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1. Latest EU Study finds majority of cross-border online retail purchases face obstacles
Hong Kong sellers trading their consumer goods in the EU may be concerned about the findings of a European Commission Communication, which reports that EU consumers who wish to purchase goods such as CDs, cameras, computers, washing machines, clothing and books from online retailers based in another EU Member State face serious difficulties.
13 Nov 2009
2. EU in favour of further enlargement with FYROM and Balkan states
Hong Kong sellers may well be interested in the latest progress report published by the European Commission on 14 October 2009, in which it sets out the status and plans for the future enlargement of the European Union.
30 Oct 2009
3. French President Sarkozy continues to push for CO2 tax on imports
Hong Kong exporters of goods to the EU should note that, on 10 September 2009, French President Nicolas Sarkozy repeated his call for a carbon dioxide border tax on goods that are imported into the EU.
16 Oct 2009
4. Commission investigation finds online electronics retailers mislead consumers
Hong Kong sellers of consumer electronic devices may like to be alerted to an announcement, made on 9 September 2009, by EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva over results of an EU-wide investigation involving 26 of the 27 Member States, and aimed at possible misleading advertising and deceptive advertising practices on websites selling electronic consumer goods.
2 Oct 2009
5. EU promotes independent consumer product testing for commonly sold goods
On 3 September 2009, the European Commission announced the publication of the final results of a three-year EU project, aimed at giving consumers access to independent comparative testing of commonly sold consumer products including those familiar to Hong Kong’s exporting community.
18 Sept 2009
6. Italian move to introduce mandatory origin-marking likely to upset foreign traders
Despite the fact that there is no harmonised origin-marking legislation at the EU level, Italy’s legislature has made a new attempt to adopt a State law providing for the mandatory indication of the origin of goods.
4 Sept 2009
7. EU attitudes to products’ environmental impact revealed in new survey
Hong Kong’s trading community will be familiar with the importance that energy-saving and eco-friendliness enjoy among EU policies.
21 Aug 2009
8. Commission paper reviews fiscal instruments in environmental policy
Hong Kong traders are certainly familiar with the situation where different EU Member States implement apparently uniform policies in very different ways.
7 Aug 2009
9. Increasing number of counterfeit goods stopped at EU border
Hong Kong industries exporting their consumer goods to the EU may like to know of the latest statistics and report from the Commission, released on 9 July 2009, on fake goods entering the trade bloc...
24 July 2009
10. EU files WTO complaint over mainland China’s export restrictions on raw materials
Hong Kong traders may note with interest that on 23 June 2009, the European Commission initiated a World Trade Organization (WTO) procedure against mainland China by requesting consultations over restrictions imposed by Beijing on exports of certain raw materials.
10 July 2009
11. Codified Regulation on safeguards investigations published in Official Journal
A codified version of the EU’s rules on safeguard measures has been published in the Official Journal in the form of Council Regulation 260/2009 on the common rules for imports. This Regulation replaces a similar former regulation.
12 June 2009
12. European Commission adopts fair trade communication
On 5 May 2009, the European Commission adopted a communication examining the current situation of fair trade and other non-governmental (i.e., private) trade-related sustainability assurance schemes.
29 May 2009
13. Consumer protection law allowing for injunctions against infringers codified into single legal text
On 1 May 2009, the EU’s Official Journal published Directive 2009/22/EC on injunctions for the protection of consumer protection interests...
15 May 2009
14. EU consults on retail trade including in textiles, hinting at policy initiatives to come
On 17 April 2009, the European Commission opened a public consultation on changes in five retail sectors, including textiles, electronics and recreational goods
30 April 2009
15. Expanded Ecolabel scheme given go-ahead as updated eco-criteria defined for TVs
The EU's Ecolabel scheme is advancing in leaps and bounds: with updated criteria for the Ecolabel applicable to televisions being set out in a new Decision and the European Parliament endorsing a first-reading agreement with the Council on a new Regulation for extending the EU's Ecolabel scheme
17 April 2009
16. Switzerland set to adopt customs procedures equivalent to those of the EU
In order to bring the EU-Switzerland customs agreement of 1990 into line with new customs security measures, adopted in the framework of the Modernised Community Customs Code (MCC), the European Commission, on 20 March 2009
3 April 2009
17. Newly published e-commerce report signals latest EU trends for buying and selling goods online
The European Commission published, on 5 March 2009, a "Report on cross-border e-commerce in the EU", highlighting e-commerce trends and potential obs
20 March 2009
18. All-inclusive list of harmonised EU product safety standards published; revised toy safety law expected for May
On 17 February 2009, the European Commission published a Communication in the Official Journal, setting out the titles and references of European standards under the general product safety Directive 2001/95/EC
6 March 2009
19. Consumer product safety: report proclaims that there is room for improvement
On 14 January 2009, a report on the first four years of the implementation, in all Member States, of the EU's General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) for consumer products was presented to the Council of the EU and the European Parliament
20 Feb 2009
20. Turkey opens anti-dumping investigation on certain knives and blades from mainland China and Hong Kong
On 15 January 2009, the Under-Secretariat of Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Trade initiated an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of cutting, chopping, mixing and grinding knives and blades for electromechanical domestic kitchen appliances with self-contained electric motor originating in mainland China and Hong Kong
6 Feb 2009
 
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