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WTO rules against Colombia on apparel and footwear tariffs
2016-06-10 14:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The World Trade Organzation (WTO) has upheld an earlier decision that Colombia has broken world trade rules over a tariff it imposed on imports of textiles, apparel and footwear from Panama.
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Maryland sets public meetings on gas drilling rules
2016-06-10 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Maryland Department of the Environment says it will hold three public meetings this month to discuss proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. The agency said in a statement Thursday evening that the first meeting will be held June 22 in Cumberland. Subsequent meetings are scheduled June 27 in Baltimore and June 29 in McHenry. The agency is required by law to adopt regulations by Oct. 1, but no drilling would be permitted before Oct. 1, 2017. The department...
EU court rules against Spanish digital copy tax
2016-06-10 08:41:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) has once again ruled against the digital levy imposed by Spain to compensate copyright owners for private copies. Although the previous tax on digital reproduction devices and supports was annulled by the Spanish government in 2012, to be replaced by a system whereby copyright holders received "fair compensation" direct from public budgets, the ECJ has now ruled the system to be contrary to EU law because it fails to distinguish between private citizens and businesses. The scheme does not "guarantee that the cost of the fair compensation is ultimately borne by the users of private copies," said the ECJ in its ruling. Spain's Supreme Court had asked the ECJ for its opinion after intellectual property rights collecting societies asked for the Spanish system to be abolished.
Germany wants stricter EU rules for car emissions
2016-06-07 14:12:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany wants stricter European Union rules on emissions from motor vehicles, the transport ministry said on Monday, confirming a report by the financial daily Handelsblatt. The proposal came after a German investigative committee last month listed 30 car models that showed suspiciously high levels of CO2 emissions and would require further testing. Germany subjected diesel models to tests after Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) admitted it had cheated U.S. emissions tests by installing software capable...
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Germany wants stricter EU rules for car emissions
2016-06-06 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany wants stricter European Union rules on emissions from motor vehicles, the transport ministry said on Monday, confirming a report by the financial daily Handelsblatt. The proposal came after a German investigative committee last month listed 30 car models that showed suspiciously high levels of CO2 emissions and would require further testing. Germany subjected diesel models to tests after Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) admitted it had cheated U.S. emissions tests by installing software capable...
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