Mondaq Business Briefing articles from June 2005

Mondaq Business Briefing archives from June 2005

A State of the Art Asset Protection Tool: The Foundation Act of 2003 St Kitts.(Saint Kitts and Nevis)
June 1, 2005... A number of small countries are beginning to emerge as superstars*with brightly shining, very favorable asset protection legislation. Some of the strongest financial structures for asset protection use "The Foundation" as an asset protection...

Food Safety and the Conditions of a Withdrawal of Unsafe Food and Notification of Such to the Relevant Authority.
June 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION You will not have escaped the recent press attention received by a large number of food products on sale in the EU, particularly the UK, contaminated with Sudan I. Sudan I is a dye that should not be added to food and is...

The CREATE Act of 2004 - Fostering a Favorable Environment for Patents Arising from Cooperative Research Endeavors.
June 1, 2005... The patenting of inventions resulting from research collaborations between individuals, between two or more companies, and between universities and companies all stand to gain from the support provided by both Houses of Congress for the...

The Freedom to Choose a Lawyer!
June 1, 2005... When there's an accident at work, lawyers are often instructed immediately to advise in dealing with an investigation by the Police and the HSE. This is usually followed by a notification of the accident to the insurers. Despite the fact that...

"Equivalence" Of US GAAP With IAS/IFRS? - Major Issues For US Companies Issuing Securities In The EU.(generally accepted accounting principles, international financial reporting standards)
June 1, 2005... This briefing is not intended to, and does not, constitute legal advice. The implications of the Prospectus Directive,1 Transparency Directive2 and the draft technical advice will be different for each issuer depending on its particular...

Counting The Real Cost Of Disputes.
June 1, 2005... Originally published 2 March 2005 How many businesses would invest in an expensive new piece of plant or tender for a significant contract without evaluating their options through a proper analysis of the likely costs and returns? Despite...

IRS Liberalizes The "Use-It-Or-Lose-It" Rule.(Internal Revenue Service)
June 1, 2005... On May 18th, the IRS announced that employers can amend their reimbursement accounts in cafeteria plans to add a grace period of up to 2-1/2 months after the end of the plan year during which participants can incur eligible expenses. This may...

SEC Shows Flexibility On Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls Rules.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
June 1, 2005... The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently completed a review of how US domestic public companies have fared in their first year of compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Under Section 404, the management of each...

Decisions And Consequences: Taking On A Local Authority That Has Not Performed.
June 1, 2005... In terms of section 33 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act No. 108 of 1996 ("the Constitution"), everyone is guaranteed the right to procedurally fair administration action. The Constitution, however, stops short of telling...

Regulating Mortgage and Finance Brokers.
June 1, 2005... Towards the end of 2004 the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (CCA) published a discussion paper proposing a uniform national regulatory scheme for finance and mortgage brokers in Australia. This update summarizes the paper's...

The Enforcement Process Of The ICSID Awards: Procedural Issues And Domestic Public Policy.(International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes )
June 1, 2005... In this paper, we briefly explain the procedure pursuant to which an ICSID award should be enforced in Argentina, and the alternatives it may provide its Government to pursue a defensive strategy beyond the particularities involved in any case....

SARS Releases New Draft Comprehensive Guide To Capital Gains Tax.(South African Revenue Service )
June 1, 2005... SARS recently released an updated version of a comprehensive guide to capital gains tax. This guide, which is even more comprehensive than the traditional handbooks, provide not only clear examples of how to implement CGT, but a number of new...

SEC Adopts New Rule Addressing Status Under Advisers Act of Broker-Dealers Providing Advisory Services.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
June 1, 2005... This article reviews the SEC's adoption of a final rule (the " Final Rule") addressing when broker-dealers that provide advisory services to their customers must register under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers...

Try The BVI For Your Next Joint Venture.(British Virgin Islands')
June 1, 2005... Article by Stephen Pollard of Conyers, Dill & Pearman The British Virgin Islands' Government has introduced, in its new corporate legislation, innovative new rules addressing conflicts of interest issues for directors in joint ventures. ...

Arm's Length And Back-To-Back Loans.
June 1, 2005... Article by Bill Maclagan, [c]2005 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Taxation - April 2005 One of the critical elements in complying with the 5/25 exemption is that the borrower and...

The Corporate Borrower Requirement And Back-To-Back Loans.
June 1, 2005... Article by Kathleen Penny, [c]2005 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Taxation - April 2005 The Canada Revenue Agency (the CRA) has recently issued several administrative income tax...

