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European Union: Deforestation Regulation – New due diligence requirements to tackle deforestation and forest degradation

Import and Trade Remedies

Scope of the Regulation The Deforestation Regulation repeals and replaces the existing due diligence regime created by the EU Timber Regulation (995/2010/EU) which applied to timber and certain types of timber products. Fines can also be issued, with the maximum fine corresponding to at least 4% of total annual turnover in the EU.

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

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According to a Statistica report, 62 million metric tons were generated worldwide in 2022 as the volume of discarded electronic material has nearly doubled since 2010. E-waste is a growing concern Electronic waste has become one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world.

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2024 PAW: In Search of the Right Balance: The interplay between Human Rights, ESG, Civil Society and Investment Arbitration

Kluwer Arbitration

In addition, the EU is exporting this body of law by integrating it in its recent free trade and investment agreements such as CETA, EU-Singapore FTA and EU-Vietnam FTA, as well as the recently published model clauses for member states’ BITs with third states.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 3 (March 2023)

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The previous ones referred to a preliminary measure (2010) and to an annulled arbitral award (2011). To get your free subscription to the ITA Arbitration Report, click here. The ITA Board of Reporters have reported on the following court decisions. Qidong Adi Tools Manufacturing Co.

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

85] “The four components of gross domestic product are personal consumption, business investment, government spending, and net exports.” Wars, RS22926, Congressional Research Service, at 2 (July 29, 2010), available at [link]. [93] Debt Clock, usdebtclock.org, available at [link] (showing U.S. total debt at $97.7 trillion and U.S.

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KluwerArbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXI, Issue No. 12 (December 2023)

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98/2010, 28 December 2010 José A. Moreno Rodríguez, Altra Legal, ITA Reporter for Paraguay On December 28, 2010, an Asunción Appeals Court rejected an annulment request, as the Applicant did not prove that the alleged annulment ground found in Art. République du Congo v. de Construcciones v. La Química Farmacéutica S.A.,