Treaty Curbs Trade in More Dangerous Chemicals
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The United Nations on Monday added 14 pesticides and chemicals, including lead additive for petrol, to a growing list of toxic substances in which trade is restricted.
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India has cut liquor duties as required under global trade rules following complaints to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by the United States and European Union, an official said here Thursday.
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Under a treaty known as the Montreal Protocol, methyl bromide was to be banned for most uses by the end of this year.
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GENEVA: Up to 15 hazardous substances are expected to be added to a &quot;watch list&quot; regulating international trade in toxic industrial products and pesticides, the UN&#39;s environmental agency said.
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Federal authorities, under fire for responding slowly to tainted Chinese imports , yesterday said they will halt shipments of five fish species sent from China because they are laced with dangerous chemicals.
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A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel  ruled on Thursday against some U.S. anti-dumping measures  against imports of Mexican stainless steel, in another rebuff  for a controversial U.S. trade remedy.
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Negotiators from 158 countries reached basic agreement Friday on rough targets aimed at getting some of the world's biggest polluters to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will detain imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood to make sure the shipments are free from harmful residues.
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The European Union said today that it was removing $4 billion in trade sanctions on American products after the United States repealed what the Europeans considered an illegal
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Â· US softens on deal to halt rising temperature Â· Race against time to rescue talks before summit
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E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over environmental regulation.
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Pollution from pesticides and insecticides in various parts of Greece has risen dangerously, while similar toxic substances have been detected in olive oil as well as imported fruit and vegetables on sale in ...
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The rules controlling the trade in many at-risk wildlife species may change at a Bangkok meeting starting on Saturday. The 166 member states of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
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By Diao Ying  The Chinese Government is telling enterprises to prepare to meet the latest European Union regulations on chemical substances, another of many international standards that stifles China's manufacturing-heavy foreign trade.
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Governments of EU nations and lawmakers agreed on new legislation to control the use of chemicals in industry after years of haggling over how to balance health and environmental concerns against fears that excessive red tape would stifle business.
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BANGKOK: The global treaty regulating trade in threatened wildlife moved to protect ramin, the Asian hardwood whose forests and their inhabitants have been devastated by rampant commercial logging.
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The United States, which is under  pressure in world trade talks to reduce its use of import  duties against what it considers unfair foreign trade, detailed  a counterproposal on Monday to expand the list of prohibited  government subsidies under global trade rules.