More Trade News in Brief – Week 17 (22 – 28 April 2013)

 

* EU & Morocco to Start DCFTA Talks

 

22 April 2013, Brussels

 

The EU and Morocco started the first round of negotiations for an EU-Morocco Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

 

Check here for more.

 

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* IOSCO – Report on Technological Challenges to Market Surveillance

 

 22 April 2013, Madrid (Spain)

 

 The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published today a final report on Technological Challenges to Effective Market Surveillance: Issues and Regulatory Tools.

 

Read the report here.

 

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* ISO’s 2012 Annual Report

 

The ISO’s 2012 Annual Report examines the organization’s activities in the field of business and economy standards.

 

Discover ISO’s Annual Report 2012 here.

 

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* New ISO for Financial Services

 

ISO/ IEC published a new standard: ISO/IEC TR 27015:2012, Information technology – Security techniques – Information security management guidelines for financial services – guidance for organizations providing financial services.

 

Read more here.

 

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More Trade News in Brief – Week 4 (21 – 27 January 2013)

 

* ILO – Global Employment Trends 2013

 

22 January 2013

 

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has issued a new report on global employment.

 

The Global Employment Trends 2013 is available here.

 

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* Romania – The 118th member of the Global Forum

 

23 January 2013

 

Romania has joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes developed by OECD.

 

Check here for more.

 

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* ISO – Information Security and Service Management Standard

 

16 January 2013

 

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in collaboration with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published a new international standard regarding the information security and service management system.

 

Read more about the new ISO/IEC 27013:2012, Information technology – Security techniques – Guidance on the integrated implementation of ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 here.

 

News from European Union

* Strengthening the Security of the Supply Chain

 

8 January 2013, Brussels

 

The European Commission adopted new strategies on Customs Risk Management and the Security of the Supply Chain.

 

Read more here.

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* European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)

 

9 January 2013, Brussels

 

Created with the aim of helping and protecting European citizens and businesses from cyber-crime, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) opened on 11 January.

 

Check the Press Release and Memo.

 

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* Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan 

 

9 January 2013, Brussels

 

The Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan’s aim is to promote the entrepreneurial potential, to remove existing obstacles and to revolutionise the culture of entrepreneurship in Europe.

 

Find more following the link.

 

New ISO Standard for Cybersecurity

16 Octubre 2012

 

The new ISO standard provides a framework for information sharing, coordination and incident handling between the multiple owners of cyberspace.

 

ISO/IEC 27032:2012, Information technology – Security techniques – Guidelines for cybersecurity.

 

Find more information following the link.