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Updated: April 12, 2010 (Initial publication: April 7, 2010)

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Sectorial Report (Insurance, Finance, Bank): Two decrees implementing Ordinance n° 2010-76 of 21 January 2010, relative to the merger of approval and supervisory authorities for the banking and insurance sectors, were published on 3 March 2010.

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Updated: April 12, 2010 (Initial publication: April 2, 2010)

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II-10.3: Opinion of the French Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (CESE) on Environmental Taxation and the financing of public environmental policies, published on 18 November 2009

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The Conseil économique, social et environmental (CESE - French Economic, Social, and Environmental Council) criticises the mechanism of the “Carbon Tax” as conceived by the Parliament, and which has currently been abandoned.

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Updated: April 12, 2010 (Initial publication: April 1, 2010)

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Sectorial report (Finance) : Credit Rating Agencies : Post-Crisis regulatory measures adopted by the European Union Regulation of 16 September 2009

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Updated: April 12, 2010 (Initial publication: Feb. 25, 2010)

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Article : Regulating the gambling Market : Quality-based versus price-based competition

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Updated: April 12, 2010 (Initial publication: April 2, 2010)

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Sectorial Report (Environment, Energy): Opinion of the Conseil économique, social et environmental (CESE - French Economic, Social and Environmental Council) on “environmental taxation” and the financing of public environmental policy, published on 18 November 2009.

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Updated: April 12, 2010 (Initial publication: April 6, 2010)

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II-9.1 : A United States Federal Court found that payments made by Schering Plough in order to delay the introduction of generic forms of its drugs did not violate Antitrust Law, in a 26 March 2010 decision.

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The U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, dismissed a class action suit brought against drug manufacturer, Schering Plough, alleging that payments it made to two generic drug manufacturers in order to delay the introduction of generic forms of one of its products, violated antitrust law.