Danone, Wahaha to end confrontation

时间：2007-12-24 06:05:17

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Dec.24 - French food group Danone and Chinese beverage1 giant Wahaha Group would end confrontation2 and prepare for peace negotiation3, a Beijing-based spokeswoman for Danone said on Sunday.

 

The agreement was reached Friday night after a long negotiation presided by China's Ministry4 of Commerce, said Ding Ying, a spokeswoman of Ogilvy Public Relations Agency, Danone's PR agent.

 

"The announcement has been recognized by both parties. It represents their common views and wishes," Ding told Xinhua in an telephone interview.

 

The announcement said they agreed to "call off all lawsuits6 and arbitrations8 provisionally and stop all aggressive speeches against the other party, in order to create a friendly atmosphere for peace negotiation."

 

Ding said both parties expressed positive attitude towards a successful negotiation.

 

However, no announcement was released by Wahaha Group. A spokesman said they had no new details so far.

 

Danone, which owns a 51-percent stake in the 39 Danone-Wahaha joint9 ventures, has accused Wahaha of setting up independent companies and selling products identical to those sold by the joint ventures. Danone had demanded a 51-percent stake in the non-joint venture companies, which Wahaha rejected.

 

Since mid-year, the two companies have filed numerous complaints and lawsuits against each other under various Chinese and foreign jurisdictions10.

 

Danone filed its first lawsuit5 against Wahaha on May 9 in Stockholm, and on June 4, Danone filed another lawsuit, in Los Angeles, against two Wahaha-related companies and two individuals.

 

Also in June, Wahaha filed a request with the arbitration7 commission in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou over a disputed trademark11 transfer.

 

It also lodged12 suits in Shenyang and Jilin against Danone executives Emmanuel Faber, who replaced Zong Qinghou as chief of Danone and Wahaha's 39 joint ventures, Qin Peng, China director for Danone Asia and Francois Caquelin, a financial director, claiming they had breached13 company law or damaged the interests of the Danone-Wahaha joint venture.

 

ln July, Danone filed a counterclaim against Wahaha, alleging14 that Wahaha had failed to transfer trademarks15 to their joint venture under an agreement reached in 1996 when their cooperation started.

 

Danone and Wahaha negotiated for another round before French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited China late last month. The talks, however, were fruitless.

 
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1 beverage 0QgyN     
n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料
参考例句：
  • The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
  • Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。
2 confrontation xYHy7     
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
  • We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
  • After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
3 negotiation FGWxc     
n.谈判，协商
参考例句：
  • They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
  • The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
4 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
5 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
6 lawsuits 1878e62a5ca1482cc4ae9e93dcf74d69     
n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
  • I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句
7 arbitration hNgyh     
n.调停，仲裁
参考例句：
  • The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
  • Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
8 arbitrations 8e40616a8ae67bb727a94763b20792d0     
n.仲裁，公断( arbitration的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • By November last year, it was administering 120 arbitrations that were conducted in the region. 截至去年十一月，该秘书处分处处理的区内仲裁个案有120宗。 来自互联网
  • She was the labor relation specialist, and handled all grievances, and arbitrations for the region. 作为劳工关系专家，她负责处理该地区所有的申诉和仲裁。 来自互联网
9 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
10 jurisdictions 56c6bce4efb3de7be8c795d15d592c2c     
司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 )； 裁判权； 管辖区域； 管辖范围
参考例句：
  • Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。
  • James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。
11 trademark Xndw8     
n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标
参考例句：
  • The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
  • The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。
12 lodged cbdc6941d382cc0a87d97853536fcd8d     
v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属
参考例句：
  • The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 breached e3498bf16767cf8f9f8dc58f7275a5a5     
攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反
参考例句：
  • These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
  • Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
14 alleging 16407100de5c54b7b204953b7a851bc3     
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
  • This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。
15 trademarks 3d5cfd3d5e627e33b27fadb6b405a1dd     
n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记
参考例句：
  • Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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