Draft EU rules on allocating forward electricity capacity have received a key approval from an EU committee of national government officials, formal EU power grid operators' body Entso-e said late Monday. "Clear rules on long-term trading ...
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The European Parliament rejected a draft law which would have allowed EU member states to prohibit or restrict the sale and use of EU-approved GMO foods or feed on its territory. The EU members fear that the law might not be viable as ...
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The UK Food Standard Agency has awarded marketing authorization to Japanese food producer Ajinomoto Company for dihydrocapsiate (DHC) as a novel food ingredient to be used in powdered drinks and dietary supplements. With the ...
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Canada has lifted a 19-year ban on import of beef from the European Union, which was imposed due to mad cow disease epidemic. The European Commission along with the 19 member states are working on to resume the exports of beef to the ...
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In April 2014, the Ministry of Commerce integrated some of the business functions of the former Bureau of Fair Trade and the former Bureau of Industrial Damage Investigation and officially established the Bureau of Trade Remedy and ...
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. and Evonik Industries AG have announced agreements on transactions where Orion will acquire Evonik’s 52 percent percent stake as well as Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH’s ...
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On June 29, at the 17th China-EU Leadership Summit, the commemorative activity of the 10th anniversary of the China-EU Intellectual Property Dialogue Mechanism was held in Brussels. Chinese Assistant Minister of Commerce Tong Daochi, on ...
China and EU agreed that the 5th China-EU High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue would be held on September 28 in Beijing. Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai and the Vice President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen will preside over the ...
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Vice Premier Ma Kai and Vice President of European Commission Jyrki Katainen co-chaired the 5th China-EU High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue in Beijing on September 28. Ma Kai said this year marks the 40 anniversary of the ...
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP will show for the first time organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) on graphene at Plastic Electronics 2015 (6th − 8th of October ...
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Hong Kong exporters may be interested in the new Joint Market Surveillance Action on Consumer Products being undertaken by PROSAFE, the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe, which has been launched in July 2015. The Joint ...
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A study by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) revealed that the average glass packaging recycling rate across the European Union (EU) has hit the 73% mark. According to the data from 2013 released by FEVE, Denmark recycled ...
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The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Mondi's proposed acquisition of two industrial packaging plants from Walki in a bid to ensure that the deal is pursuant to the EU Merger Regulation. The regulator is ...
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Vietnam and EU have agreed in principle on a trade and investment agreement, the most ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that the EU has ever concluded with a developing country, the European Commission said on its ...
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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