Need To Provide Level Playing Field
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
There is growing unrest among the dealers and employees working in the retail outlets of private oil companies as their jobs and investments are under threat due to discriminatory policies of the Government which are heavily loaded in favour of public sector undertakings. The threat is affecting nearly 65000 people employed in the sector and large number of dealers who had invested Rs. 1.5 - 2.0 crores each in these outlets.
Read More..>>Canada Introduces More Pointless Legislation
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, the Canadian government took advantage of a visit by Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to give him notice of a new bill to combat Canadian movie piracy. The Canadian government is making a big deal out of this proposed bill, and has been unusually open and transparent about the motives behind the sudden shift in policy. Not due to our elected Members of Parliament coming to us and telling us about what’s going on, but due to the timing of the bill’s announcement and to whom the first notice of the bill was given are we able to quickly and easily determine the driving force behind this new piece of legislation. First notice was given to an American governor, with the Canadian people left as an afterthought. As we can all clearly see from this, the driving force behind this new piece of legislation is the MPAA and the American government. I’m not too sure why Canada is being targeted as a “pirate haven”, by the MPAA, since their own website uses Canada as an example of countries with anti-piracy legislation:
Read More..>>Which Government Agency Is In Charge Of Recalling Certain Products?
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - http://www.fda.gov:
The FDA is probably most thought of when the word “recall” comes up. It is obvious that the FDA deals with food and drug issues, but they are also in charge of testing, monitoring and recalling medical devices (pacemakers, contact lenses…), animal feed, cosmetics, and products with the potential to cause health-related side effects, such as cell phones and lasers. Although the FDA is in charge of “food,” they also share that responsibility with the next federal agency…
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - http://www.usda.gov:
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