Talk Before You Leap: Protect Your Resource Development Project Through Early-Stage Aboriginal Group Consultation.
June 1, 2005... Article by Todd Wolfe, Carmen Diges and Kristi Sebalj The November 18, 2004 Supreme Court of Canada decisions in Haida and Taku River1 place a duty on government to consult with and accommodate Aboriginal groups affected by land and...

Measuring the Patenting Success of Companies: Metrics and Measurement for Patent Departments - Part 1.
June 1, 2005... Many companies are increasingly recognizing that a general intellectual property (IP) strategy plan and a specific patent strategy plan should be included within their overall business objectives. IP and patents are becoming much more than a...

Measuring the Patenting Success of Companies: Metrics and Measurement for Patent Departments - Part 2.
June 1, 2005... The "Product-Centric" Set The next nine measurements share a common theme. They focus not on the patents that are obtained but are focused on the products that are covered by the patents. Illustrating How the Patents or Applications...

Cash Collateral Requirements.
June 1, 2005... Article by Leslie Morgan, [c]2005 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Taxation - April 2005 The Canada Revenue Agency (the CRA) has developed administrative practices concerning the...

Deloitte Weekly VAT News - Week ended 27 May 2005.(value added tax regulations)
June 1, 2005... Corporate transactions and flotations - Improved VAT Recovery Many Companies issuing shares will be able to recover more VAT on costs associated with share issues, following the ECJ's decision in the Kretztechnik AG case. The ECJ followed...

New provisions for dealing with 'high hedge' disputes.
June 1, 2005... On 1 June 2005 Part 8 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (the "Act") comes into force. Part 8 deals with high hedges and provides a way of dealing with disputes that arise due to the height of hedges where previously there has been no...

FTC Opens New CAN-SPAM Act Proceeding.(Federal Trade Commission)
June 1, 2005... The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") has set a June 27, 2005 deadline for interested parties to comment on the interpretation of key provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 ("CAN-SPAM Act" or "Act"). The results of this...

Certainty and Loss of a Chance in the Assessment of Damages (Or The Uncertainty: Loss of Chance).
June 1, 2005... A Seminar given by Mr Samuel Townend on Tuesday 31 May 2005 In this article I wish to discuss briefly general issues relating to certainty when it comes to the assessment of damages in construction and professional negligence cases and then...

U.S. Supreme Court Exempts IRAs From Bankruptcy Estate.(Individual retirement accounts)
June 1, 2005... In a ruling likely to boost to individual retirement account (IRA) investments, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that IRA funds may be exempted from a bankruptcy estate. The right to receive IRA proceeds is a right to payment "on account...

Intellectual Property Enforcement.
June 1, 2005... This article first appeared in IP Value 2005, Building and enforcing intellectual property value, An international guide for the boardroom. Finland has a technology-intensive industry both in the traditional mechanical (often paper and...

President Signs Bankruptcy Reform Act.
June 1, 2005... The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, signed by President Bush on April 20, contains the most sweeping changes to the Bankruptcy Code since the Amendments of 1994. While the new law (referred to as the...

Patent Term and Opportunities for Managing IT.
June 1, 2005... Large biopharmaceutical companies are at the forefront of exploring increasingly sophisticated intellectual property strategies for maximizing return on their R&D efforts. These strategies were born out of the recognition that during the next...

The Effect of the Gambling Bill on the Law Governing Lotteries in Great Britain.
June 1, 2005... Originally published March 2005 INTRODUCTION The Gambling Bill, introduced to Parliament on 18 October 2004, governs the provision of all gambling in Great Britain, other than the National Lottery and spread betting, and would...

Thou Shalt Not Use Non-Competition Agreements Solely To Prevent Competition.(employee retention)
June 1, 2005... In today's highly competitive marketplace, companies are becoming increasingly concerned about their employees - from the highest levels of management to the rank and file - leaving and going to work for the competition. As the frequency grows...

FERC Enforcing Market-Based Rate Requirements and Proposing Changes to Host of Information Collection Activities.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
June 1, 2005... Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced new procedures to bring over 200 companies with market-based rates into compliance with Commission regulations or lose their market-based rate authority. One of the Commission's...

SEC to Publish its Comment Letters and Company Responses After Reviewing Public Filings.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
June 1, 2005... The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that, beginning today (May 12, 2005), it will publish on the EDGAR system (which is available on the SEC's website) both the comment letters that SEC staff issues (as a result of its review...

