EU Regulations for E-bikes & Pedelecs (Part 6) Battery Directive
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Batteries may contain metals such as zinc, copper, manganese, lithium and nickel, which present a risk to the environment and human ...
E-bikes included in EU Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Directive 2012/19/EU on waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is aimed at improving the collection and recycling of the said waste. The objective of this Directive is to protect the environment and public health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of WEEE and by reducing overall impacts of resource use thus contributing to sustainable development.
Tighter checks on EU imports
In 2005, European Regulation 648 has become effective, imposing new and uniform obligations on imports from third countries. The measures have been ...
EN 14344: European standard for child seats used on bicycles
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Since 2004, it has become easier for the consumer to determine whether a child's seat for bicycles is safe and of good quality. In that year, a European standard that includes a number of elementary safety aspects has become effective. Compliance is based on self-certification.
EU-Commission Appoints Trade Hearing Officer
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In an attempt to improve transparency and to guarantee impartiality in trade defence proceedings, the Commission has created some ...
48.5% Anti-Circumvention Duties on Certain Chinese Parts
BRUSSELS, Belgium - After the introduction of anti-dumping duties on Chinese bikes, a number of exporters and importers tried to skirt the extra levy ...
Duties on the Internet
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - All European import duties can be found on the Internet, sorted per country and per nomenclature code (CN) under the TARIC ...
Generalised System of Preferences for 2009 - 2013 & New System for 2014 - 2024 Approved
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The current European Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) came into force on 1 January 2009. Originally, it applied until ...
Timetable Anti-Dumping and Anti-Circumvention Measures
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU has implemented a series of Anti-Dumping and Anti-Circumvention measures which apply to the bicycle industry. This list gives ...
VAT Reduction on All Bicycle Products and Services
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In March 2009, the Council reached an agreement on the continuation of reduced VAT-rates on a number of labour-intensive services, ...
The European CEN Standard For Bicycles (updated for 2010)
The European Commission has published the references of a number of CEN standards for bicycles in the Official Journal of the European Union. As a ...
US Bike Industry Positive on 1st DealerCamp
Last weekend the North American bicycle industry gathered at Deer Valley Resort for the 1st edition of DealerCamp. This innovative outdoor demo and expo ...
New Public Bike Hire Scheme Gets London Pedalling!
Londons GBP 140 million (Euro 169 mn) Hire Bike scheme was launched with much fanfare last Friday, and broadly speaking was acclaimed a success, but ...
Oxford Acquires Sprint CPA
Oxford Products Ltd has purchased cycle parts supplier Sprint CPA in a move to strengthen and expand its business.
Quadrupled Shipping Costs Expected to Continue to Mid 2011
Currently shipping agencies are struggling with a shortage of over 2 million containers. Its not only caused by an in creased demand for sea ...
Sri Lanka Made Bikes & Parts No Longer Import Duty Free
As of from next week bicycles as well as bike components imported from Sri Lanka into the European Union will become more expensive. On August 15th ...
Rapid alert system of information on unsafe products
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Safety Gate is the European Union's alert system for consumer products that show a safety risk. The system was introduced by the General Product Safety Directive of 2001. Previously known as RAPEX, Safety Gate allows rapid exchange of information among member states and the Commission about unsafe products and the measures taken by the member states to deal with that safety problem.
自行車製造商調漲價格
Accell集團是第一家宣布價格調漲的自行車製造商。大多數的製造商亦將在今年秋天跟進。Accell及其子公司：Batavus、Sparta、Koga-Miyata、Winora、Ghost、Lapierre、Tunturi和其他所有屬於該荷蘭控股之公司將調漲價