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  • During the final months of 2002, the Turkish Capital Market Board (CMB) promulgated a number of new legislative acts.
  • The bankruptcies of Sabena, Belgium's ex-flag carrier, Citybird and more recently Delsey Airlines have demonstrated the economically weak position of airlines in the country. This has a general impact on the creditworthiness of the transport sector in Belgium.
  • The Indian Competition Act, now awaiting presidential assent has borrowed largely from principles well established in other jurisdictions, including US antitrust law and EU competition law.
  • Belgium's lawmakers are hoping to learn from the mistakes of the US and their European peers and bring legal certainty to the supervision of markets and the behaviour of listed companies.
  • Douglas Bartner, Michael Bosco, James Garrity and Stacey Spevak of Shearman & Sterling explain how Grapes became the first foreign company with minimal assets in the US to achieve restructuring under Chapter 11
  • In the past, Hungarian offshore companies (HOCs) registered in, and performing activities outside, Hungary paid a beneficial 3% corporate profits tax. Companies that requested HOC status before December 31 2002 may benefit from the 3% tax rate and the related HOC regulations during a transitional or grandfathering period, which expires on December 31 2005. However, no company can request HOC status after January 1 2003.
  • Ireland's regulatory environment is attractive for both fund management companies and originators of asset-backed deals from Asia. Irish investment vehicles offer advantages in terms of tax treatment, flexibility, transparency and robustness, say Mark Thorne and Conor Houlihan of Dillon Eustace
  • Changes to Japanese laws relating to insolvency, asset purchase and enforcement practices, and the management structure of special purpose companies are among the recent developments expected to increase the number of securitized products on the market. By Noboru Suwa of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
  • Amendments to the Commercial Code have abolished rules allowing the issuance of stock options, warrants in warrant bonds and conversion rights in convertible bonds. New rules allow the issuance of stock acquisition rights. Hiroyuki Ishizuka and Yutaka Kitamura of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu explain the pros and cons of the new concept
  • Michael Yoshii, Koji Ishikawa and Hiroki Kobayashi of Latham & Watkins/Kyobashi International Law Office explain the different ways foreign investors can buy a Japanese company, as well as the corresponding hurdles to overcome