On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued draft Provisions on Standardizing and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows (Draft for Comment) (规范和促进数据跨境流动规定（征求意见稿）) (draft “Provisions”) (Chinese version available here) for a public consultation, which will conclude on October 15, 2023.
The draft Provisions propose significant changes to the existing cross-border data transfer regime
On September 13, 2023, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1305 (AB 1305), which imposes wide-ranging disclosure requirements on (1) entities that market or sell voluntary carbon offsets and (2) entities that purchase and rely on these offsets to advertise their climate goals. The bill has been enrolled and is currently on Governor Newsom’s desk.
On September 28, 2023, EPA released a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TCSA”) mandating reporting relating to past manufacturing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Below are key takeaways companies that may be subject to these reporting requirements should keep in mind.
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued new guidance and adopted new rules intended to expedite the processing of satellite and earth station license applications. In a corresponding move, the agency adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”) seeking comment on additional policy changes concerning satellite and earth station licensing. These actions, which
Unless Congress reaches an agreement to keep the lights on, the U.S. government appears headed for a shutdown at midnight on October 1. As the deadline looms, stakeholders should not let the legislative jockeying overshadow another consequence of a funding lapse: regulatory delay. Under normal circumstances, federal agencies publish thousands of rules per year, covering
In remarks yesterday at the National Press Club, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that she will ask her fellow Commissioners to begin a rulemaking to re-assert the FCC’s authority over broadband and at the same time adopt new net neutrality rules. With Democrats now holding a majority of the FCC’s five seats,
Over the last several years, food and drug manufacturers have litigated countless class action lawsuits claiming that their products are misleadingly advertised. Many of these lawsuits claim that a product’s packaging is misleading because it allegedly violates FDA labeling rules. Last week, in DiCroce v. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, — F.4th —, No. 22-1910, 2023 WL
On 19 September 2023, the UK Government announced the launch of the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (“IDAP”) pilot scheme. The UK already has in place an Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (“ILAP”) for medicines. IDAP is the equivalent for medical devices, and is groundbreaking in the UK devices space.
The IDAP scheme aims to improve
On September 15, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced an updated joint publication describing the privacy and security laws and rules that impact consumer health data. Specifically, the “Collecting, Using, or Sharing Consumer Health Information? Look to HIPAA, the FTC Act, and the Health Breach
On August 31, 2023, the National Institute of Food and Drug Control (“NIFDC”) issued a notice on the “Technical Guidelines for Children’s Cosmetics” (the “Guideline”), which sets forth the product formula requirements and implementation standards for children’s cosmetics. This Guideline came into effect on the date of promulgation. China issued specialized rules on