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TGA shelves biosimilar and generic transparency measures
In late 2020, following almost 18 months of public and industry consultations conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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On May 17, 2016, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) amended the current sanctions against Burma (Myanmar) to ease certain restrictions on doing business in the country. OFAC also amended the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN”) list. OFAC designed the amendments to support trade in Burma in light of the country’s recent competitive elections and other steps to transition to a democratically-elected government. Specifically, OFAC announced that the amendments should: (1) facilitate the movements of goods within Burma; (2) allow certain transactions related to US individuals residing in Burma; and (3) allow most transactions involving designated financial institutions.
Specifically, OFAC:
With respect to the SDN list, OFAC removed seven state-owned enterprises and three state-owned banks, Myanmar Economic Bank, Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank (while adding certain other entities associated with the prior ruling military junta).
Additional easing of the sanctions is likely. For example, US entities and individuals currently must report investments in Burma of more than US$500,000 to the State Department. A proposal under consideration reportedly would raise the threshold to US$5 million, thus easing a regulatory restriction that some companies may have seen as too burdensome when considering whether to conduct business in Burma.
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In late 2020, following almost 18 months of public and industry consultations conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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The Government of Ontario recently introduced the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194) seeking to strengthen cybersecurity programs in the public sector and provide the groundwork for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) among various public sector entities.
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On May 24 the Labour Party published an update to its proposals on employment law in “Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering A New Deal for Working People” (the Plan). Our review of the proposals included in the Green Paper which was initially published in 2021 can be found here. Should they win the election, the Labour Party has stated that it will introduce an Employment Bill within the first 100 days of being in power which will cover many of these issues.
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