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Like the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET; www.efet.org) has set up a standard master agreement for the delivery and acceptance of electricity (the General Agreement). As in the schedule to the ISDA Master Agreements, the parties may choose between alternative concepts and may also fine tune the General Agreement to their liking in the election sheet.

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Due to a production error, the article that appeared in November's IFLR on page 11 (Heidelberger's acquisition of majority stake in Indocement, by Philip Rapp and Lee Taylor of Clifford Chance (Singapore) and Vincent Mignon of Heidelberger Zement) was combined with a separate article. We apologise to readers and to Clifford Chance and Heidelberger Zement for any confusion this may have caused. A corrected version of the article can be viewed at http://www.legalmediagroup.com/IFLR/default.asp?Page=1&cIndex=3&SID=3215&M=11&Y=2001.

While the US and its allies send armed forces to Afghanistan in a bid to win the so-called “war on terrorism”, governments and international bodies such as the IMF and OECD are developing plans for a less visible but equally important war on terrorist funding. Herbert Morais of Dewey Ballantine’s Washington, DC office, who attended the OECD’s Financial Action Task Force emergency meeting last month, reveals the Task Force’s tactics and the challenges ahead for governments and financial institutions

Allen & Overy secure Greek hat trick

Asia was awash with new equity in 2000, with huge initial public offerings from all corners of the region. The contrast with 2001 could not be starker. Nevertheless, last month's initial public offering (IPO) of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) is not to be sniffed at. In fact, it is Asia's second largest this year and is a foretaste of Thailand's privatization programme.

"It has become increasingly clear that public or private financing is a most important lifeline of support for terrorism"

Under new SEC proposals, Regulation S-T will be amended to extend the requirement to file with its electronic system, Edgar, to non-US issuers. Sebastian Sperber and Ying Hsu of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Hong Kong, explain how to negotiate the system

US legislators have granted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased powers to respond to terrorist attacks or other emergencies. On October 12 the House Financial Services Committee voted to increase the length of time the Commission can waive regulations in response to a crisis.

Philip Rapp and Lee Taylor of Clifford Chance, Singapore, and Vincent Mignon of Heidelberger Zement Group, analyze the company’s recent complex investment in Indocement