The food industry is calling on ASEAN Member States to speed up the harmonisation of food standards across ASEAN to unlock the economic potential of the agri-food sector and accelerate progress towards a single economic community by 2015. ...
The Volkswagen Group reported yet another strong increase in worldwide deliveries for the full year 2013, topping the record set in 2012 "In total, our Group delivered over 9.7 million vehicles to customers last year, ranging from ...
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On his appointment, McGann said the global competitiveness of Europe is still an issue that needs to be addressed by the EU. "The pulp and paper industry is a leading sector in the bio-economy with a large renewable energy and raw ...
The European Commission has published a report on the possibility to extend mandatory origin labeling for all meat used as an ingredient. The report, based on an external study completed in July 2013, noted the feasibility of launching ...
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Worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen Group grew 4.7 percent from January to November. In total, 8.68 (January-November 2012: 8.29)* million vehicles were handed over to customers. The Group delivered 828,600 (November 2012: 794,300; ...
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Karachi—The cement industry sources wonder as to why cannot the Federal Board of Revenue keep taxation simple and easy instead of coming with policies that hurt the consumers, manufacturers and ultimately the national exchequer ...
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The Volkswagen Group delivered 7.85 (January-October 2012: 7.50; +4.7 percent) million vehicles from January to October. The company handed over 818,900 (October 2012: 788,800; +3.8 percent) vehicles to customers in October. "The ...
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A new standard VAT return, which can cut costs for EU businesses by up to €15 billion a year, has been proposed by the Commission today. The aim of this initiative is to slash red-tape for businesses, ease tax compliance and make tax ...
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The Volkswagen Group grew worldwide deliveries in the first three quarters of this year by 4.8 percent, handing over 7.03 (January-September 2012: 6.71) million vehicles to customers. There was a 7.0 percent rise in September deliveries, ...
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IR imaging market shifting from military to civilian 13 Sep 2013 Military budget cuts and growing commercial markets drive change says analyst Yole Développement. Hot market: The global uncooled thermal camera business is set to ...
PV market 'reaches turning point' thanks to Asia demand 22 Aug 2013 Solarbuzz sees demand in China and Japan doubling in the second half of the year. PV demand in the Asia-Pacific region PV demand from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region ...
The European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC) and the Austrian Furniture Industry Association have joined in the criticism of the new French furniture-recycling system. The two associations criticize in particular what is in their ...
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Protection of consumer rights still varies greatly between EU countries. Only 35% of Europeans are confident buying online from sellers in other EU countries and seven out of ten consumers do not know what do to when they receive products ...
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In order to adapt EU payments market to the opportunities of the single market and to support the growth of the EU economy, the European Commission adopted today a package including: • A new Payment Services Directive ("PSD2") and ...
Devondale/Murray Goulburn (MG), an Australia-based farmer-owned dairy co-operative, is seeking milk supplies from the dairy farmers in the NSW-Sydney market region from 1 October 2013. The co-operative asked dairy farmers to submit their ...
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