Training Programme on
International Trade at Bangalore
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A view of the participants. |
FIEO Karnataka Chapter, in association with Chinmaya Institute of Management organized a Five-Day Intensive Training Programme on International Trade at Bangalore from 23 to 27 April 2007. 35 participants consisting of entrepreneurs and middle-level executives from member export organizations participated in the programme.
The programme aimed at educating the existing and prospective exporters about foreign trade policy, customs procedures, international marketing, banking, etc. The programme covered subjects like export management, strategies for market entry, negotiation techniques, export pricing, banking, Incoterms, risk management, quality control, customs and excise rules, packaging & labeling, marketing through internet, role of EPCs and FIEO, visits to ICD, etc.
The training programme adopted methodologies like lectures, icebreaker, individual and group exercise, simulation management games, case studies, role play, etc. The faculties were drawn from government departments, banks, FIEO, industry etc. Thirty five sessions for one hour each were covered during the programme.
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EU revises Legislation on Food Contaminants On December 20 last year, the European Commission published Regulation (EC) No. 881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in food. The new regulation repeals and replaces Regulation (EC) 466/2001. The new regulation clarifies the requirements where necessary and consolidates the original text with the many amendments published over the past years. The legislation is applicable to a wide range of food product types, such as vegetables and fruits (fresh, dried and juice), a wide variety of nuts, coffee, oils, fish and meat products, and many others. One of the difficulties with the legislation is that the limits are sorted by contaminant, not by food product. This makes it impossible to quickly check all the limits for products you intend to market in the European Union. The CBI’s market information database offers a conversion table, listing the categories of food products covered by the legislation, and making the contaminants for which threshold limits have been set. This practical approach will help you to quickly determine which tables in the regulation you need to check for relevant requirements. The contaminants covered in the new regulation are: nitrates, mycotoxins, metals, 3-MCPD, Dioxins and PCBs, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) For more information, search for ‘EU legislation: Contaminants in food" at www.cbi.eu/marketinfo. (Source: CBI News bulletin, March-April, 2007) |
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Attention
Indian High Commission in Abuja (Nigeria) has advised that Indian businesses/ individuals have been continuously falling victim to various employment/ business offers/ scams through the internet. Nigeria is well-known for fraudulent personation as well as identify theft and is engaged in extensive email scams. These unscrupulous characters also offer fake employment in multinational oil companies in Nigeria and even educated people have fallen prey to lucrative offers made by such scamesters.
All members/ individuals are therefore advised not to believe any such emails/ correspondence till they verify its genuineness from the official sources. |
