BASF gets a higher fine over animal-feed cartel: court upholds levy against Akzo Nobel, reduces UCB penalty

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The European Union's Court of First Instance raised the fine levied by the European Commission on German firm BASF AG for its role in an animal-feed cartel. The fine increased from 34.97 mil euro to 35.02 mil euro. The court also upheld the 20.99 mil euro cartel fine for Dutch firm Akzo Nobel N.V., but lowered the fine imposed on Belgian firm UCB SA from 10.38 mil to 1.87 mil euro.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Prepared Feeds, Other Animal Food Manufacturing, Legal/Government Regulation, Prepared feeds, not elsewhere classified, Livestock Feeders, Company legal issue, Cases, Government regulation, Belgium, BASF AG, Unfair competition (Commerce), Unfair competition, Chemical industry, Cartels, Animal feeding and feeds, Akzo Nobel N.V., Pesticides industry, Herbicides, Sulphur industry, UCB S.A.

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EU Threatens 2 Member States With Beef Ban

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Beef exports from Germany and Netherlands may be banned by the European Commission. The proposed beef ban, which is related to food safety violations by the two member states, is part of the EU's effort to control the spread of mad-cow disease.

Animal Slaughtering and Processing, European Union, Meat Products, Beef & Veal, Food and nutrition, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Beef industry

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For the Greeks, the euro was a taxing matter

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The tax collection system has become more stringent in Greece during the 1990s,and, as a result, the economic situation is better in the country. Greece will join the euro on Jan 1, 2001.

Greece, Public Finance Activities, Tax Administration, Taxes, Statistical Data Included, Tax policy

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