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Cancelled banking merger

The Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel) published on June 9 a call for bids for fixed or mobile wireless licences, to be awarded by the Ministry of Communications and Transport in a public auction to be held later this year. The licences will be for 20 years, and are stated to be for 30 MHz or 10 MHz within the 1850 to 1990 MHz band, for 50 MHz within the 3.4 to 3.7 GHz band and for 14 MHz within the 440 to 450 and 485 to 495 MHz bands.

Every project facility must obtain an environmental licence from the Ministry of the Environment. The licence must be obtained before the project is started. An environmental licence is an authorization from the environmental authority to carry out work or a project which may cause damage to renewable natural resources such as water, air, fauna, flora, or landscape. The licence specifies the requirements and conditions that must be met, and the consequences of non-compliance.

The law in the United States relating to electronic funds transfers is new and undeveloped. Article 4A, governing these types of transactions, has been added to the Uniform Commercial Code and adopted by many states, including New York. A case recently reported, Sheerbonnet Ltd v American Express Bank Ltd, 951 F Supp 403 (SDNY 1995), sheds some light on the interplay between Article 4A and the common law.

Exchange taxes cut

The National Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores or CNV) has enacted its General Resolution No. 288, which aims to prevent money-laundering. The Resolution sets out general rules associated with the information to be provided by the following entities:

A recent judgment of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi has emphasized and expanded the Court's hostility to margin trading. This is the third in a series of cases dating back to 1990 relating to trading in currencies or commodities.

The German government’s discussion paper on the Third Act for the Promotion of Financial Markets will enhance German stock markets, investment funds and venture capital. By Thomas Paul of Oppenhoff & Rädler, Frankfurt am Main

Mireille Quirina, chief counsel Europe for Du Pont, talks to Diana Bentley

A draft EU Directive which would increase the freedom of qualified EU lawyers to establish themselves and offer legal services in any member state has taken another step towards legislation. The proposed Directive would allow lawyers to practise permanently and without restriction, under their original professional title, in any EU member state, on the same basis as the host country's own lawyers. All that would be required would be registration with the bar or other relevant authority in the host state, on the same basis as in the home country. In addition, the Directive aims to make it easier to acquire the relevant professional title in the host country. Member states will have to acknowledge the professional experience foreign lawyers have gained in their jurisdiction.