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Friday, March 27, 2009 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 1  
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Regulation of Greenhouse Gases: The Management of Uncertainty
Watching from the Wings with Baited Breath – The WAL-MART Cases Before the Supreme Court of Canada and What They Might Mean for Employers in Canada
Bankruptcy Primer for Landlords with Commercial Leases in the United States
Distressed Real Estate: Can Possible Tax Advantages Be As Simple As ABC?
De-stressing the Due Diligence Process: Issues to Consider When Acquiring Distressed Residential Developments
Product Safety in the USA: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Major Overhaul of the Air Carrier Access Act Effective May 13, 2009
Hall Street Associates and the Federal Arbitration Act: Toward the Eventual Arbitration of Legal Questions With Factual Issues
CENTRAL AMERICA
The Economic Incentives for the Development of Puerto Rico Act: Puerto Rico’s latest tool for business development and investment
EUROPE
London as a seat of arbitration?
Amendments to Tax Legislation in the Czech Republic
Consequences of a Declaration of Bankruptcy against the Property of an Entity which is a Partner in a Czech Limited Liability Company Abroad
Bankruptcy proceedings under Bulgarian law – creditors’ perspective
Product Safety in the USA: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Atlanta
by Jeffrey Y. Lewis

On August 14,2008, a new product safety law came into effect. The "Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008," with more than 40 provisions, constitutes the fullest compilation of the American product safety laws, which since 1972 fall under the authority of the "Consumer Product Safety Commission." Even though the majority of requirements relate to the toy industry, there is one requirement which is of importance to all manufacturers of consumer goods.
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