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Corsican wines spice up Speciality French Foods on 24 March — 14 March 2011, 16:40 CET

Corsican wines from seven estates — Clos Canarelli, Clos Culombu, Clos Santini, Domaine Cordoliani, Domaine de Tanella, Domaine Sant’Armettu, and Domaine Vico/Clos Venturi— will accompany the French Speciality Food Day organised in central London by the French Trade Commission on 24 March 2011. Participants will have the opportunity to sample these unique wines from the French island-region of Corsica at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.

BetAdvisor’s sports predictions now available as iPhone application — 14 March 2011, 15:02 CET

BetAdvisor of France is the first European platform for the distribution of sports predictions, and the service is now available as an iPhone application. The sports prediction website, which was launched in February 2010, covers football, horse-racing, rugby and tennis, as well as basketball, American football and ice hockey. Professional analysts offer pre-match predictions, as well as live betting sessions.

Three years on from the European Decision, millions of lighters are STILL potentially dangerous — 11 March 2011, 22:39 CET

Millions of lighters sold in the EU are still potentially dangerous, three years after the introduction of a European Decision to stop lighters that fail to comply with minimum standards being offered by retailers. According to the European Commission, up to 40 deaths and 1,900 injuries each year in the EU are caused by lighters. Furthermore, the victims are often children.

Energy Efficiency Plan: Chambers endorse focus on swift implementation rather than binding targets — 10 March 2011, 23:20 CET

EUROCHAMBRES today welcomed the Commission's Energy Efficiency Plan and endorsed the focus on the effective and accelerated implementation of existing measures, rather than making the EU's energy efficiency target mandatory.

SOLUTRANS 2011 powers ahead on the road to innovation — 10 March 2011, 13:10 CET

SOLUTRANS, the international transport-solutions trade event, will take place from 29 November to 3 December 2011 at the Parc des Expositions EUROEXPO exhibition centre, in Lyons (France). SOLUTRANS covers all areas of haulage.

Millésime Bio 2011 attendance up by almost 20% — 10 March 2011, 11:33 CET

The 18th Millésime Bio organic-wine trade show, which was organised by the AIVB-LR (Languedoc-Roussillon Organic-Wine Trade Association), was held at the Montpellier Exhibition Centre (in southern France) from 24 to 26 January 2011. The event gathered 560 exhibitors and welcomed 3,200 visitors from around the world, which represented an increase of 18% on the 2010 trade show.

Testbiotech: no choice for consumers on meat from cloned animals — 09 March 2011, 23:50 CET

A non-public EU Commission paper confirms that food from offsprings of cloned animals are already on the European market.

EU maps out road to climate catastrophe — 09 March 2011, 23:21 CET

Two important climate and energy papers were released today by the European Commission in Brussels amid criticism from Friends of the Earth Europe.

French Trade Commission unveils pavilion at Counter Terror Expo 2011 — 08 March 2011, 17:11 CET

The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in the UK will unveil the French Pavilion at the Counter Terror Expo, to be held from 19 to 20 April 2011 at Olympia National Hall, in London. Counter Terror Expo is the largest international event focusing on counter-terrorism and specialist security. The French Pavilion will showcase dynamic French companies specialising in state security and counter-terrorism technology.

Saint-Omer logistical appeal in Multimodal limelight at NEC — 07 March 2011, 16:43 CET

Saint-Omer and its region are situated in northern France, at the crossroads between the UK, Belgium and Germany. Saint-Omer Développement, the regional development agency for St-Omer, will take part in the Multimodal 2011 trade show, which will take place in Birmingham (England) between 5 and 7 April. The St-Omer stand will showcase all that the region has to offer in the field of transport and logistics — and more.

Maileva takes client from snail mail to hi-tech hybrid mail — 07 March 2011, 15:24 CET

Maileva, the leading hybrid-mail solution in France, with over 10,000 customers, is being launched in the UK in March 2011, and it promises to change the way UK-based businesses send and manage their office mail. Maileva is a comprehensive and integrated hybrid-mail solution that enables business users to send post directly from their PC or network. It provides significant benefits, as compared to the traditional approach to fulfilling office mail in house or outsourcing to a mailing house. Cost savings alone can be as high as 50%. Maileva is a service provided by BTB Mailflight Ltd in the UK, a subsidiary of French-based postal operator La Poste.