An Outraged Court: Employer Liable for $500K in Punitive Damages.(Kevin Keays v. Honda Canada Inc.)
June 1, 2005... This article originally appeared in the May 20th, 2005, issue of The Lawyers Weekly. The information contained within this article is only current at the time of writing. When the decision of Keays v. Honda Canada Inc., [2005] O.J. No....

Dorsey & Whitney Continues To Expand Its London Litigation Practice By Adding Two Lateral Hires.
June 1, 2005... LONDON (24 May, 2005) - Dorsey & Whitney continues the expansion of its litigation practice in London with two key lateral hires. Nick Burkill, who has headed Taylor Wessing's commercial dispute group since 1999, and Liesl Fichardt, a leading...

EU Prospectus Directive Update.
June 1, 2005... Introduction The Prospectus Directive (the "Directive") is due to be implemented by EU Member States on 1 July 2005 and will be applied throughout the EEA1. It is being implemented in the UK by the revision of Part VI of the Financial...

Forum shopping in defamation actions - on the increase?
June 2, 2005... The trend for litigants to "forum shop" - actively selecting the jurisdiction in which to raise their legal action - seems to be on the increase. This is particularly so in defamation actions, because in our increasingly technological world...

Government Contracts Client Alert - May 2005.
June 2, 2005... New GAO Rule Allows Agency Officials to Protest A-76 Decisions The Government Accountability Office issued a final rule effective April 14, 2005, allowing agency tender officials ("ATO") to protest certain A-76 procurement decisions on...

Commercial Success is not Probative of Obviousness Determination.
June 2, 2005... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied a patentee's petition for an en banc rehearing in light of the Court's three-judge panel decision on January 28 that the patent on its blockbuster Fosamax' osteoporosis drug was...

Tax Client Alert - May 2005.
June 2, 2005... IRS Nonprofit Compensation Audits The IRS has begun its compensation audits for executives of nonprofit organizations. These "soft-contact" audit letters are being sent to 2,000 organizations. Organizations started receiving the letters in...

Even for Grey Market Goods the Touchstone for Trademark Infringement is Likelihood of Confusion.(Oregon Breakers, Inc.)
June 2, 2005... Addressing the issue of infringement by "grey market" goods, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that there is no infringement when the goods are genuine and the use of the trademark does not undermine a party's goodwill or...

The SME Growth Stock Plan.
June 2, 2005... Originally published May 2005 The information contained within this article is only current at the time of writing. INTRODUCTION On April 21, 2005, the Minister of Finance, Michel Audet tabled the 2005-2006 Budget of the Quebec...

Diagnostic Products Corp. and Chinese Subsidiary Agree to Fines for Violating the FCPA.(Foreign Corrupt Practices Act )
June 2, 2005... On May 20, 2005, Diagnostic Products Corp. ("DPC") and a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to settle a probe of alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices...

Federal Reserve Rule Regarding Capital Treatment of Trust Preferred Securities.
June 2, 2005... The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) has adopted a rule that would continue to permit trust preferred securities (which are cumulative)1 to be treated as Tier 1 capital; however, the rule subjects these securities to stricter quantitative limits...

Get the Basics Right, Advises FSA- Securities and Banking Update May 2005.(Financial Services Authority)
June 2, 2005... The FSA's focus on outstanding confirmations and the involvement of senior management in risk management in the credit derivatives market is more than just scratching the surface of a substantial challenge. It's a good example of a regulator...

Regulations and responses - seeing the big picture - Insurance Market Update - June 2005.
June 2, 2005... Swamped with a surge of regulatory changes, companies need to be strategic in their responses. Taking an integrated portfolio approach and adapting your infrastructures to the new requirements will position you to use regulatory change as a...

Comfortable With Your International Tax Planning? - The Playing Field may Have Just Changed.
June 2, 2005... You are tax director of a multinational corporate group sitting in your office in New York. It is late Friday and, after a difficult week (like every other week), you are looking forward to some time off at the beach. Based on information that...

Captives - The Search for Finality - Insurance Market Update - June 2005.
June 2, 2005... Captives provide a perfect financing solution for many firms. But when the need for them has passed, or circumstances change, run off is not the only option. We examine the advantages and risks associated with alternative exit strategies. ...

Domestic Production Activities Deduction Presents new Planning Opportunities.(in taxation)
June 2, 2005... The newly-created Section 199 provides a deduction for domestic manufacturers and others that work to effectively lower their income tax rates on qualified activities. The deduction applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2005....

ERISA Litigation: The Law of Unintended Consequences United States.(Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
June 2, 2005... The law of unintended consequences is alive and well. The unanticipated effects of well-intentioned federal legislation later turned on its head by judicial interpretation are exemplified by the current state of the law (at least in the Third...

