Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade, Commercial Law & Contracts

Client Alert: SEC Publishes Cross-Border Release and Reopens Comment Period for Dodd-Frank Rules

by Mara Giorgio, Micah Green, Matthew Kulkin | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 1, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) held an open meeting to consider: - Whether to propose new rules and interpretive guidance for cross-border security-based swap (SBS)...more

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Final Rule on International Remittance Transfers

by Jeffrey M. Werthan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/16/2013

On April 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule amending subpart B of Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the official interpretation to the regulation. This...more

CFPB Issues Revised Remittance Transfer Rule

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/13/2013

On April 30, the CFPB issued a revised final rule to amend regulations applicable to consumer remittance transfers of over fifteen dollars originating in the United States and sent internationally. ...more

CFPB Finalizes Revisions to Remittances Rule, Sets October 28 Effective Date

by Alan S. Kaplinsky, Jeremy T. Rosenblum, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/8/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized revisions to its remittance transfers rule and set October 28, 2013, as the rule’s new effective date. While not entirely eliminating the requirement for remittance...more

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Begins Accepting Consumers’ Money Transfer Complaints

by Heather Coldwell | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/3/2013

Noting that “[i]t’s pretty incredible that you can quickly send money to almost anywhere in the country or abroad,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently announced it has begun accepting consumer...more

CFPB Revises Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 5/1/2013

The CFPB has revised its rule that creates certain protections for consumers who transfer money internationally. The revisions are intended to preserve the new consumer protections provided under the rule while facilitating...more

European Commission Plans to Change Consumer Product Safety Rules

by Alistair Maughan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/26/2013

The European Commission plans to introduce new rules to improve the safety regime applicable to non-food consumer products distributed in the EU. The Commission has put forward a new package of measures to provide more...more

RBS to Face FCA Investigation into IT Failures

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 4/18/2013

The FCA announced that it will conduct a formal investigation into the IT malfunction at RBS last summer, which left 17 million of its customers unable to access their accounts for up to three weeks. The investigation could...more

Company names can be made public where food is unfit for human consumption but not injurious to health, EU Court rules

by Vanessa Edwards, Terry Eleftheriou, Sebastián Romero Melchor | K&L Gates LLP on 4/17/2013

The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") has recently ruled that EU law allows national authorities to provide the public with information identifying a food business operator ("FBO") whose food is unfit for human consumption...more

EU Environment Report - March 2013

by Jacquelyn F. MacLennan | White & Case LLP on 4/2/2013

In This Issue: *Chemicals: - European Chemicals Agency consults on ten new substances for REACH candidate list - European Food Safety Authority publishes its 2013 work plan - European Food Safety...more

EU Environment Report - February 2013

by Jacquelyn F. MacLennan | White & Case LLP on 3/8/2013

In This Issue: *Chemicals: - Commission concludes that the REACH Regulation has brought significant improvements - Commission releases roadmap on SVHCs - ECHA publishes additional list of substances for...more

When Food Production Leads to Prosecution

by Jeffrey B. Coopersmith, Chip English, David Ernst, Nicholas Kampars | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/7/2013

Over the last few weeks, two big stories have made headlines in the food industry. Beginning in early February, news media across Europe began reporting that food products tested in several European countries contained...more

UK Government Announces Proposals for an “Opt-Out” Collective Competition Damages Action

by Philip Bentley, Veronica Pinotti, Wilko van Weert, Philipp Werner | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/7/2013

On 29 January 2013, the UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation & Skills announced new proposals designed to improve the ability for consumers and businesses to bring collective damages claims against competition...more

Chinese FDA Imposes Mandatory Electronic Barcoding on Imported Drugs

by Katherine Wang | Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/5/2013

The State Food and Drug Administration (“SFDA”) issued a Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Imposing Electronic Barcoding on Imported Drugs (“Notice”) on January 29, 2013 with immediate effect. Pursuant to the Notice,...more

You are What You Sell

by The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, P.C. on 2/4/2013

I. Who Are You? (And, do you really want to know?) II. You Are What You … (If I think about a pizza all day long do I become a pizza?) A. Reading B. Hearing C. Thinking D. Measuring (Or, Standardized test scores as a...more

New Children’s Product Testing and Certification Rule Set to Impact Manufacturers and Importers on February 8

by Matthew Cohen, Charles A. Samuels | Mintz Levin on 2/4/2013

On February 8, 2013, manufacturers and importers of children’s products (a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger) will be required to follow certain testing and certification...more

UK Data Protection Regulator ICO Flexes Power to Impose Fine - Sony Fined for Data Breach

by Renzo Marchini | Dechert LLP on 1/29/2013

Introduction - On 24 January 2013, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) served Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (“Sony”) with a monetary penalty of £250,000 following a serious breach of data security...more

CFPB delays remittance transfer rule effective date

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/24/2013

The CFPB has issued a final rule delaying the effective date of the remittance transfer rule pending finalization of its December 2012 proposal to make changes in three areas....more

China’s Legislature Weighs in on Online Data Privacy; Other Recent Privacy Developments in China

by Jingxiao Fang, Tihua Huang, Paul D. McKenzie | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/23/2013

On December 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”), China’s legislature, weighed in on the subject of data privacy with its promulgation of the Decision on Reinforcing the Protection of...more

CFPB Proposes Revisions to Rules on International Money Transfers by Consumers

by Thomas I. Elkind | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/18/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued proposed changes to the rule it originally proposed on January 20, 2011, governing certain electronic money transfers by consumers that was required by the...more

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/15/2013

Food companies and farmers should be aware that they have approximately 4 months to provide their comments to the FDA regarding its proposed new food safety standards. On January 4, 2013, the FDA proposed two new regulations...more

Congress Acts On Several Banking Bills, Two Set For President’s Signature

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/18/2012

On December 11, the U.S. Senate passed by voice vote two bills impacting bank supervision and compliance. The first, H.R.4014, amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to protect information submitted to the CFPB as part of...more

Focus on International Trade - December 2012: Bill S-11, Safe Food for Canadians Act

by John F. Blakney, Olivia Wright | Dentons on 12/12/2012

On November 22, 2012, Bill S-11, Safe Food for Canadians Act (the Act) received royal assent. The Act is the most recent attempt by the Canadian government to modernize the Canada’s food regulatory scheme administered and...more

CFPB Bulletin on Proposed Changes to Remittance Rule

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 12/6/2012

On November 27, the CFPB issued a bulletin explaining the CFPB’s intent to propose limited adjustments to its rule on international money transfers as well as an extension of the date the rule will become effective until the...more

McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - November 2012: Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation to impact electronic marketing and communications by Sasha...

by Sasha L. Beling | McAfee & Taft on 11/16/2012

Until recently, Canada was the only G8 country without specific anti-spam legislation. Canada’s new anti-spam legislation Bill C-28, commonly referred to as Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), is set to go into effect...more

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