Bologna is a place where big changes are felt sooner than elsewhere.
in the manufacturing of bicycle components and Bologna is still remembered by all as the place where, years earlier than the rest of Europe, is the first significant event occurred spontaneously to combat dumping and out-sourcing wild and raise the defense of domestic productions.
The echo of those four intense hours of the Eight in February 2003 at the Novotel past hundred players (practically the whole area, associated and not associated to organizations) caused a spark. The news, propagating in the rest of Europe, triggered a process that will never hold the following years, with successes unthinkable until now: the adoption of European anti-dumping measures against unfair trade (2005), the notification of the Commission regulates the obligation to mark bikes for sale in Europe in compliance with European technical standard EN (2006).
While we refer to the five post in February 2008 who was interested to know the events celebrating the anniversary today SafetyBicycle recalling some famous phrases. These are phrases uttered by people willing to maintain firm control of the sector in the foreseeable future. In light of what is going on with today's crisis and to what will happen in 2010, when the anti-dumping China EN Standard will expire and will get a new notification in the Official Journal of the European Union, the sentences are no longer so funny.
"standards on product safety are the piles of paper and wasted time. Flaunt compliance with a standard would only lower the perception of the highest quality implicit in our brand
November 1997, Vicenza, Properties of a known brand of Italian components.
"I welcome the proposal to eliminate the Belgian delegation for the future of our argument ODG and ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES" (Editor's note: At the time Italian exporters of components is a market leader in Europe)
Fall 2002, Brussels, rating, not the past for minority, Italian delegate to the neo 'meeting of the European bicycle component manufacturers.
"The bicycle industry in Italy is now Decoction: so my members can not unrealistic fund initiatives designed to fail fatally (editor's note, or refusal to the request to finance the meeting of Bologna)"
December 2002, Milan , an advertising executive, decision-makers in the sector.
The number of famous phrases is set to grow in the coming days. Indeed, those who remember statements as: "The mountain bike is a phenomenon that will disappear faster" or "on the handlebars? The shift levers are fine where they are now" is invited to quote them in the comments or email me @
pietro.boselli safetybicycle.com
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