The legislation that had previously regulated this area has been significantly revamped, and investors planning to conclude a SPIC would do well to keep in mind the following main changes:

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On 29 November 2019, the Chinese government released the Interim Measures for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Residents to Participate in the Social Insurance Scheme in the Mainland

On 17 January 2020, the UK Serious Fraud Office updated its Operational Handbook regarding Evaluating a Compliance Programme (the Handbook).

On 2 September 2010 a provisional agreement was reached between the EU Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission on the new financial supervisory framework for Europe.

The English High Court has applied Rome II for the first time in a reported decision (<em>Jacobs v Motor Insurers Bureau</em> [2010] EWHC 231 (QB)) reaching the rather disquieting conclusion that Spanish law should be applied to determine the computation of compensation payable to a UK resident under a UK statutory compensation scheme (the Motor Insurers Bureau's scheme for uninsured motorists).

The Federal Communications Commission recently issued preliminary proposed rules that could dramatically change the future of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) safety communications on American roads.

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Japan's Cabinet approved and submitted to the Diet a bill (the Bill) to amend the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA)

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