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US SEC, States Investigate Fiat Chrysler on Diesel Emissions
Mar 14, 2017The US Securities Exchange Commission and several states’ attorneys general have started investigating Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) over possible breaches of diesel vehicle emissions standards. The information was disclosed in ...
Tags: Fiat Chrysler, Diesel Emissions
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Promoting Sustainable Tourism in The 21st Century
Sep 27, 2016Ever since the Beijing Olympics, tourism has grown to become a major economic, cultural and social plus for China as it celebrates its long and special history with the rest of the world. So, too, with the rise of a middle class, more ...
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Leaving The EU Spells Uncertainty for Toy Innovators
Aug 25, 2016Harbottle and Lewis's Jeremy Morton takes a look at what Brexit is likely to mean for toy businesses when it comes to their intellectual property protection. Whether it’s safety regulation or data protection laws, the EU has had a ...
Tags: Jeremy Morton, EU, Harbottle and Lewis
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Arnott’s Shapes Forced to Change Packaging and Fined $51, 000 for Misleading Fat Content Claim
Nov 26, 2015Leading biscuit brand Arnott’s has paid the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) $51,000 in penalties after five infringement notices were issued against the company in relation to a marketing claim for its Shapes ...
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiation Completed
Oct 15, 2015On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
Tags: goods, services, trad, investment
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Airfreight Transhipment Turns out to Be Ivory
Apr 16, 2015The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) seized a large shipment of ivory being transshipped through Perth. ACBPS officers detected the 110 kilograms of ivory while examining an air cargo shipment from Malawi, being ...
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Inhance Agreed to Pay Civil Penalty and Spend on Systems to Recycle Hydrogen Fluoride Gas
Jan 7, 2015Inhance Technologies LLC, formerly known as Fluoro-Seal International, L.P., headquartered in Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay a $59,000 civil penalty and spend a minimum of $180,000 on systems to recycle hazardous hydrogen fluoride gas, ...
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XTO Will Spend an Estimated $3 Million to Restore Eight Sites Damaged
Dec 24, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that XTO Energy, Inc. (XTO), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and the nation’s largest holder of natural gas reserves, will spend an ...
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Wildlife Still Still in Danger Despite New Policy
Aug 14, 2014When changes to China's environmental law saw the light of day last year the resulting din was so loud it was felt even in the National People's Congress. China's oldest non-governmental organization focused on the environment, Friends of ...
Tags: Environmental Policy, Wildlife
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Respondents' Businesses Saw a Positive Economic Return From Investment in Data Analysis
Jan 23, 2014A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds that nearly all respondents’ businesses have seen a positive economic return from investment in data analysis for the strategy area. Also, the single biggest barrier to retailers ...
Tags: Use of Analytics, Textile
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Humane Society of The United States Recently Ranked Colorado's Animal-Protection Laws
Jan 14, 2014The Humane Society of the United States recently ranked Colorado's animal-protection laws among the top 10 for overall effectiveness. But, this past Friday, the Weld County Prosecutor's Office determined that timing provisions in those laws ...
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The Use of Magnesium Alloy as a Sacrificial Anode to Protect The Pipeline
Dec 23, 2013Anticorrosive coating rule table, the rule of law cathode. But once the anti-corrosion coating is damaged, exposed iron part will accelerate localized corrosion. Therefore, anti-corrosion coating and cathodic protection is relative to the ...
Tags: Spiral Steel Pipe, Construction
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ICO Has Prosecuted a GP Surgery Manager for Unlawfully Accessing The Medical Records
Dec 5, 2013The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has prosecuted a GP surgery manager for unlawfully accessing the medical records of almost 2,000 patients registered with the practice. 37-year-old Steven Tennison was employed by the College ...
Tags: Patient Data, medical records, GP Surgery
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German Data Protection Law,The Regional Court of Berlin Ruled Tuesday
Nov 25, 2013Google’s privacy policy and terms of service violate German data protection law, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled Tuesday. The clauses are too vaguely formulated and can restrict the rights of consumers, said the Federation of ...
Tags: Google, Privacy Policy, terms of service
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Edward Snowden's Disclosures About NSA Collection of Massive Amounts of Personal Data
Nov 17, 2013Congressional lawmakers held hearings this week to determine what, if any, changes can be made to U.S. government surveillance programs, with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) calling for increased transparency into federal data collection ...
Tags: Computer Products, software