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French court authorities received two bids for the takeover of...
French court authorities received two bids for the takeover of Duarig, the Balbigny-based sports equipment maker founded in 1886. The company went into receivership last October. The first offer was filed by Duarig's senior management, who would like to create a cooperative (Scop). The second offer came from a group ...
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European importers may be able to recover some of the...
European importers may be able to recover some of the anti-dumping duties that they had to pay for shoes sourced in China and Vietnam. Responding to a complaint filed by Puma, the financial court of Munich has formally asked the European Court of Justice to issue a verdict on the ...
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The European Commission will provide €1.7 million in funding for...
The European Commission will provide €1.7 million in funding for a new project called Tex-Med Clusters, whose objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the textile industry in the Mediterranean countries. The project will run for two years. Through the scheme, small and medium-sized companies in the European textile sector ...
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Experts from several companies that are members of the European...
Experts from several companies that are members of the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), joined experienced investigators and enforcement officers from across the 28 member countries of the European Union, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Brazil's National Council on Combating ...
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A group of companies involved in pádel, the Spanish-Argentinian racquet...
A group of companies involved in pádel, the Spanish-Argentinian racquet sport known also as paddle tennis, has set up an international association of manufacturers of the related products. Its foundation took place in the framework of the first edition of the Pádel Pro Show in Madrid, which coincided with the ...
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Vietnam is extending to footwear its “Better Work Vietnam” initiative...
Vietnam is extending to footwear its “Better Work Vietnam” initiative to improve the country's industrial performance by 2019. The program is intended to better align private sector expectations with the country's legislation and with international labor standards. Started in 2009, the program has already impacted 200 garment factories employing nearly ...
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Following a resolution taken by the United Nations General Assembly...
Following a resolution taken by the United Nations General Assembly last year, the first International Day of Sport for Development and Peace will take place on April 6. A dedicated website, www.april6.org, has been launched in English, Spanish and French to promote initiatives taking place on that day around the ...
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Marina Egydio de Carvalho has been appointed executive director of...
Marina Egydio de Carvalho has been appointed executive director of MOVE, the Brazilian sporting goods industry association. She takes the place of Andre Raduan, who left a few months ago, after three years in the post. She became a lawyer in 2006 after her studies in Brazil and the U.K. ...
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Herbert Hainer, who recently accepted to extend his mandate as...
Herbert Hainer, who recently accepted to extend his mandate as chief executive of the Adidas Group, has agreed to become now also the chairman of the supervisory board of FC Bayern München, the big football club in which Adidas is a minority shareholder. He was already a vice president of ...
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Billabong International faces a potential class action from investors hurt...
Billabong International faces a potential class action from investors hurt by the dramatic decline in the fortunes of the company. An Australian law firm, Slater and Gordon, said it was preparing a lawsuit against the troubled surfwear company on behalf of hundreds of Australian and international investors. The class action ...
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A Hungarian inventor, Lászlo Orosz, has won a lengthy judicial...
A Hungarian inventor, Lászlo Orosz, has won a lengthy judicial fight in the Hungarian courts against Adidas in which he claimed that the company infringed his patents through the release of its Predator Precision football boot in 2002 and the Predator Mania a little later. Orosz said that he had ...
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Following intense lobbying by the Federation of the European Sporting...
Following intense lobbying by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) and other trade organizations, the European Parliament has voted to let customs authorities in the member countries of the European Union stop imported products to verify whether they are counterfeits even if they are marked as goods ...
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Adidas said it will stop selling two T-shirts tied to...
Adidas said it will stop selling two T-shirts tied to this year's World Cup in Brazil after the country's tourism board said they associate Brazil with sexual tourism. One shirt shows a woman wearing a bikini next to Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf mountain with the phrase “Lookin' to Score” above ...
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Intersport is proceeding to recall faulty kickboards, launched a few...
Intersport is proceeding to recall faulty kickboards, launched a few years ago under its private Crazy Creek and Firefly brands and featuring a silvery screw that tends to loosen. The group will replace it and give a €10 voucher to the customer.
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The Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) for Indian cotton yarn...
The Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) for Indian cotton yarn exporters has been temporarily restored. Under the IEIS, exporters earn credit amounting to 2 percent of the duty on annualized increases in exports over qualifying periods and for particular markets. They may either use this credit to import industry-related goods ...
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A call by India's textiles minister for a higher rebate...
A call by India's textiles minister for a higher rebate on duties paid on garment exports to the European Union (EU) will probably be refused by the country's finance ministry, just-style reported. K Sambasiva Rao, India's textiles minister, recently proposed to increase the duty rebate rate by 5 percent for ...
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Baffin, the Canadian brand of protective cold-weather garments, is currently...
Baffin, the Canadian brand of protective cold-weather garments, is currently settling its trademark problems in Russia by legal means. Baffin has assigned a local lawyer to take care of the case. A Russian distributor used the brand name, claiming to be the official distributor of Baffin in Russia, but according ...
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Rolf Schmid is again the president of the European Outdoor...
Rolf Schmid is again the president of the European Outdoor Group, which has decided to expand the membership to retailers. Schmid, the president of the Mammut Sports Group, was one of the founders of the EOG 11 years ago, and he served as its president for the first six years. ...
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According to reports from Cambodia, 86 workers at eight athletic...
According to reports from Cambodia, 86 workers at eight athletic footwear and garment factories were injured and taken to hospital as the truck that transported them rolled over the road due to a blown up tire
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has launched a project to combat online counterfeits, in an attempt to oppose the growing phenomenon of internet-related counterfeit offerings and brand abuses. The project, developed in cooperation with Convey, has attracted a wide interest among the WFSGI members and, in ...
