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Norway is on the verge of involuntarily allowing the advertising of alcoholic beverages on television, contrary to the country’s strict alcohol policy. This change, which may take place as a result of pressure from the EU Commission, would have a significant impact for owners of alcohol brands.
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Ruling by ECJ November 24th 2011.
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Update 2011 - Competition law in Norway
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On 26 October 2011 Oslo Børs issued a circular setting out new
guidelines on the reporting of IR information for issuers of shares and
equity certificates on Oslo Børs and Oslo Axess. This Code of Practice
replaces the information symbol and the English symbol as standards for
good practice in relation to reporting of IR information for companies
listed on a Norwegian regulated market.
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By Harald Christensen, partner in Torkildsen Tennøe & Co, Oslo,
Norway
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The international regulation of mergers and
joint ventures in 69 jurisdictions worldwide
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This publication covers basic topics within the legal aspect of
corporate governance and some "hot topics" subject to concurrent changes
and discussion both nationally and internationally.
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The publication covers key legal matters relating to the acquisition and
operation of commercial real estate in Norway, predominantly intended
for a non-Norwegian audience who owns Norwegian real estate or is
considering acquisitions in Norway.
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This article outlines in broad terms the legal framework of the natural
gas sector in Norway and covers regulation of production,
transportation, storage, distribution, sales and trading of natural gas,
and a number of related business issues.
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For years, anyone doing business in China could tell you what kinds of entities are available to foreign investors wishing to invest in China, and which entities are most often utilized in a particular industry. And if they couldn’t tell you, their lawyers in Shanghai or Beijing certainly could. The laws in China governing the establishment of business entities are changing, however, and what may have been true last year no longer applies today.