BRUSSELS, Belgium – Currently several important legislations with a considerable impact on the European and global bicycle industry are being...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union finance ministers agreed on 7 December to change EU rules so that they can cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Officially the EU’s rules which ensure that exporters from selected developing countries have an import duty free status on bikes...
GENT, Belgium - Trade association LEVA-EU says companies that solely assemble e-bikes are confronted with unfair competition that is threatening...
PARIS, France – To face the huge problem of bicycle theft in France, the French Government has, since January 1st, 2021, passed a law which imposes...
PARIS, France – It’s official, the French government has legislated the prevention of e-bike tuning. With the start of 2020, it’s forbidden for an...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Yesterday, the European Commission has temporarily withdrawn tariff preferences for specific products granted to Cambodia under...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Currently Cambodia is by far the biggest exporter of bikes to the European Union 28 member states thanks to the country’s EU...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – They are somewhat secretive about the way they operate. At least that’s the experience of this trade journal. That is why a...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union has published an extremely critical report in which it warns Cambodia that it has not taken enough steps to...
LUDHIANA, India – In India’s media reports are appearing on imports of China made bicycles and parts which are putting severe pressure on the...
PARIS, France - From next September onwards, a new regulation will come into force in France which applies to the use of electric step-scooters. As...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The EU formally informed Cambodia on February 11 it had begun a process that could result in the country losing its preferential...
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taipei Cycle 2019 which took place last March, made abundantly clear that there’s a turnaround taking place in Taiwan. The island’s...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Today the European Commission has imposed anti-dumping as well as anti-subsidy duties on e-bikes imported from China. The...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – It’s now almost certain; anti-dumping duties on e-bikes imported from China will be officially imposed next January. It looks...
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Will a major move of the e-bike production out of China come in the next months? That question was widely discussed at the last...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The on 15 November by the European Commission published General Final Disclosure Document on both the anti-dumping and the...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – It currently is the big obstacle that blocks the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement; labour and human rights in Vietnam. The EU is...