removal of benefits on exports to African countries in the new foreign trade policy will affect shipments of value added products like cotton dyed and printed ...
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)has decided to withdraw its Chinese range of instant noodles over pending product approval. HUL follows a strict quality management system and regularly monitors products for compliance to regulations. ...
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Textile exporters in India are a worried lot after failing to meet the export target for the last financial year, according to media reports. "These declining trends in exports are a matter of deep concern," Texprocil chairman R K Dalmia ...
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The food safety management system ISO 22000 is undergoing a revision process in a bid to make necessary improvements to the standards. First published in 2005, the current revision of the ISO 22000 is expected to help players in the ...
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With the European Union (EU) deciding to remove three China-based PV module makers from the Minimum Import Price (MIP) framework for suspected circumvention of minimum import pricing and import quotas set in 2013, other China-based PV ...
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A recent research has revealed that plain tobacco packaging has the potential to reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs. The Universities of Exeter and Bristol released the ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Tenaska Brownsville Partners L.P., to construct a natural gas-fired electric ...
In its pre-budget memorandum, the Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) among many demands has asked for extension of rupee export credit at 3 per cent interest rate subvention, import of specialty fabric using export performance ...
Sources claim executives from both firms, along with advisers, met as recently as last week in order to discuss the terms of a potential deal. The report claims Samsung is offering up to 60 per cent more per share than the current trading ...
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Caffeine linked to increased soft drink consumption, but industry says Deakin study is ‘flawed’ A study that links caffeine with increased consumption of soft drinks is ‘flawed’, according to the body representing ...