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Updated: June 1, 2010 (Initial publication: April 6, 2010)

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Updated: June 1, 2010 (Initial publication: April 6, 2010)

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Updated: June 1, 2010 (Initial publication: April 1, 2010)

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May 26, 2010

Thesaurus : Doctrine

Updated: May 20, 2010 (Initial publication: May 6, 2010)

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On April 27, 2010, the European Parliament’s Committee for Health voted to introduce an amendment to the European Commission’s ‘Pharmacovigilance and Prescription Medicine Package’, which would introduce a strict regime for online prescription medicine sellers.

Updated: May 10, 2010 (Initial publication: May 7, 2010)

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Updated: May 8, 2010 (Initial publication: May 7, 2010)

Bibliographic Reports : Symposiums

The implementation of a joint service on Insurance, Banking, and Insurance within the ‘Autorité de Contrôle prudential – ACP’ (French Prudential Control Authority), raises questions as to the way in which the service will be coordinated with the ‘Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF’ (French financial markets authority’s) other activities. The signature of the agreement creating the new joint service was the occasion for Jean-Pierre Jouyet, President of the AMF, to clarify that this joint service’s principal goal is consumer protection. The coordination between the AMF and the ACP is intended to improve efficiency and credibility to further this goal.

Updated: May 8, 2010 (Initial publication: May 7, 2010)

Bibliographic Reports : Symposiums

The implementation of a joint consumer information service on Insurance, Banking, and Insurance within the ‘Autorité de Contrôle prudential – ACP’ (French Prudential Control Authority), raises questions as to the way in which the service will be coordinated with the ACP’s other activities. The signature of the agreement creating the new joint service was the occasion for Christian Noyer, Governor of the Banque de France (Central Bank of France) and President of the ACP, to clarify that this joint service, whose principal goal is consumer protection, complements the ACP’s other missions.