EU Governments Raise Concern About Impact Of REACH on Small, Medium-Size Companies

A number of EU governments used a meeting of the bloc’s competitiveness and industry ministers Dec. 5 to call for revisions to the REACH chemical legislation, saying it imposes too high a cost on small and medium-sized companies…

India Proposes Law to Make Public Procurement More Transparent

The Indian Finance Ministry proposed a new law on public procurement Nov. 29 that will make open competitive bidding the preferred method of procurement for all entities of the federal government…

EU Court of Justice Rules IP Addresses Are Personal Data, Rejects Forced ISP Monitoring

In a landmark decision, the ECJ ruled that internet protocol addresses are “protected personal data ” and rejected requiring internet service providers to monitor customers’ online activity to help stamp out online intellectual property piracy…

ANALYSIS: The Rising Tide Of Data Privacy Regulation In Asia In 2011

This past year has seen a significant surge in data privacy law developments in Asia, greater than in any previous year…

ANALYSIS: U.S. Volcker Rule Proposal Highlights Regulatory Challenges to Implementation

Among the key provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Volcker Rule was designed to address a major concern about the investment banking business: that commercial financial institutions not be allowed to engage in proprietary trading by using customers’ deposits to trade on the bank’s own account…

ANALYSIS: The European Commission’s Legislative Proposals For Revising The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive

The European Commission on October 20, 2011, published two major legislative proposals to update and revise the 2004 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the 2003 Market Abuse Directive…