The World Trade Organisation WTO has officially published its report on the moratorium imposed by the EU on genetically modified organisms GMOs between October 1998 and May 2004. The moratorium, imposed following a complaint from the US, Argentin The World Trade Organisation WTO has officially published...
The European Union will have to wait until late October to get the definitive word from the World Trade Organisation on a complaint filed by the United States, Canada and Argentina contesting what they claim is the EU's moratorium on approvals of gen The European Union...
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EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, has welcomed the June 12 decision by the Swiss Parliament to reject the moratorium on genetically-modified crops. The Lower House voted to reject the moratorium by a narrow margin of 77votes to 7 EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, has...
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said March 3 that U.S. patience is running thin in the face of the European Union's failure to lift its moratorium on approvals of genetically modified food products. Zoellick said, however, that he is "eager" to see what progress the European Commission can make in...
LEWIS TO RESUME LOCAL GIVING Progressive Corp. chairman Peter Lewis has lifted his philanthropic moratorium on Cleveland. At a luncheon last Friday at the City Club of Cleveland, Mr. Lewis announced that he once again would give money to local cha LEWIS TO...
The U.S. Senate last month approved a two-year extension of the moratorium on new Internet-specific taxes. The original three-year moratorium, established in 1998, expired in October. The extension continues the ban on any new state taxes created for The U.S. Senate last month approved a two-year...
FDA issued an executive summary Oct. 31 saying that it appears safe to eat cloned livestock and their offspring. The release of the summary is the first step the agency must take before it can lift the moratorium it put in place in 2001 on consuming ...
With the current moratorium on Internet taxation set to expire in October, some members of Congress are seeking ways to extend the moratorium yet leave the door open for state and local authorities to collect sales taxes on e-commerce. Several conf With the current...
SEVERAL agriculture trade groups have expressed their disappointments with the recently passed biotech labeling rules of the European Parliament. Seeking to avoid trade disputes with the US about the European Union's EU five-year moratorium on th SEVERAL agriculture trade groups have expressed their ...
THE INCOMING chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is urging the White House to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization WTO over the European Union's EU moratorium on approvals of new genetically modified GM crops, which is thwa THE INCOMING chairman of...
Originally enacted in 1998, the Internet Tax Freedom Act placed a three-year moratorium on the taxation of Internet access and other discriminatory taxes on sales of goods and services over the Internet. Essentially it exempted from taxation the fee Originally enacted in 1998, the Internet...
WASHINGTON -- A bill to extend a moratorium on Internet-access taxes moved through a key House committee last Wednesday while a Senate panel started considering similar legislation. - First enacted in 1998 and renewed for two years in 2001, the cur WASHINGTON -- A...
It is unlikely that Congress will rein-in the bank insurance regulatory powers of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency OCC despite progress towards a financial services industry reform bill. The insurance industry wants a moratorium on the OCC It is unlikely that Congress will rein-in the bank insurance...
The Senate was poised to vote on Internet tax legislation, following House passage of a measure last month that would extend the moratorium on new and discriminatory online taxes for two years. The Internet tax moratorium that was in place expired The Senate...
State Farm Insurance, the largest home insurer in Oklahoma, will no longer write new homeowner policies in Oklahoma, beginning this week. However, Oklahoma is not the only market receiving that treatment. State Farm is cutting back or placing a full moratorium on new homeowner policies in 21 other states across...
Byline: David Hoffman PHILADELPHIA - A moratorium imposed by the SEC two years ago is causing closed-end funds to compete on an uneven playing field, some industry experts say. The moratorium keeps closed-end funds from adopting...
THE CHAIRMAN of the Senate Finance Committee says he supports US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick's recent call for the US to challenge the European Union's EU moratorium on approving new genetically modified GM food crops. In a lette ...
TALLAHASSEE--The Florida House of Representatives has approved a property insurance reform bill that is sure to draw fire from insurance industry interests as well as supporters of a Senate proposal that conflicts with the House in several key areas, sTALLAHASSEE--The Florida House of Representatives has approved a...
More than 40 governors are calling for congressional approval of state sales taxes on Internet purchases. In a letter sent to all House and Senate members on Aug. 17, the governors urged Congress not to renew a 1998 moratorium on Internet access t ...
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