Private Equity in an Upswing in the Fenno-Baltic Area.
June 2, 2005... This article first appeared in The European Lawyer Private Equity Supplement February 2005, Issue 45. The private equity and venture capital (below jointly "PE") markets were in an upswing in the whole Fenno-Baltic area during the year...

Global Insight.(various laws for foreign workers)
June 2, 2005... This article has been prepared by professionals in the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERS LANDSCAPE OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION, PART 3 Last fall Congress passed the American Jobs...

Employment Law Commentary - May 2005.(Religious Discrimination )
June 2, 2005... Religious Discrimination - A Primer Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII") and California's Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"), California employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the...

Supreme Court Hands Down First of Three Expected Property Rights Rulings.(Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A.)
June 2, 2005... On May 23, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A., No. 04-163 (U.S. May 23, 2005), the first of three property rights rulings expected from the Court this term. In doing so, the Court partially overturned...

Practical Considerations in the Selection and Performance of the Environmental Professional to Conduct All Appropriate Inquiry.
June 3, 2005... In January 2002, Congress enacted and President Bush signed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. This statute, which EPA refers to as the "Brownfields Law," changed the liability picture for parties who face...

Final Version Of NI 58-101 Adopted.(Canadian Securities Administrators )
June 3, 2005... The Canadian Securities Administrators have adopted a uniform final version of their proposed corporate governance disclosure rule, known as National Instrument 58-101 (the Rule), and the associated National Policy 58-201 (the Policy). While...

Coping With The 2005 USPTO Fee Increases: Strategic Approaches.(United States Patent and Trademark Office)
June 3, 2005... By Steven W. Crabb & James G. McEwen On December 8, 2004, President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005. A portion of the omnibus spending bill revised regulatory fees at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). The...

New OSC Rule Restricts Trading During Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions.(Ontario Securities Commission)
June 3, 2005... Rule 48-501 replaces OSC Policy 5.1 paragraph 26 and OSC Policy 62-601 Ontario Securities Commission Rule 48-501 - Trading during Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions (Rule 48-501) was approved by the OSC on February...

New Congressional Scrutiny of Hospital Tax-Exempt Status.
June 3, 2005... Tax-exempt hospitals should pay close attention to new Congressional scrutiny of their tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code. Within the last week, both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee have...

Eighth Circuit Adopts Clear Error Standard of Review for 'Substantial Similarity'.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... Addressing for the first time the standard of review for findings of "substantial similarity" in copyright cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit followed the majority of circuits in adopting a clearly erroneous standard of...

Warding off Internet Trade Mark Infringers.
June 3, 2005... The issue of whether the offer of goods on websites that are based overseas can amount to trade mark infringement in Australia has recently been addressed by the Federal Court in Ward Group Pty Ltd v Brodie & Stone plc (April 2005). The court...

Florida Enacts Legislation Substantially Amending Licensure and Regulation of Insurance Agencies and Third Party Administrators.
June 3, 2005... The Florida Legislature recently enacted two bills which will substantially change the way insurance agencies and third party administrators ("TPAs") are licensed and regulated in Florida. The key provisions of those bills are summarized below....

International Financial Reporting Standards and Thin Capitalisation.
June 3, 2005... The advent of International Accounting Standards ("IAS") issued by the International Accounting Standards Board have introduced a element of uncertainty in the calculation of amounts, the exceeding of which would trigger the application of thin...

Advance Tax Rulings.
June 3, 2005... General SARS published a discussion paper in 2003 on a proposal to introduce a system of advance tax rulings, in line with best practice elsewhere in the world. Research had shown three models to be in use: a non-statutory approach,...

Patent Searching an Effective Tool for Competitive Intelligence.
June 3, 2005... A lot of valuable information is now available of the industries in different databases in the web. Among all those patents the most important and easily available. Patent searching can give insights into the state of the art across any...

Right to Dishonour Bank Draft: Perspectives From Nigerian Courts.
June 3, 2005... Article by Inam Wilson and Yemisi Akinsola Introduction It is a commercial truism that a banker's draft, as distinct from a cheque, is generally treated as equivalent to cash1 and it embodies the bank's primary and unconditional...

Malta: Licenses for Remote and Online Gaming.
June 6, 2005... Malta has recently introduced regulations for the licensing of gaming companies running remote or online gambling operations. The licensing procedure is not expensive and coupled with the favourable taxation, this explains why major European...

