CFE's Newsletter - English

EUROPEAN NEWSLETTER

March 2011 – N. 17

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Advantages for ANIVEC, ASEPRI, CNA Federmoda and Le Pôle Enfant members................... …page 1 Now available the CPM Kids Catwalk Video...................................................................................... page 2 Riccione Moda Italia–Young Designers gather the Italian contest of new talents for Fashion .... page 2 Free Trade Agreement EU-South Korea ............................................................................................. page 3 Briefly…Discover the latest news posted on our blog ..................................................................... page 3

ANIVEC, ASEPRI, CNA Federmoda and Le Pôle Enfant members can already benefit from the actions promoted by CFE From now on all members from ANIVEC (Portugal), ASEPRI (España), CNA Federmoda (Italia) and Le Pôle Enfant (Francia) will benefit also from actions promoted by Children’s Fashion Europe (CFE) thanks to the agreement signed between the European entity and the representatives of these associations.

The agreement will enable member companies of these associations to benefit once a year from the advantages offered by CFE in the various activities carried out, such as discounts for participation in international fairs, catwalks, trade activities, participation in European projects, etc.

The agreement, signed in March, aims to enhance the relationship between CFE and its Collaborators Entities, ANIVEC, ASEPRI, CNA Federmoda and Le Pôle Enfant, who have broad representation in the Children's Fashion and Childcare Products sector in their respective countries.

More information If you wish to know more about the advantages attached to this agreement do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail: Alexandra cfe@childrensfashioneurope.com, Celia cfe2@childrensfashioneurope.com, Sara cfe3@childrensfashioneurope.com or by telephone: +34 963910334.

EUROPEAN NEWSLETTER – March 2011– N. 17 European Children’s Fashion Association C/ San Vicente 16, 4º - 1 – 46002 Valencia – Spain Tel: +34 96 391 03 34 / Fax: +34 96 315 54 84 http://cfeurope.wordpress.com www.childrensfashioneurope.com

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Now available the CPM Kids Catwalk video Enjoy in our blog the video of CPM Kids Fashion Show, held in Moscow last February. http://cfeurope.wordpress.com here you can see the Autumn-Winter 2011-12 collections presented by the firms associated with CFE: Barcarola, Blue Seven, Bóboli, Cóndor, Mayoral, Pampolina and Special Day. There are also images of Gakkard and Snow Image brands, also participants of the 9 th edition of this catwalk organized by Children's Fashion Europe.

If you prefer, you can see the collections of those marks by http://www.youtube.com/user/CFashionEurope#g/c/35712EF9E6D237A4

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Young Designers gather the Italian contest of new talents for Fashion Once again CAN Federmoda is going to celebrate the year’s National Young Designers Competition, Riccione Moda Italia, which will take place in the Italian city of Riccione , from the18 to 24 July 2011.

This is the 21st edition of the Italian competition, which every year looks for new talents of the fashion industry by participants from fashion, art, style and design centres.

Riccione Moda is divided into seven categories: apparel, children's clothing, knitwear, leather goods, footwear and accessories, lingerie and swimwear and a section entitled 'Author Details".

Kidswear Riccione Moda section dedicated to kidswear has this year the support of Children’s Fashion Europe (CFE).

The association will also promote in this event its participation in two European projects: braM and Design 4 Children.

CNA FEDERMODA (the National confederation of crafts and SMEs in Italy), the city council of Riccione and the Chamber of Commerce in Rimini are once again the organizers of the competition. (www.riccionemodaitalia.it).

EUROPEAN NEWSLETTER – March 2011– N. 17 European Children’s Fashion Association C/ San Vicente 16, 4º - 1 – 46002 Valencia – Spain Tel: +34 96 391 03 34 / Fax: +34 96 315 54 84 http://cfeurope.wordpress.com www.childrensfashioneurope.com

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The European Parliament approves the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea

The European Parliament has approved the Free Trade Agreement with South Korea. The pact, emerged on the initiative of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), includes a serie of measures to promote European exports in South Korea, and at the same time provides a range of safeguard measures to protect the European industry.

Following the agreement 98% tariffs and other trade barriers on agricultural products, manufactured goods and services will be abolish over the next five years. It is also believed that the trade between the EU and South Korea could reach 19.100 million euros and thamks to that agreement European exporters could save 1.600 milion per year.

The pact also considers trade-relation activities, such as public procurement, intellectual property rights, labor standards and environmental regulations.

Textile Industry Currently, the tariff imposed by South Korea to the European textile products is 10.06%. The agreement eliminates most of the 60 million euros in taxes to European exporters. Also, the chapter on intellectual property that protects European brands will apply both to registered designs as unregistered.

Safeguard clause The EU may impose safeguard measures if the reduction or elimination of tariffs leads to increase imports from South Korea that may cause “serious damage” to the European Union producers.

FTA EU-South Korea: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=443&serie=273&langId=en

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E-commerce: the possible entry into in force of new measures worry the companies

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Tutto Piccolo appears in several shows of Spanish television

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Mafrat group will have Gas brand among its Fall-Winter 2011/12 collections

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Check out the CPM Kids Catwalk video

For further information, please visit http://cfeurope.wordpress.com

For more information do not hesitate contacting us by e-mail or telephone: E-mail: info@childrensfashioneurope.com - Tel.: 0034 96 391 03 34 EUROPEAN NEWSLETTER – March 2011– N. 17 European Children’s Fashion Association C/ San Vicente 16, 4º - 1 – 46002 Valencia – Spain Tel: +34 96 391 03 34 / Fax: +34 96 315 54 84 http://cfeurope.wordpress.com www.childrensfashioneurope.com

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