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Capping VND Short-term Lending Rate Chargeable by Credit Institutions to Borrowers in Four Sectors
Cuong Manh Nguyen,Hoang Anh Nguyen,Mai Phuong Nguyen, May 30, 2012
On 4 May 2012, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular No. 14/TT-NHNN (Circular 14) regulating the maximum VND short-term lending interest rate offered by credit institutions and foreign bank branches (collectively "credit institutions") to borrowers in four economic sectors.

FCC Proposes New Do Not Call Rules Barring Automated Dialing of Emergency Response Facilities
Kevin S. Ranlett,Howard W. Waltzman, May 30, 2012
On May 22, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement certain provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act). The Tax Relief Act requires the FCC to create a Do Not Call registry for telephone...

The WTO Appellate Body Finds US Dolphin-Safe Label Rules Discriminatory
Duane W. Layton,Margaret-Rose Sales,Paulette Vander Schueren, May 24, 2012
For the second time this year, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has issued a decision that prioritizes the competitive relationship between products subject to a technical regulation in its review of a panel’s decision. According to the Appellate Body, US labeling measures...