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President Obama announces the negotiation of a transatlantic trade and investment partnership with the European Union

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • February 13 2013

In his State of the Union address, President Obama announced that the Administration intends to notify Congress of its intent to initiate

The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS): the foreign law, the international politics, the domestic cost

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • October 16 2012

The European Union Emissions Trading System (commonly referred to as the EU-ETS) has been in effect since 2005 and has emerged as a major issue and concern for U.S. airlines and private, long-range aircraft operators

European barriers to the cloud?

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • August 14 2012

U.S. providers of cloud services may see new overseas opportunities as the European Commission releases its cloud computing strategy sometime this year

What the US can learn from EU action on duty evasion

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • August 1 2012

On July 16, 2012, the European Union published a determination that Malaysian exporters and Chinese producers of certain kinds of fiberglass have been circumventing an anti-dumping duty (AD) order imposed by the EU in 2011

EU proposal would end cadmium battery exemption for power tools

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 25 2012

European Commission regulators have proposed eliminating the current Battery Directive exemption allowing the use of cadmium in rechargeable batteries for cordless power tools

EU releases new data on hazardous substances in products

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union
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  • March 19 2012

On March 5, 2012, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published for the first time information on substances of very high concern (SVHCs) reported to be in “articles” (e.g., products formed to a specific shape or design for a particular function) that are imported into or produced in the European Union (EU

Proposed new European Union data regulation raises significant issues for U.S. businesses

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 10 2012

On January 25, the European Commission (EC) released the final text of its long-awaited proposed new Data Protection Regulation, which would replace the 1995 European Union (EU) Data Protection Directive that currently governs the collection, use and transfer of personal data within and beyond the EU

New EU directive raises e-waste recycling targets

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 1 2012

On January 19, 2012, the European Parliament amended the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment legislation by adopting a directive that sets aggressive new e-waste recycling targets

The United States and the European Union target Bank Tejarat for sanctions

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, Iran, USA
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  • January 24 2012

On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Treasury, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which prohibits transactions with and freezes the assets of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters, announced the designation of Bank Tejarat, Iran's third-largest bank for sanctions

EU reforms extend the EU's reach to U.S. companies

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • January 10 2012

What do proposed European Union privacy reforms mean for U.S. companies?