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The French Parliament has issued a preliminary favorable vote on...
The French Parliament has issued a preliminary favorable vote on a proposal to ban the use of phtalates in shoes and other products sold on French territory
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The government of Uttar Pradesh in India has eliminated a...
The government of Uttar Pradesh in India has eliminated a tax on raw hides in response to the appeal of the leather industry. The tax was suspended in 2006 for five years through the end of last March, and the Mandi Parishad, the agricultural produce marketing board there, asked for ...
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Giovanni Burani, charged with the fraudulent bankruptcy of Mariella Burani...
Giovanni Burani, charged with the fraudulent bankruptcy of Mariella Burani Fashion Group, which he headed up for many years, has been freed after spending two months in jail and eight more months in his home under surveillance
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Starting on July 1, a new standard for children's canvas...
Starting on July 1, a new standard for children's canvas rubber shoes will take effect in China. The new standard makes safety the top priority, with an eye to improving quality and driving technology. The standard, the first for children's canvas rubber shoes, was set by China's General Administration of ...
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HDS, the German shoe industry federation, has joined other organizations...
HDS, the German shoe industry federation, has joined other organizations and individual companies such as Adidas, Burberry, Lacoste and Nike in signing a memorandum of understanding supporting a proposal by the European Commission to strengthen the fight against the sale of counterfeit products over the internet.
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The May 11 issue of La Conceria, the famous Italian...
The May 11 issue of La Conceria, the famous Italian leather weekly, lays out the results of an investigation conducted by a journalist in the shoe shops of Milan's Chinatown, on via Paolo Sarpi and surrounding streets. Some of the shoes were found holding excessive doses of toxic substances such ...
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Twenty-eight people have been ordered to pay more than €25,000...
Twenty-eight people have been ordered to pay more than €25,000 to Daermei Shoes Trading, a Chinese company that lost 50,000 pairs of shoes in a fire at its facility in Elche, Spain, in 2004. The accused all worked in the shoe industry, and when several Chinese companies announced they were ...
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The European Parliament is set to discuss later this month...
The European Parliament is set to discuss later this month a proposal by one of its members, Lara Comi, about a new set of regulations for the branding of textile products in the European Union, including the mention of where the products come from. Under the draft proposal, the European ...
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Aokang Group, the Chinese shoe manufacturer, has shipped 20,000 pairs...
Aokang Group, the Chinese shoe manufacturer, has shipped 20,000 pairs of shoes to Geox, its biggest buyer in the EU. This is the first shipment to the EU since the anti-dumping duties were lifted, and Aokang says that hundreds of thousands more pairs were being readied to ship soon. It ...
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The Indonesian government is reportedly placing a little more money...
The Indonesian government is reportedly placing a little more money this year at the disposal of textile, footwear and tanners in the country to upgrade their machinery. It plans to allocate a total of 177 billion rupiah (€14.3m-$20.2m) to 150 textile firms and 20 tanners and shoemakers, covering 10 percent ...
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It is reported that the Russian government is going to...
It is reported that the Russian government is going to raise export tariffs on leather, crust and wet blue sometime next month. The tax will go up by 10 percent, with a minimum tariff of €250 per ton of leather. Members of a customs union agreeement are exempt from the ...
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The Italian government is reportedly studying the possible establishment of...
The Italian government is reportedly studying the possible establishment of a strategic investment fund, partly controlled by the state and similar to a French fund launched in 2008, designed to fend off acquisitions of important Italian companies by foreign Interests
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Texon has won a court case against Yue Hua Shoe...
Texon has won a court case against Yue Hua Shoe Material Co., which it had accused of trademark infringement and the manufacture of counterfeit cellulose insoles. The court has awarded Texon 36,800 renminbi (€4,000-$5,600) to cover economic damages and legal fees.
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Another lawsuit involving toning shoes has hit the courts, but...
Another lawsuit involving toning shoes has hit the courts, but this time it's the manufacturer that is on the offensive. Skechers is suing Sears Holding Corporation for allegedly infringing on the trademarks for its Shape-ups, Twinkle Toes and Z-Strap products. Skechers says that Sears is selling the footwear at Sears ...
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C&A is recalling 20,000 pairs of shoes for babies that...
C&A is recalling 20,000 pairs of shoes for babies that have been sold in all its European stores since last September because of their excessive chromium contents. The international retail chain is refunding customers for the shoes that they have already bought. According to company officials, tests had shown no ...
