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| France plans 'Google tax' on internet searches |
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| France is planning a "Google tax" on internet search websites to raise money to plough into creative industries weakened by the digital revolution. |
France |
01/07/2010 |
CIB-10-0014 |
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| Ministers offer concessions on copyright changes |
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| Ministers have given a concession over what critics claimed were "draconian" powers which would enable them to crack down on online copyright infringement. |
UK |
1/13/2010 |
CIB-10-0027 |
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| Bolivia promises tougher stance on fake drugs |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Bolivia's Minister of Health, Ramiro Tapia, has promised to toughen up measures to combat the trade in counterfeit and substandard medicines after seizures of illegal drugs and the discovery of two illicit manufacturing facilities. |
Bolivia |
1/15/2010 |
CIB-10-0034 |
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| MHRA proposes 12 year sentences for counterfeit dealing |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is planning to strengthen penalties against counterfeiters, making it a specific criminal offence with a maximum sentence of 12 years. |
UK |
01/07/2010 |
CIB-10-0010 |
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