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Member States' intervention is latest development in controversial footwear cases

Readers of Business Alert-EU will certainly be interested in the state-of-play concerning the ongoing anti-dumping investigations against the Chinese mainland with regard to certain footwear products ... (full story)

EU textile trade statistics show jump in Chinese imports

On 28 November 2005, the Commission published the latest set of European trade figures on textiles concerning the period Januaryeptember 2005. The conclusions which can be drawn from these data will likely be of some interest to mainland Chinese ... (full story)

WEEE and RoHS update for some major EU economies

Hong Kong businesses importing electronic goods into the EU may be wondering about the current status of the implementation of Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the "WEEE Directive") and Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction ... (full story)

EU-Turkey: going beyond the boundaries of a customs union

Formal accession negotiations with Turkey to become a full-fledged Member of the EU commenced on 20 October 2005, and are expected to last around ten years. Since onset of the negotiations traders the world over, including from Hong Kong, are keenly eyeing ... (full story)

Radical overhaul of Community Customs Code proposed

Hong Kong traders may remember the EU's recent initiative to amend the Community Customs Code by introducing, via Regulation 648/2005, a number of measures to tighten security around goods crossing international frontiers ... (full story)

Chinese mainland exercises remarkable restraint on trade defence use vis-a-vis EU

As an antidote to news of EU actions against imports from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong traders may wish to learn of the Chinese mainland's stance on trade defence measures vis-a-vis the EU. In this regard, they should note the Commission's 2004 Report ... (full story)