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The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recently released a draft toxicological profile for perfluoroalkyl compounds which asserted that they may be harmful to human health at low levels. Due to their non-stick properties, perfluoroalkyl compounds have been used as non-stick coatings for cookware, as paper and cardboard surface coatings and in firefighting foam.
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, seeking comment on how best to update its implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act. Noting that it had substantively updated its National Environmental Policy Act regulations only once over the past 40 years, the CEQ requested comment on various questions.
While banks and other mortgage holders have recently been obtaining windfalls on dormant mortgages, recent changes to Florida Statute Section 197.582...
On 27 July 2018, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) issued a series of determinations inserting a clause providing for five days of unpaid domestic...
Who doesn't enjoy a sipping a glass of wine during a relaxing pedicure--especially if that glass of wine is free? While there is no such thing as a...
As in other jurisdictions, under Swiss law there are specific requirements relating to the disclosure of shareholdings and the actions of shareholders...
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recently released a draft toxicological profile for perfluoroalkyl compounds which asserted that they may be harmful to human health at low levels. Due to their non-stick properties, perfluoroalkyl compounds have been used as non-stick coatings for cookware, as paper and cardboard surface coatings and in firefighting foam.
Article 10bis of the Paris Convention, together with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, forms the cornerstone of...
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, seeking comment on how best to update its implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act. Noting that it had substantively updated its National Environmental Policy Act regulations only once over the past 40 years, the CEQ requested comment on various questions.
Until recently, Romanian companies could distribute dividends to shareholders only on an annual basis and on approval of their annual financial statements at the end of each financial year. This paradigm has changed and companies can now opt to distribute their dividends annually or quarterly. Although these newly acquired corporate rights have been widely welcomed within the Romanian business markets, they may initially be treated with suspicion by Romanian entrepreneur.
While banks and other mortgage holders have recently been obtaining windfalls on dormant mortgages, recent changes to Florida Statute Section 197.582...
In late July 2018, the Bulgarian National Bank ("BNB") adopted an ordinance on the internal exposures of credit institutions ("Ordinance"), providing...
The first wave of changes to the Construction Lien Act now called the Construction Act have now come into effect. Here is what you need to know to...
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has determined that periods of ‘contiguous’ casual service are not to be counted as ‘continuous...
On 27 July 2018, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) issued a series of determinations inserting a clause providing for five days of unpaid domestic...