ATC property rentals branch out into environmental conservation — 07 March 2011, 13:06 CET

ATC is a French-based property-development company, which is promoting a new concept in property rentals. ATC provides a wide range of residential rentals, holiday homes and hotels throughout Europe. The company pledges to plant one tree for every booking made, which means that, just by going on holiday, customers are in a position to contribute towards the reforestation of the planet.

Laselec unveils new laser marking process for aluminium wire — 07 March 2011, 12:28 CET

 

NOVIDIS carves out leading position in architectural mouldings — 07 March 2011, 11:20 CET

NOVIDIS, a specialist in architectural mouldings and artworks, will be taking part in the French Design Forum, a trade event organised by the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London, on 15 March 2011. The company produces ornamental mouldings and assists in the building, as well as the refurbishment, of exclusive projects worldwide.

French Design Forum showcases bespoke craftsmanship on 15 March — 04 March 2011, 12:30 CET

The French Trade Commission in the UK, in partnership with Rabih Hage, the famous architect and interior designer, will present 15 bespoke craftsmen from France at the Design Forum – a unique event to be held at Chandos House, in Central London, between 9.30am and 6.30pm on 15 March 2011. Members of the press are invited to visit the event in the company of Rabih Hage and his fellow designers.

Wallix unveils WAB 2.2 for enhanced IT security and traceability — 03 March 2011, 15:41 CET

WAB 2.2, the latest version of the Wallix AdminBastion (WAB) software suite, developed by Wallix, has been unveiled: it brings to IT-security managers an essential and enhanced solution for access management and the traceability of operations carried out on information systems.

ECJ ruling against sex discrimination in insurances key victory for women's rights, say civil society organisations — 02 March 2011, 16:50 CET

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday delivered its ruling in the Test-Achats case (C-236/09) concerning sex discrimination in insurance premiums. The EU’s highest Court ruled that different insurance premiums for women and men are not compatible with the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights.

CEA regrets ECJ judgement on use of gender in insurance pricing — 01 March 2011, 18:48 CET

The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, is deeply disappointed by today’s judgement by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the provision enabling EU insurers to use actuarial and statistical factors based on sex in their risk assessment is invalid from 21 December 2012.

SITL 2011 supplies the right combination for key logistics players — 25 February 2011, 13:28 CET

SITL Logistics Solutions 2011, the trade show for products and services dedicated to procurement, distribution and the supply chain, will take place from 29 to 31 March 2011 at the Parc des Expositions (Pavilion 7.2) in Paris (France).

EfficientiP confirming international growth into UK and Germany — 25 February 2011, 12:38 CET

EfficientiP of France, a leader on the DDI market (DNS/DHCP/IPAM, IP-address and DNS & DHCP services management), has announced the opening of two new offices, in the UK and Germany respectively. The decision follows the successful opening of an office in Spain in 2009. EfficientiP already assists a number of well-known clients in Britain, such as Easynet and BskyB, and in Germany, such as Commerz Real and Colt.

Commission giving up the lead on Ecodesign targets to industry? — 25 February 2011, 00:04 CET

An estimated 80% of the environmental impacts of products are determined during their design phase. This is why the Ecodesign law aims to improve the environmental performance of energy-related products (such as fridges, dishwashers and washing machines) throughout their life-cycles by integrating environmental criteria at a very early stage in the product design.

ERCUIS & RAYNAUD adds a touch of luxury to French Design Forum — 24 February 2011, 15:55 CET

ERCUIS & RAYNAUD will be taking part in the French Design Forum, a trade event organised by the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London on 15 March 2011. The French design specialist combines the passion of a porcelain maker (RAYNAUD) with that of a silversmith (ERCUIS), in order to create a refined gourmet table setting.

Small Business Act Review: Chamber survey corroborates focus on stronger governance — 23 February 2011, 19:44 CET

EUROCHAMBRES today endorsed the focus on governance in the Commission’s newly adopted Communication on the Review of the Small Business Act (SBA).

French logistics expertise is transported to Multimodal 2011 — 23 February 2011, 15:17 CET

The French Trade Commission in the UK will present the French Pavilion at the Multimodal 2011 trade show for the second year. Multimodal is the key transport and logistics event in the UK, and will be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham from 5 to 7 April. The French Pavilion will showcase dynamic French companies from across the transport and logistics sector.

France appeals to international law firms through arbitration reform — 22 February 2011, 15:26 CET

International law firms find France a choice market. More particularly, international arbitration in France has proved, over the years, advantageous and cost-effective, and the reform introduced in January 2011 by the French government is set to improve the framework further. Since 1923, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has been headquartered in Paris.