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On 31 March 2016, the Official Journal published Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment (PPE). The new Regulation will repeal the previous law, namely, Council Directive 89/686/EEC, once the Regulation fully enters into effect. Its provisions are intended to continually ensure the protection of health and safety of users of personal protective equipment in the EU. More

The global trade environment is poised to become more sanguine in 2014, characterised by a synchronised upturn of the major developed economies. But while Hong Kong exports should quicken, there are nagging anxieties that include a renewed global downturn, the undercurrent of protectionism and persistent geopolitical tensions, in addition to the risk of a tighter monetary stance in the US. More