The Chinese Government's official website has announced that more than 8,000 counterfeit electronic were destroyed on January 25, 2011 in China's Hunan Province, as part of Chinese efforts to protect intellectual property rights (IPR). Trucks rolled over piles of imitation Nokia, Motorola and Apple laptop computers, cell phones, etc. Pirated books and Gucci handbags were also incinerated.
The International Organization for Standardization has published a new International Standard to support the inhalation toxicity testing of nanoparticles. ISO developed the standard to help address concerns about the increase in nanotechnology-based products and their safety and environmental impact. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/17/10 news, 10081736, for BP summary of ISO issuing a report on classifying nanomaterials.)
According to Chinese press sources, South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance stated that it will impose a zero-duty tariff quota on imported pork to cope with the unstable supply caused by the country's ongoing epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease and stabilize prices. The ministry also said the current tariff of 25 percent on pork used as a raw material for meat processed products will be lowered to zero percent starting in January. A total of 60,000 tons of pork will be subject to the tariff reduction. The measures will remain effective until the end of June.
In the January 27, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices on January 26, 2011:
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on January 27, 2011:
In the January 26, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
In the January 25, 2011 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted :
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on January 25, 2011:
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices on January 25, 2011: