Issue II
 
 

  • 2004 Euro Info Centre Network Annual Conference "Linking Business to Europe". . (27/10/2004)
  • Enhanced role of EIC-Macau to bridge Chinese and European enterprises at 9th MIF.(25/10/2004)
  • Interests in EIC-Macau increased at the 6th China Hi-Tech Fair in Shenzhen.(18/10/2004)
  • EIC-Macau attended Business Co-operation & Matchmaking Training in Brussels. (30/09/2004)
  • EIC-Macau as exhibitor at Macao Pavilion of the 8th China International Trade Fair in Xiamen. (10/09/2004)
  • Euro-Info Centre of Macau joined delegation to take part at the 1st Pan Pearl River Delta Trade Fair in July 2004. (16/07/2004)
 
 
  • EU-China Summit very fruitful - but arms ban stays (16/12/2004)
    • At the 7th Annual EU-China Summit, which took place on 8 December in The Hague, the European Union and China further strengthened their maturing strategic partnership by signing no fewer than eight cooperation agreements.
  • EU-Russia: reinforced co-operation and exchange of views (02/12/2004)
    • Expectations were high at the EU-Russia Summit in The Hague on 25 November.
  • The Barroso Commission takes over (02/12/2004)
    • The new European Commission, with José Manuel Barroso at its head, took office on 22 November.
  • Parliament approves new Commission (18/11/2004)
    • Barroso's new team of European Commissioners has received a vote of approval at the European Parliament with 449 votes in favour…
  • The Constitution is signed! (04/11/2004)
    • The Heads of State and Government and the EU Foreign Ministers signed the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe on 29 October in Rome.
  • The EU and Coca-Cola reach a compromise (04/11/2004)
    • Less than two weeks before the end of his mandate, Competition Commissioner Mario Monti announced on 19 October that the EU and Coca-Cola reached an out-of-court settlement.
  • Airbus-Boeing case lands at WTO (19/10/2004)
    • Is a new commercial "war" between the United States and Europe on its way?
  • Asia, the ace in the EU's game (19/10/2004)
    • With 13 new Member States, including Burma/Myanmar, long judged undesirable due to its military regime, the sixth Europe-Asia summit took place in Hanoi on 8 and 9 October.
  • Enlarged EU reaffirms commitment to United Nations (07/10/2004)
    • The 59th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations opened its annual general debate…
  • What are the priorities of the new European Parliament? (21/09/2004)
    • The 59th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations opened its annual general debate…
  • EU now has "Mr. Euro" (21/09/2004)
    • After "Mr. Terrorism" and "Mr. CFSP", the EU now has its "Mr. Euro".
 
   

Trading with the EU

Regulation abolishing textiles quotas for WTO countries on 1 January 2005 - Information note

The WTO Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC), which established a ten year period for the elimination of the quotas, will expire on 31 December 2004, and from 1 st January 2005 trade in textile and clothing products will be subject to the general GATT rules.

EU-Asia Cooperation Forum


EU Cooperation Profile

Ref: MCP-EU-04-001
Kind of business: The company imports bath-, shower-cabins and hydro-massafe panels.
Desired form of co-operation: They wish to establish contacts with producers and traders of the listed articles from China.
Origin: Bulgaria
Contact us for more details: Euro-Info Centre, Macau


For further information about the above profile, please contact us at Tel: 713338, Fax: 713339 or email to eic@macau.ctm.net


Ref: MCP-EU-04-002
Kind of business: The company manufactures hosiery articles and seamless underwear for men and women.
Desired form of co-operation: They are looking for an agent representing their company in Macau, through a distribution agreement granting him the exclusivity for representing their brand in Macau.
Origin: Spain
Contact us for more details: Euro-Info Centre, Macau

For further information about the above profile, please contact us at Tel: 713338, Fax: 713339 or email to eic@macau.ctm.net

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