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Happy New Year From DoD – The Proposed CMMC Rule Is Here

Federal Construction Contracting

Following growing concerns within DoD that contractors were not consistently implementing the cybersecurity requirements of DFARS 252.204-2012, DoD responded with the creation of the CMMC Program in 2019 to move away from a “self-attestation” model of security.

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Arbitrator’s Bias as a Ground for Challenging a Foreign Award: The Indian Perspective

Kluwer Arbitration

Factual Background The arbitration was initiated in 2012 by HSBC PI Holdings (Mauritius) Limited (“ HSBC ”) against Avitel Post Studioz Limited (“ Avitel ”) and its founder and directors under a Share Subscription Agreement executed in April 2011 (“ SSA ”).

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Leveraging AI to Transform Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Total Venture Capital Investment in Artificial Intelligence from 2012 to 2022 in LAC5 (USD billions) Source: Chart elaborated by the authors using data from OECD AI Policy Observatory. link] AI Can Improve Economic Decision-making AI has the potential to increase Latin America’s GDP by over 5.4% ($0.5 trillion) by 2030 [2].

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The Biden Administration Announces New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports and Solar Products

Import and Trade Remedies

Another potential change is an increase to the tariff-rate quota threshold. The initiation of these investigations marks the third set of AD/CVD investigations of such merchandise, with the first AD/CVD orders dating back to 2012 and covering CSPV cells from China (the “Solar 1 AD/CVD Orders”).

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Government Contracts Issues for a Recession

Procurement Notes

To be at the 100-employee threshold, the employer must be a “business enterprise that employs— (i) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (ii) 100 or more employees, including part-time employees, who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week, exclusive of hours of overtime.” [57] 182, 191 (2012).

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

The threshold challenge here is to ensure that there is sufficient information in the marketplace to make this kind of requirement workable. Conclusion When the UNCITRAL model procurement law and its Guide to Enactment were concluded in 2012, “green procurement” was just emerging as a critical global imperative.

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Much Ado About Nothing? – Advocating for Legality Clauses instead of ESG and CSR Investor Obligations in International Investment Agreements

Kluwer Arbitration

SADC Model BIT Template ), despite acknowledging that “virtually every State” ( SADC, SADC Model Bilateral Investment Treaty Template with Commentary (Southern African Development Community, 2012), p. To prevent even minor transgressions from falling under the clause, a threshold-requirement of serious violations could be introduced.