Environment considerations in public sector procurement.
June 6, 2005... The Sustainable Procurement Task force was launched by the Prime Minister in March this year as part of the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy. Its remit is to draw up an Action Plan by April 2006 to change the way in which the...

Comprehensive 2005 Florida Property Insurance Legislation.
June 6, 2005... Introduction The Florida Legislature responded to the unprecedented 2004 hurricane season with a complex package of legislation that addresses all aspects of property insurance operations, from reinsurance, to ratemaking, to coverage, to...

Copyright Act Does not Preempt State Law of Publicity.
June 6, 2005... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois holding that the Copyright Act preempted the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA). Toney v....

Proof of Rent is Sufficient to Show a Causal Connection Between Infringement of Architectural Plans and Infringer's Profits.
June 6, 2005... Addressing the requirement to prove a causal link between copyright infringement and an infringer's profits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit disagreed with the lower court's contention that proof of rental income from a...

Court Refuses to Salute FCC's Broadcast Flag.(Federal Communications Commission)
June 6, 2005... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rules requiring digital television (DTV) broadcast receiving and associated equipment to include technology intended to prevent further...

What Happened Last Year and What Might Happen This Year? The Fundamental Changes in China's Land Law.
June 6, 2005... In 2004, China's land laws underwent a series of thorough and unabashed reforms initiated by the Chinese government. Although the land tenure system remains unchanged, it is still no exaggeration to say that the reforms mark the beginning of a...

The new Disclosure Rules for listed companies.
June 6, 2005... The Market Abuse Directive is being implemented in the UK on 1 July 2005, when the main provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2005 will come into force. The launch of the new market abuse...

Asbestos Reform Legislation Could Be Enacted by Year's End.
June 6, 2005... Originally published June 1, 2005 After a month-long mark-up, on May 31, 2005, the Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported S.852, the "Fairness in Asbestos Injury Compensation Act of 2005" or "FAIR" Act out of committee for...

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Guidance From the SEC and PCAOB.(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)
June 6, 2005... On May 16, 2005, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") separately issued guidance regarding implementation of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 202 ("SOX...

Proposed Changes to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.(Canadian Securities Administrators )
June 6, 2005... National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects" ("NI 43-101" or "Rule") and its Companion Policy ("CP 43-101") has been in effect since February 1, 2001. NI 43-101 replaced NP 2-A "Guide for Engineers, Geologists and...

IRS Permits Grace Period Extension on "Use It or Lose It Rule" for Flexible Spending Plans.(Internal Revenue Service)
June 6, 2005... By Dan Condon, Claire Holland and Lynda Galligan Originally published May 2005 Contents IRS Permits Grace Period Extension on "Use It or Lose It Rule" for Flexible Spending Plans IRS Proposes Regulations on Roth 401(k)...

Shipping In The European Era.
June 6, 2005... Cyprus is a well established shipping centre in a strategic geographical location at the crossroads of prosperous financial regions of three continents and next to the Suez Canal. The independence of Cyprus in 1960 heralded a new era of...

International Arbitration.
June 6, 2005... Originally published May 2005 This article has been prepared by DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary lawyers based in London, Singapore and New York and marks the launch of their global arbitration practice. Contents Europe UK - Do...

Beyond Redemption? Court Refusal to Convene Scheme Meetings.(Re Capel Finance Ltd. [2005] NSWSC 286)
June 6, 2005... The recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Re Capel Finance Ltd [2005] NSWSC 286 serves as a salient reminder to those involved in the preparation of members' schemes of arrangement that the discretion of the court under...

Tax Planning in the New E.U. Countries: Slovak Republic.
June 6, 2005... This article originally appeared in April's issue of the Tax Planning International. The article below was written in co-authorship between Bartjan Zoetmulder, tax lawyer at Loyens & Loeff in Amsterdam and tax experts in the various new...

Is The CRA Adverse To A Material Adverse Change Default?(Canada Revenue Agency)
June 7, 2005... Article by Paul Stepak, [c]2005 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Taxation - April 2005 In determining whether an event of failure or default is acceptable for purposes of the 5/25...

CRA's Acceptance Of "Triggering Events".(Canada Revenue Agency)
June 7, 2005... Article by Sheldon Vanderkooy, [c]2005 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Taxation - April 2005. Under the withholding tax exemption provision in subparagraph 212(1)(b)(vii) of the...

HHS Finalizes Policies on Research Misconduct.(Department of Health and Human Services)
June 7, 2005... Summary Action: On May 17, 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services published its Final Rule on research misconduct to ensure public confidence in the integrity of scientific data, and Public Health Service supported research. ...