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 now putting in place an overall framework for ensuring consistency in the inclusion of safeguard measures in free trade agreements.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry gathered in Brussels last week for their founding meeting of the Cycling Industries European (CIE). It is being created to enable cycling businesses of all sizes and from all sectors to make their contribution to business and society.
Current EU Regulations on e-bikes offer a serious loophole. It makes it possible for companies to put over 250W and over 25 km/h e-MTBs on the market that skirt complicated and expensive type approval procedures. That's possible due to this exemption in the type-approval regulation wording: "vehicles primarily
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The provisional anti-dumping duties announced yesterday on e-bikes imported from China are applicable to all e-bike categories; including L1 e-A and L1 e-B speed pedelecs as well as tricycles. In the European Commission's 30-page
COLOGNE, Germany - Dealer cooperative ZEG founded an (e) cargo bike dedicated company to focus on this rapidly developing product category. "The A-N.T heavy-duty cargo bike for professional use is our answer to the challenges of tomorrow's urban delivery traffic," said ZEG MD Georg Honkomp.
SEATTLE, USA - Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based direct to consumer e-bike brand, announced yesterday how the company is to address the 25% tariff imposed by the U.S. government on electric bikes and component parts imported from China.
Last Wednesday, the Collective of European E-bike Importers of attended a second hearing with the European Commission. This was aimed at discussing the lack of
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Recently an important step has been taken by the European Commission concerning the regulations for type-approved e-bikes.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Next summer the European Union's Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam (EVFTA) is expected to be signed. This was confirmed at the EVFTA
BRUSSELS, Belgium - On a request by Bike Europe the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association presented a reaction on the recent actions
People in Northern Ireland who are using or would like to use a pedal assisted electric bike 25 km/h-250W have to put up with a few legal hurdles. Whilst
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The European and Dutch bicycle industry achieved a positive result in the standard settings of speed
Following the publication of speed -e-bike helmet certification in the Netherlands, the NTA 8776, it is now possible to have these helmets certified.
E-MTBs are rising to new heights, that's what Eurobike and other autumn 2016 shows indicated. The motor-assisted mountain bike was 'all over the place'.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Public Meeting organized by the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) at last week's Taipei Show included an update on the talks with the UCI on the 6.8 kg weight limitation for road bikes.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The first-ever Leaders' Panel that took place at last week's Taipei Cycle Show had the top names of the industry sending a strong message in favour of collaboration with governments and advocates in order to grow the pie for everyone.
WETTER, Germany - The Germany security product supplier Abus is closely involved in the development of a dedicated speed e-bike helmet for the North European market. Together with the Dutch standardization institute NEN the requirements for this helmet that complies with the ECE 22.05 standard are laid out at the moment.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The export of bicycles and bicycle components from Taiwan surged by 16.2% to just over 3 million units in the first three quarters of 2015 compared to 2.65 million in 2014. According to the latest statistics of the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA), the industry is recovering after several years of declining export.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The biggest names in the bicycle industry showcased their innovations and developments at Eurobike. The Taiwan Excellence campaign is the most essential part of an image enhancement program organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The city-region Arnhem-Nijmegen in the Netherlands won the bid procedure for hosting the Velo-city conference in 2017. ...
