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Dear
Subscriber,
Welcome
to the May 2004 issue of K-Zine, Kilroys Solicitors e-briefings
for business™ from an Irish and European perspective.
Certain
provisions of the Companies (Auditing and Accounting)
Act 2003 commenced
This
legislation was enacted on 23rd December 2003. Certain
provisions of the Act have been commenced by S.I. 132
of 2004. Company directors and officers should be aware
of the following key developments |
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New
Regime to modernise the EU antitrust enforcement rules
and procedures come into effect.
On
the 1st May 2004 a set of six new Notices to modernise
the EU Commission antitrust enforcement regime came into
effect (having been adopted on the 30th March) at the
same time as the new antitrust enforcement Regulation
1/2003 ("Regulation") collectively known as
the "Modernisation Package". |
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New
Industrial Relations voluntary dispute resolution legislation
enacted.
On
the 9th March last the Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 2004 was enacted subject to the making
of the necessary Commencement Orders. The Act amends the
existing Industrial Relations legislation framework and
provides for amendments to dispute resolution procedures
in the absence of collective bargaining arrangements. |
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EU
Commission adopts new framework for the licensing of patents,
know-how and software copyright.
On the 7th April last the EU Commission announced the
adoption of new rules for applying competition policy
to the licensing of patents, know-how and software copyright. |
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Proposed
Changes to the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 announced.
On
the 22nd April last the Minister of State to the Department
of Justice, Equality and Law Reform announced the decision
of the Government to publish the Adoptive Leave Bill 2004
proposing to amend the Adoptive Leave Act 1995. |
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The
Equality Bill 2004 published
This
Bill to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the
Equal Status Act 2000 and to give effect to Directives
2000/43/EC (Race Directive), 2000/78/EC (Framework Directive)
and 2002/73/EC (Equal Treatment Directive) has been published. |
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Modernising
the EU Public Procurement Directives - text of draft Directive
to simplify and update the existing Directives published.
On
the 20th March last the Council of the EU published the
long awaited text of the proposed Directive to coordinate
the procedures for the award of public works, public supplies
and public service contracts designed to simplify and
modernise the public procurement process. |
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