Under a deal reached between the Parliament and the Council of Ministers, companies will have to pay a set level of fees for scientific evaluation of new products and will be forced to share information to avoid duplication of tests on animals.

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Early in 2013, the American Council on Education is going to start an evaluation of how online courses from more than 30 leading universities on the Coursera platform could be accredited.

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The Vatican is also still undergoing evaluation by Moneyval, a committee of financial experts backed by the 47-nation Council of Europe, as part of its bid to persuade foreign lenders and their regulators that Vatican financial institutions are transparent.

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