Euroleather

Terms of Payment - Guidelines adopted by COTANCE, Paris, 13 June 2008 Introduction – Why this document ? Credit for business has become increasingly difficult and costly, notably in traditional sectors composed by SME’s such as the leather industry, ...

One Leather Training goes on line (2005-2007) On 3rd October 2005 Europe’s leather research and training centres together with a number of European leather trade associations launched in Naples, at the SSIP, the start of “ONE LEATHER TRAINING”, a EU ...

UNIC publishes "101 Standards Translated" Correspondance between Italian and international standards in 6 languages The 74-page publication aims at offering businesses concrete help about the correspondence between different international and national tes...

ASOAC - COTANCE Position Statement - June 2006 (Original French – unofficial translation) Regarding taxes and restrictions to exports of raw hides and skins, and wet-blue, as well as customs duties on leather imports The Leather industries of Europe an...

COTANCE Position Statement on the WTO trade round (DDA)COTANCE Council meeting - Bologna, 20 April 2006 Meeting in Bologna for the COTANCE Spring Council, the representatives of Italy (UNIC), Spain (CEC-FECUR), Germany (VDL), France (FFTM), Sweden (SG), Un...

COTANCE Submission regarding the EU Origin Marking initiative COTANCE pleads for an EC Origin Marking Regulation applying to the leather value chain that is linked to a compulsory EU composition-labelling Scheme for all consumer articles made typically of ...

EU Meetings for the Leather Industry The EU Leather and Tanning Industry and Sustainable Development On the 27th May 2004 a Conference on Sustainability and the Leather sector took place at the premises of the European Commission.It was organized by DG ENT...

Better Articulation of the Social Sectoral Dialogue at EU/National level Early 2003, the Social Partners of the Leather industry at European level submitted a project proposal on the topic of “articulation” of the social dialogue in the sector and expl...

1. COTANCE signs UNEP's declaration on cleaner production On 29 April 2002, in Prague, Mr Gonzalez-Quijano, Secretary General of COTANCE, signed the International Declaration on Cleaner Production on behalf of his association. The International Declaratio...

Tanweek (2002) In conjunction with the ESTW, COTANCE developed Tanweek to highlight how European tanners use science and technology innovations in practical applications that significantly enhance the lives of both tannery employees and the general public....