Polish Law Would Pave Way For Construction Of Nuclear Plants To Trim Carbon Emissions
May 23, 2011 in International Environment Reporter
Poland’s Sejm, or lower house of Parliament, has approved an amended nuclear law and procedures for future investors to pave the way for construction of two nuclear plants expected to help lower the country’s carbon dioxide emissions by generating 10 percent of Poland’s electricity once completed.
New Zealand Revamps EPA To Establish National, Uniform Environmental Regulator
May 23, 2011 in International Environment Reporter
New Zealand’s newly independent Environmental Protection Authority will formally begin operations July 1 as a national environmental regulator…
Chinese Supreme Court Issues Proposal Governing Rules For Civil Antitrust Cases
May 23, 2011 in WTO Reporter
China’s Supreme People’s Court is seeking public comments on a series of definition regulations for application in civil cases enforcing the country’s three-year-old Anti-Monopoly Law…
EU Scores Gains In Airbus Subsidies Ruling By World Trade Organization Appellate Body
May 23, 2011 in International Trade Reporter
The European Union has succeeded in easing the impact of a World Trade Organization dispute ruling condemning government subsidies for Airbus, but the United States said its 20-year campaign against illegal “launch aid” loans for the company has been vindicated by the WTO’s final verdict on the issue…
China Reacts To Rising Inflation Numbers By Raising Bank Reserves Ratio Requirement
May 23, 2011 in BNA's Banking Report
A day after the release of new inflation data that show prices continue to rise faster than hoped, China’s central bank announced May 12 that it would require commercial banks to hold more cash in reserves.
New U.K. Offshore Funds Tax Rules To Enter Into Effect May 27, 2011
May 23, 2011 in World Securities Law Report
In February 2011, draft regulations were published setting out a series of proposed amendments to improve the practical operation of the rules…
ANALYSIS: The Australian Government’s Proposed Reform Of The Credit Reporting Rules Under The Privacy Act
May 23, 2011 in World Data Protection Report
The Commonwealth has issued its much awaited Exposure Draft of proposed legislation to implement reform of the current credit reporting provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act)….
ANALYSIS: Criminal Law Risks Of Monitoring Employee E-mails And Phone Calls In Germany
May 23, 2011 in World Data Protection Report
A recent criminal law proceeding against a manager of Deutsche Telekom AG ended up in a custodial sentence of three-and-a-half years due to, among other things, a violation of telecommunications secrecy…
ANALYSIS: Data Privacy Rules In India
May 23, 2011 in Privacy & Security Law Report
The Government of India recently issued the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (the “Privacy Rules”) under the Information Technology Act, 2000…