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ArticleItaly enforces helmet rule for all skiers
From Nov. 1, Italy will require all snow sports participants to wear CE-certified helmets, tightening slope safety ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
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ArticleThe fashion industry’s illegal practice of resale price maintenance
A EU antitrust ruling on resale price maintenance sends a clear signal to brands alike. Here’s what the industry should take away.
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ArticleFESI: ‘Our members are committed to staying the course’
Secretary General Jérôme Pero explains how FESI works to turn EU sustainability and digital policies into workable solutions.
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ArticleEU Green Claims Directive is dead, for now
The Commission’s laconic announcement came on June 20 from spokesman Maciej Berestecki, who said: “In the current context, indeed the Commission intends to withdraw the Green claims proposal.”
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OpinionThree years on – EU framework for the distribution of branded products, from an attorney’s perspective
The EU Commision’s revision of the framework, now three years old, has sought to meet the legal challenges of new online distribution models by imposing new vertical restrictions. Reactions in the private sector have been various.
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News briefsEuratex addresses key issues to safeguard the textile sector within the Clean Industrial Deal
400 industry leaders met in Antwerp one year after the launch of the “Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal” to discuss the challenges ahead.
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ArticleProvisions of the EU’s AI Act to hit in February
Passed last year, the 144-page law divides AI into four categories and bans the first.
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ArticleWhat about AI, CBDCs and NATO? More on Trump’s early days
The new administration of President Donald Trump is not letting up yet.
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ArticleRussia hammers out new import-replacement plan for the sporting goods market
The Russian government has released an updated sporting industry development program through 2035, declaring import replacement as a key target for the domestic market in the coming years.
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ArticleDecathlon brings e-bikes to bear on EC’s plans for mobility
Repair and recycling are among the retailer’s top concerns.
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ArticleAnti-synthetics group forms in US Congress
The Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus was established in the US House of Representatives on June 27. Among its founding members are Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington), Chellie Pingree (Maine), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (California), Grace Meng (New York), Julia Brownley (California) and Jerrold “Jerry” Nadler (New York) – all of whom belong to ...
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News briefsAdidas starts internal investigation into allegations of bribery
On Monday morning, several media outlets, including the Financial Times, reported that Adidas had launched an internal investigation into allegations of bribery in its China business following a whistleblower complaint accusing executives of embezzlement. According to the Financial Times, the letter alleged that Adidas employees, including a senior manager, received ...
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News briefsAfter bitcoin, SEC gives the nod to ether
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its rules and cleared the way for exchange-traded products (ETPs) – notably, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – that deal in spot ether. The change results from petitions from NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and Cboe BZX. Ether is the crypto currency associated with the ...
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ArticleThe EU’s new right to repair
On April 23, after about two years of negotiation, the EU adopted a directive establishing common rules for the right to repair. Member states must be compliant with the directive within 24 months of its entry into force. The rules relate to the New Consumer Agenda and the Circular Economy ...
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ArticleNo more non-competes in the US
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has deemed non-compete clauses to be unfair competition (in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act) and issued a nationwide ban. Once the ban goes into effect – 120 days after its publication in the Federal Register – existing non-competes will no longer ...
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News briefsFrance seeks to ban exports of used clothes
France would like the EU to ban exports of used clothes, the country’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion has told Reuters. Of particular concern for France is Africa, which, the ministry said, “must no longer be the dustbin of fast-fashion.” France enjoys the support of Sweden and Denmark ...
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ArticleFrance’s proposal against fast fashion
The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron, founder of the Renaissance party, will support a law proposed by an opposition party to penalize fast fashion. The text in question is no. 2268, “aiming to render fast-fashion out of fashion, thanks to a system of incentives and penalties.” Its proponent is ...
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ArticleSports industry contributes 1.3% to Italy’s GDP, new report shows
Italy’s sports industry is worth €22 billion and contributes 1.3 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report. “Rapporto Sport 2023” was presented on Jan. 30 by Istituto per il Credito Sportivo (ICS) and Sport e Salute, an Italian public body that ...
