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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8286

30 August 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states
Talks with SEC on US accounting legislation (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)

Brussels / Washington, 29/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - While Germany objects and speaks of a "problem", the European Commission seeks to play down the risk of conflict between Community law and the new US accounting law, the so-called "Sarbanes-Oxely Act", which is to come into effect on Thursday in all companies quoted on the stock market on the other side of the Atlantic, whether American or non-American.

Talks are under way with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on practical...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/NORTHERN DIMENSION: Bertel Haarder trusts new action plan will be adopted in 2003
(EU) EU/UN/UNITED STATES: Rasmussen and Moeller to represent the EU at the UN General Assembly and at the 11 September commemoration ceremony
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: "Gymnich" to open on Friday in Elsinore will seek to reach guidelines for avoiding dispute with United States over International Criminal Court
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: PES supports nomination of Morgan Tsvangirai
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/OSCE: Declaration by pre-electoral mission after visit to Macedonia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Washington files complaint in Geneva regarding defensive mechanism deployed by Union against foreclosure of US steel market
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Talks with SEC on US accounting legislation (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
(EU) EU/FLOODING: Coreper welcomes Commission strategy to assist regions affected by flooding - Germany and Austria revise estimation of damage upward
(EU) EP/FLOODS: Mr Wynn says the EP will support the emergency measures proposed by the Commission under the current budget
(EU) EU/EIB/FLOODS: EIB expected to issue a € 1 billion loan on 19 September to regions affected by floods
(EU) EU/ JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Union defends partnerships for action to give effect to governments' undertakings
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CUSTOMS: initiative on security of containers
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission could put an end to its mandate mid-2004 to facilitate enlargement
(EU) EP/CYBER-CRIME: Marco Cappato presents his report on a proposal for a framework decision on attacks against information systems to parliamentary committee
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Andreasen is suspended
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: ECB could lower growth projections
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Oxfam says the common organisation of the market for sugar is extremely detrimental to the interests of the developing countries
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Growing use of lead-free petrol in EU confirmed in 2001
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Increase in natural gas consumption in the EU in 2001- Production falls and imports rise
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES: New European Commission publications
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