Global Compliance News - 10 May 2017

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Switzerland to Overhaul its Data Protection Framework

Switzerland to Overhaul its Data Protection Framework

Switzerland to Overhaul its Data Protection Framework

In the wake of EU's upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Swiss government has recently issued a preliminary draft of a new Data Protection Act (Draft-DPA) that aims to modernize Swiss data protection law.
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Indonesian OJK Issues New Regulation on Administrative Sanctions

Indonesian OJK Issues New Regulation on Administrative Sanctions

The OJK would issue administrative sanctions incrementally. However there are now exceptions to this general rule.
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Czech criminal court has terminated proceedings against a legal entity due to implementation of a compliance program

Czech criminal court has terminated proceedings against a legal entity due to implementation of a compliance program

The Municipal court in Prague ruled that criminal proceedings against a company will be terminated because the company "has used all efforts to prevent the commitment of the crime" by one of its managing employees and therefore fulfilled the conditions for its exculpation.
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Canada: Pharmaceutical Industry Should Prepare for Individual Producer Responsibility

Canada: Pharmaceutical Industry Should Prepare for Individual Producer Responsibility

The uncertainty among producers within the waste diversion industry in Canada over the coming change from an industry-funded organization fee-based model to an individual producer responsibility regime for “brand holders” has principally focused upon those various regulated waste streams at the centre of mandatory diversion.
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Trump Order Raises Significant FCA Compliance Concerns

Trump Order Raises Significant FCA Compliance Concerns

President Trump signed an executive order calling for increased monitoring and enforcement of laws that require -- or express a preference for -- domestic goods, services, and labor. Trump’s order requires more rigorous enforcement of “Buy American” laws that require agencies and government contractors to procure goods, products or materials that are produced in the United States.

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