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Policy Monitoring: China issued Guidelines for the Annual Major Work
On 22 May 2020, the annual government work report for 2020 was published at the so-called "Two Sessions" of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The State Council issued relevant guidelines on 6 June for the implementation designating specific ministries responsible for each priority area.
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EU Report on Rising Trade Barriers Underlines Need for International Cooperation
Cross-border movement of goods and services is the foundation of modern global trade. Over the past years, however, trade and investment barriers have been increasing, a recent report by the European Commission says.
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INMETRO creates Working Group for the Modernization of the Brazilian Regulatory Model
Following the start of the new presidency of INMETRO, a working group was created on 10 June 2020 to advise INMETRO on modernising its regulatory model.
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Quality Marks and Standards: Online Exchange on Trends in Technical Market Access in India
What are current trends in technical market access in India and how do they affect German companies? These and other related issues were discussed in an online exchange by GPQI in cooperation with the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV) and Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) on 10 June 2020.
Indo-German Collaboration in Times of COVID-19: Online Exchange on Technical Market Access Challenges
The Global Project Quality Infrastructure (GPQI) in cooperation with the German Embassy and the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) organised an online exchange on “Technical Market Access Challenges in India - In Times of the Corona Pandemic” on 2 June 2020.
COVID-19: China’s expansion of quality controls regarding export of medical products (part 2)
Exporte von Medizinprodukten und persönlicher Schutzausrüstung (PSA), wie Atemmasken aus China, haben durch COVID-19 stark zugenommen. Nachdem China als Reaktion auf Medienberichte über fehlerhafte chinesische Produkte in Europa seine Ausfuhrbedingungen verschärft hatte, wurden diese Ende April 2020 noch einmal angepasst.