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Government Investigations in Singapore 2025
We have contributed the Singapore chapter of Getting the Deal Through, Government Investigations 2025.
Canada | Publication | April 3, 2024
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has opened its consultation on the review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA or the Act). This is the first review of the SFCA since it came into force in 2019; the Act requires a review every five years. Stakeholders have until May 27, 2024, to provide their input.
The SFCA provides the legal basis for the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), which consolidate 14 sets of previously existing food regulations under one umbrella and standardize inspection and enforcement powers across all food commodities. Implementing the SFCA was an important step in modernizing the government’s regulation of food, setting out a framework for improved controls on import, export and interprovincial trade, licensing, traceability and other requirements to ensure food safety.
At this time, the CFIA is only soliciting feedback on the provisions and operation of the SFCA to determine if the Act is meeting its objectives; comments associated with the SFCR will only be considered if they relate to gaps or issues connected with the SFCA or any of its authorities. Stakeholders, including the food industry and industry associations, manufacturers/processors, distributors/retailers, importers, trading partners, and the general public are welcome to comment within the consultation period. Specific questions the CFIA is seeking feedback on can be found within the consultation document.
If you are interested in submitting comments to the CFIA as part of this consultation, we would encourage you to reach out to a member of our food and agribusiness team.
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We have contributed the Singapore chapter of Getting the Deal Through, Government Investigations 2025.
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The private credit market and direct lending have grown and diversified immensely in the past decade, offering alternative sources and terms of debt compared to those historically provided by the syndicated leveraged loan and public issuance markets. Consequently, they are fast becoming pivotal components in the capital ecosystem, so much so that the Bank of England consider that the private credit market is currently responsible for approximately $1.8 trillion of debt issuance, which is four times its size in 2015. This growth has been particularly pronounced in Europe and the US but there has also been significant activity in Asia.
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The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Regulation, commonly referred to as the AI Act, is expected to come into force during the summer of 2024 (the AI Act). The AI Act will be the first comprehensive legal framework for the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI), and is intended to ensure that AI systems developed and used in the EU are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory and environmentally friendly.
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