EU Government Notices for June 22
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on June 22, 2011 (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
- Progress made on new draft EU food labeling rules. A Committee of the EU Council has endorsed a compromise text of a new food labeling regulation. In order to enter into force, it must be approved by the Parliament and the Council in a second reading and published in the Official Journal. The new regulation would make certain nutrition declaration mandatory, extend country of origin labeling for certain meat, etc. (here)
- EU, Russia agree to resume vegetable trade. The EU and Russia have signed an agreement that will allow exports of EU vegetables to resume immediately. Member States exporting fresh vegetables to Russia will have, for a limited period of time, to certify the origin of the produce and the absence of E. Coli 104 (the strain responsible for the outbreak in Germany). (here)
- EU to launch initiative to reduce aviation CO2 emissions. The European Commission, Airbus, the aviation industry and biofuel producers will announce the launch of the "European Advanced Biofuels Flightpath," stating that aviation could rely on advanced or second generation biofuels. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ICO have promised that the aviation industry would reduce its net CO2 emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2005 levels. (here)
- EU discusses its future investment relationship with China. On June 20, 2011, the EU's Directorate General for Trade held a civil society meeting on various possible options and scope of a potential investment agreement between the EU and China. Many participants expressed support for an investment agreement but expressed concern with China's intellectual property rights protection, use market access barriers, forced technology transfers and indigenous innovation policies, etc. (here)