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Permanent EU ban on phthalates in toys and childcare articles is published

The EU's long-standing quest to see in place a permanent legislative act restricting phthalates in toys and other articles that are handled by children has ended in the adoption and publication of a simple but hard-hitting text ... (full story)

Footwear with uppers of leather threatened with as-yet undecided provisional AD measures

The Commission has still not made up its mind on the issue of provisional measures in the controversial anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of footwear with leather uppers from mainland China and Vietnam. On 19 January 2006, Trade-chief Peter Mandelson ... (full story)

EU publishes textile and clothing quotas on Chinese imports for years 2006 and 2007

On 12 January 2006, the European Commission published Commission Regulation No 35/2006 establishing imports restrictions on certain categories of textile and clothing products originating in mainland China ... (full story)

New tariff Classification of LCD Monitors

Hong Kong exporters may recall that the Commission already published on 27 April 2005 Regulation 634/2005 classifying, under CN code 8528.21.90, (bearing 14% import duty) a multipurpose LCD monitor, equipped not only with a DVI but also with a connector ... (full story)

WEEE and RoHS update: Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Austria

In this edition, Business Alert-EU proceeds with its update on the current implementation status of Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances ... (full story)

20th Anniversary of CE marking is prelude to policy review

Business Alert-EU readers with a keen interest in EU policy will note that 2005 marked the 20th anniversary of the policy "New Approach to technical harmonisation and standards" ... (full story)