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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Natural resources - On June 25, 2010, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines, in six chapters and 61 articles. The...
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Health and safety - On June 28, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a law authorizing the Minister of Health to issue regulations requiring the labeling of nutritional information about sugars in pre-packaged food. The further information on sugar content,...
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Health and safety - On June 7, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a comprehensive law regulating the donation of eggs to women who wish to give birth, but are otherwise unable to do so, and the use of unused...
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Communications and electronic information - On June 28, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a law amending the 2001 Electronic Signature Law. The original law was designed to facilitate the issuance by the state of electronically signed documents. The new law...
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Communications and electronic information - On July 1, 2010, all Finnish citizens will have a legal right to access a 1 Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection, reportedly making Finland the first country to accord such a right. The government has...