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Updated: Aug. 1, 2012 (Initial publication: Aug. 20, 2012)

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Le 30 juillet 2012, le Régulateur français des activités ferroviaires (ARAF) a lancé une consultation publique sur la fourniture du courant de traction sur le réseau ferré national, dans le cadre d'un réglement de différend

Le Régulateur français des activités ferroviaire lance une consultation publique dans le cadre d'un règlement des différends. Cela est justifié à double titre : pour que le régulateur soit informé le mieux possible des données du contentieux auquel il doit apporter une solution particulier ; pour que les effets objectifs et généraux de sa décision particulière soient pertinents, ce qui justifie ex ante que l'ensemble du secteur soit consulté comme le serait pour l'adoption d'un texte. A la fois, la consultation devient une mesure d'instruction et le jugement du régulateur est pleinement reconnu comme une mesure ex ante pour le secteur tout entier.

Updated: June 4, 2012 (Initial publication: May 29, 2012)

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Spanish tax services included payment of taxes one of the approval conditions of the operators of online games.

In Spain, the liberalization and legalizalisation of online games, provided by the Act for January 2012, was postponed in June 2012. The licensing by the regulator is in preparation. These licenses may relate to all kinds of games including sports betting and casino games, excluding slot machines. But the Spanish tax services informed that an implied condition of approval of an operator candidate for obtaining a licence existed: payment of taxes due in Spain. However, many companies, whose headquarters is located in another country, have high arrears of taxes calculated by the administration. It can be noticed that the fiscal interests of the States is a key element in the regulation of the games, that can interfere with the mechanism, which appears however distinct from the approval by the regulator.

Updated: June 4, 2012 (Initial publication: May 22, 2012)

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The Gambia telecommunications regulatory authority prescribed as mandatory the identification of subscribers to the mobile phone. The deadline for the declaration expires June 15, 2012.

The Gambia has 1.7 million inhabitants and 4 mobile operators. It was common that people use prepaid cards purchased on the street, without revealing their identity. In January 2012, the telecommunications regulatory authority, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) enacted the obligation to identify the holder of a mobile phone; this declaration must be made before June 15, 2015. It is not possible since January to buy prepaid SIM cards and from June, if the identification is not made, the line will be suspended. Associations are protesting, seeing in this device a mechanism for monitoring of the population.

Updated: June 1, 2012 (Initial publication: May 24, 2012)

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The French telecommunications regulator launches on May 16, 2012, a consultation on its report to the Parliament on the neutrality of the Net. It will be closed June 22, 2012.

The French regulator of telecommunications (The French regulatory authority of telecommunications and Posts - ARCEP) has developed a draft report to the Parliament and the French Government on the issue of Internet neutrality. By providing it to everyone on its site on May 16, 2012, the regulator opens a public consultation, which will be closed on June 22, 2012. The regulator said that the Internet is a "collective good of general interest" and that the increase in its use requires very significant investments. It is in this context that the question of the neutrality of the Internet must be discussed.

Updated: May 29, 2012 (Initial publication: May 21, 2012)

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The North American Senate approves the appointment by the President of the United States of two new members of the US Federal Bank, appointments that it blocked so far.

The Executive Board of Governors of the North America Federal Bank had only four governors on seven seats established. But two people, Jerome Powell (Banker), and Jeremy Stein (Economist) appointed by the President of the United States Barak Obama, could not take their function, because their appointment in December 2011, was not approved by the Senate. It was enough that two parties will disagree with each other, while Mr. Powell is Republican and Mr. Stein is democratic, to paralyse the whole because of the willingness of opposition of the Republican Senator David Vitter. The JP Morgan case led the two parties to an arrangement and the appointments were approved by the Senate on May 18, 2012.

Updated: May 21, 2012 (Initial publication: May 2, 2012)

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The Council of Finance Ministers of the European Union member states meets to discuss about the transcription of Basel III in a Directive.

Prudential rules on the own funds of banks adopted by the Basle Committee are biding as soon as they will be transposed in a binding legal text. The new rules of Basel III must take the force of a European directive. This gives rise to a new discussion, nor between the central bank governors (as in Basel), but between Finance Ministers of the European Union member states, in Brussels. On this occasion, each State defends the interest of its banks; the rule advocated by him corresponds to its banking structure or its type of banking business. In any case, the banks, anticipating the application of Basle III, have already integrated the prudential requirements in their accounts, hoping that their State will preserve it.

Updated: May 15, 2012 (Initial publication: May 11, 2012)

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On May 4, 2012, OFCOM awarded four new community radio licences

On May 4, 2012, Ofcom announced the award of four new community radio licences for services in the south west of England. Community raido service are provided on a not-profit basis focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits tot a particular geographical community or a community of interest. The new awards mean that 251 community radio licences have been awordes for four services in Cornwall and Devon. Some radio services are about health thematics or weillbeing and lifestyle topics, others provide community radio services, for example to villages.

Updated: May 14, 2012 (Initial publication: May 14, 2012)

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Work release : Le droit des noms de domaine (English translation : The domain names Law)

Domain names are subject to autoregulation. They are shaped by private contractual standards. This very broad and specific work gives all the rules and compares the legal systems. It includes numerous useful appendices, eg the relationship between ICANN and the registries of national top level domain names. The book also provides bibliographic information.

Updated: May 14, 2012 (Initial publication: May 7, 2012)

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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) gave on May 4, 2012 his approval for an initial public offering of China Postal Express & Logistic, Chinese subsidiary of the postal service.

China begins to emerge from an administered economy. This applies as well to public services as to its method of financing of the economy. That is why is noteworthy the decision of listing of the subsidiary of Chinese subsidiary of the postal service, dedicated to postal express and logistic. Indeed, the Chinese financial regulator, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) admitted on 4 may the listing of this one on the Chinese financial market. But, not only the purpose is to list an activity, certainly competitive, but organically attached to a public service, but also it's about to list a very important company. This occurs, and then while few Chinese companies are currently listed. In a single event, a double movement occurs: confidence in the mechanism of the financial market and the growing liberalisation of public services.

Updated: May 9, 2012 (Initial publication: Dec. 15, 2011)

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