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• Chile: Senate Adopts Protocol for Virtual Committee Sessions

  23-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 130

  (Apr. 23, 2020) On April 8, 2020, the Chilean Senate adopted a protocol for carrying out committee sessions remotely during the 90-day state of...

• Brazil: Federal Supreme Court Confirms Concurrent Powers of Federal Government, States, Federal District, and Municipalities to Fight COVID-19

  22-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 146

  (Apr. 22, 2020) On April 15, 2020, in a session held by videoconference, the plenary of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court unanimously...

• Norway: Supreme Court Holds First Web-Based Court Hearing

  22-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 127

  (Apr. 22, 2020) On April 17, 2020, the Norwegian Supreme Court held its first web-based court hearing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

• Italy: New Decree-Law to Ensure Liquidity for Distressed Companies Enters into Effect

  22-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 248

  (Apr. 21, 2020) On April 9, 2020, Decree-Law No. 23 (D.L. No. 23), which guarantees liquidity for companies in distress as a result of the...

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• Israel: Supreme Court Again Rejects Petition for Court to Rule on Indicted Knesset Member’s Eligibility for Prime Ministership

  20-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 172

  (Apr. 20, 2020) On April 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as a High Court of Justice, unanimously rejected a petition that the Court...

• Mexico: Mexico City and Many Mexican States Make Wearing Masks Mandatory on Public Transit

  17-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 133

  (Apr. 17, 2020) Mexico City’s rapid transit metro, the Collective Transportation System (Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, STC) reported in a...

• Indonesia: Spread of COVID-19 Declared a National Disaster

  17-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 138

  On April 13, 2020, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”)  issued Presidential Decree No. 12 of 2020  on...

• Singapore: New Payment Services Act Takes Effect

  17-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 136

  (Apr. 17, 2020) On January 28, 2020, Singapore’s new Payment Services Act went into effect. The Act unifies and streamlines the regulatory...

• Germany: Constitutional Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against COVID-19 Measures Prohibiting Religious Services

  16-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 201

  (Apr. 16, 2020) On April 10, 2020, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) denied a preliminary injunction...

• Sweden: Parliament Extends Agreement on Changes to Parliamentary Procedure During COVID-19 Outbreak

  16-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 146

  (Apr. 16, 2020) On April 15, 2020, the group leaders of the Swedish Parliament extended their agreement on temporary parliamentary procedure...

• Israel: Live Broadcasting of Supreme Court Hearing Authorized During COVID-19 Emergency

  16-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 136

  (Apr. 16, 2020) On April 13, 2020, Supreme Court President Justice Esther Hayut approved an experimental live broadcast of a hearing before the...

• Australia: New Senate Committee to Examine Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

  16-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 114

  (Apr. 16, 2020) On April 8, 2020, the Australian Senate “resolved to establish a Select Committee on COVID-19 to inquire into the...

• Brazil: Ministry of Health Authorizes Telemedicine During Coronavirus Pandemic

  15-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 140

  (Apr. 15, 2020) On March 20, 2020, the Ministry of Health issued  Portaria No. 467 , which authorizes  the practice of certain forms of...

• Germany: Parliament Changes Rules of Procedure to Ensure Functioning During COVID-19 Pandemic

  15-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 118

  (Apr. 15, 2020) On April 9, 2020, changes to the Rules of Procedure of the German Bundestag (parliament) that amend the quorum requirements and...

• International: World Intellectual Property Organization Announces 2019 as “Best” Year for Intellectual Property Services, Treaties, and Finances

  15-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 103

  (Apr. 15, 2020) Last week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its 2019 statistics , recording 2019 as its best year for...