Embedded YouTube videos don't infringe copyright under current German law, but they could violate European rules, the German Federal Court of Justice said on Thursday. The court said that it has referred a case about YouTube embeds to the ...
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Toy Industries of Europe’s (TIE) members are fully committed to the implementation of the new Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC), whose requirements are set by the EU’s leading experts and guarantee toy safety. The new Directive ...
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Germany is continuing to strive for a diplomatic resolution to the European Union's ongoing investigation into the alleged dumping of Chinese solar modules in Europe. Last week, it emerged that the European Commission’s is ...
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament in 2014. The Pirate Bay co-founder wants to run as a candidate for the Finnish Pirate Party, he said in a blog post on Tuesday announcing his candidacy to ...
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The European Union’s rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped many substandard products from reaching European consumers last year, according to a report released by the European Commission today. As ...
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Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.2 percent in April this year, down from 1.7 percent in March, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In April 2012, the annual inflation rate ...
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European textile and clothing companies are looking further afield for growth. The main causes are weak demand in the supply chain and cutbacks by retail buyers and consumers stemming from the eurozone crisis and fiscal tightening by EU ...
The members of Kimberly Process (KP) who are opposing a proposal to redefine ‘Conflict Diamonds’ once again came under pressure when the World Diamond Council (WDC) recently reiterated its backing for the initiative. It ...
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According? to the flash estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, during the first quarter of the current year gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.1 percent in ...
In March this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by one percent in the euro area and by 0.9 percent in the EU-27, as compared with February, when production had increased by 0.3 percent month on month in both zones. ...
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Demand for plastic packaging rose in the UK last year, helped by the food and beverage industry, according to a new survey. Figures from industry body Plastics Europe, of which the British Plastics Federation (BPF) is a member, showed ...
The well-known fixture, VG 10, which has been installed outdoors in volumes of hundreds of thousands in the Nordic countries, is now available in LED based versions. This is thanks to a unique cooperation between Aluwave, provider of ...
Oncology-focused company Curis has announced the approval of Erivedge (vismodegib) in Australia for the treatment of metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma in adult patients who are not suitable for ...
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Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit tried touchless gesturing systems and other technologies developed by Norwegian startups at a tech incubator in Palo Alto on Wednesday afternoon . The royal couple stopped at ...
The denim manufacturers of the US are planning to relocate production base to Mexico since the European Union has tripled the import tariffs on ‘Made in US’ women’s denim trousers. Last Month, European Commission ...
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