BRUSSELS, Belgium - To step up advocacy at the European Commission, LEVA-EU presents a study which shows that e-bikes and light electric vehicles deserve a more prominent position in policies on sustainable mobility and mitigating climate change.
PARIS, France - The legalisation of e-scooters in France seems to be imminent with the creation of a new vehicle category in the French traffic code. The new so-called 'cyclomobiles légers' or light mopeds category was welcomed by the e-scooter industry. However, industry organisation LEVA-EU has warned for a big setback.
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 and services linked to fighting climate change and health protection. This includes bicycles.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Officially the EU's rules which ensure that exporters from selected developing countries have an import duty free status on bikes they sell to the EU, will end on December 31, 2023. However, for these EU rules known as the 'Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP)' the European Commissi
GENT, Belgium - Trade association LEVA-EU says companies that solely assemble e-bikes are confronted with unfair competition that is threatening their existence. EU regulation makes it almost impossible to start up new companies and could severely hinder the EU's net-zero emissions target.
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 the mandatory marking of all new bikes sold in a store or on the Internet. This law will be extended to second-hand bikes sold in retail shops from July 1st.
PARIS, France - It's official, the French government has legislated the prevention of e-bike tuning.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Yesterday, the European Commission has temporarily withdrawn tariff preferences for specific products granted to Cambodia under the Everything But Arms (EBA) arrangement over concerns related to serious human and labour rights violations. EBA is a condition of EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) under which Cambodia enjoys an import duty free status for goods (including bikes) that the country exports to the EU member states.
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 duty-free export status. However, this situation might change drastically next month. Then the EU will determine whether Cambodia's human rights record has improved sufficiently to avoid losing the tariff-free entry to the EU market.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - They are somewhat secretive about the way they operate. At least that's the experience of this trade journal.
