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New regulations on trading and distribution rights of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam to be implemented

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • May 16 2013

On 22 April 2013, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOIT) issued Circular No. 082013TT-BCT (Circular 08) providing guidelines on the import

US Bilateral Investment Treaties: recent developments

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2012

A Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) is an agreement between two States meant to promote and protect private investment by nationals (companies or individuals) of one State in the territory of the other State (the “host” State

WTO panel rules against China in dispute over electronic payment services

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • China, Global
  • -
  • July 31 2012

On July 16, 2012, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel determined, in a case brought by the United States, that China maintains a number of measures that treat foreign providers of electronic payment services (EPS) less favorably than the domestic EPS provider, China Union Pay

WTO Dispute Panel finds China in violation of anti-dumping agreement

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • China, European Union
  • -
  • March 4 2013

On July 25, 2011, the European Union (EU) requested consultations with China concerning the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on x-ray

New OFAC licenses ease certain USeconomic sanctions against Burma

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Myanmar, USA
  • -
  • July 17 2012

On July 11, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury issued General License Nos. 16 and 17 (General Licenses) related to US sanctions against Burma

Aid to a regional airport: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into potential State aid at Beauvais airport

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 7 2012

On 30 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth State aid investigation into whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the French airport of Beauvais, and rebates and marketing agreements between this airport and its customer airlines, are in line with EU State aid rules

Enforcement of awards in ICSID arbitration

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • December 16 2011

Although planning for the potential difficulties in enforcing an arbitration award is sometimes neglected before an arbitration is initiated, reviewing such issues must be part of any overall assessment of the dispute

WTO Appellate Body rules against Chinese export restrictions

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • February 21 2012

On January 30, 2012, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization circulated its decision on Chinese export restrictions on various raw materials

Private market economy investor: European Court of Justice dismisses European Commission’s appeal on the application of private market economy investor test

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 12 2012

On 5 June 2012, the ECJ dismissed an appeal by the Commission against the General Court’s judgment relating to the application of the private investor in a market economy test

General block exemption regulation consultation: European Commission

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 26 2012

On 20 June 2012, the Commission published a questionnaire on the use of the GBER for State aid in the context of the State aid modernisation initiative