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Data & Analysis

How outdoor and sports companies are dealing with Brexit

1 May 2021

The European Parliament voted on April 27 to approve the agreement signed by the British government and the EU on Christmas Eve to regulate trade relations after the U.K.’s official exit from the European Single Market on Jan. 1. It’s been hard for the companies in our sector, especially the ...

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EU updates Vertical Block Exemption Regulation

20 January 2021

The European Commission is sounding out companies involved in the sale and distribution of consumer goods and their trade associations to provide input for the reform of a set of guidelines governing dealings between suppliers, wholesalers and retailers. First issued in 2010 and called the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation – ...

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FESI welcomes new EU Work Plan for sport in light of post-pandemic recovery

17 December 2020

The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has welcomed the publication of the EU Work Plan for Sport, which is meant to guide EU cooperation on sport policy for the years 2021 to 2024, and announced that, together with its members, it looks forward to working with the ...

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Are we going to ski this winter?
Brands and federations express cross-industry concerns in case of European resort lockdowns

11 December 2020

The Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) has released a statement in which 10 leading ski companies, five sports retail groups and 12 sporting goods industry federations raised concerns about the consequences for the industry of the planned closure of many European winter sports resorts in relation to the ...

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Fesi publishes Covid survey ahead of European Commission conference

17 November 2020

(SGI) The European Commission is organizing a major conference on Nov. 17 on the recovery of the sports sector after the coronavirus crisis. The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), which has taken part in a survey that will be unveiled during the conference, said it hopes that ...

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Policy Hub discusses European agenda for Extended Producer Responsibility

15 September 2020

On Sept. 2, the Policy Hub – consisting of stakeholders in six major industry associations (Fesi among them) as well as interested organizations and three apparel and footwear companies – conducted a virtual workshop on what the EU is calling extended producer responsibility (EPR). The chief topics were administrative transparency, ...

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FESI welcomes free trade agreement between EU and Vietnam

3 August 2020

The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is welcoming the long-awaited formal entry into the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam (EVFTA) on Aug. 1. After more than eight years of negotiations, the EU and Vietnam will finally benefit from a free trade agreement that ...

Opinion

Amazon and other marketplaces could be held accountable for illegal sales

30 June 2020

Why the sale of illegal products through online platforms could become a problem for Amazon and other marketplaces – and why the widespread circumvention of EU competition law may soon be over

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Apparel and footwear industries propose Green Recovery Plan to European authorities

19 June 2020

(SGI) The Policy Hub, a joint effort of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), and the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), has published a proposal for a ”Green Recovery Plan for Europe,” which is meant to support the economic recovery of the region ...

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Eurosima joins Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry

27 February 2020

(SGI) The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) has announced the arrival of a big new member, the European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (Eurosima). The French-based organization has also gained a seat on various steering committees at Fesi, notably the one that handles product compliance with EU standards ...

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The ski market is apparently growing in the long term

22 January 2020

Manufacturers’ deliveries of skis, boots and bindings to the trade grew for the third year in a row during the winter 2018/19 season, according to an annual study recently released by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi). Some analysts expect the trend to continue to be positive ...