The SEC is expected to announce its final rules for the implementation of Section 1502 on August 22, 2012.

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In the US, it may also derail attempts by banks to water down the post-crash prohibition on how they trade for their own benefit in the drafting of the detailed rules for the implementation of the so-called Volcker Rule.

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The commission believes that changes to the existing Rules for the Redistribution of Seats will be integral to the successful implementation of the new system.

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Section 203 of the Implementation Act sets forth certain rules for determining whether a good is an originating good for the purpose of implementing preferential tariff treatment provided for under the Agreement.

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Further, although the Fed believes that it is not pressuring the industry to shrink its lending and asset growth by setting future dates for the implementation of these rules, this view is simplistic.

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An EU official said Mr. Lew told Mr. Barnier the U.S. wasn't ready to sign up to a specific date for the implementation of Basel III rules on banks' higher capital buffers.

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On Friday, Mr. Andor will present measures to improve labor mobility in the EU. But as he concedes, these are mostly about better implementation of existing rules, for instance by getting countries to set up agencies to inform migrant workers about their rights.

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