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• Turkey: AKP Submits Draft “Judicial Reform Package” to Grand National Assembly

  17-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 147

  (Oct. 17, 2019) On October 7, 2019, the Justice Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT, Turkey’s parliament) accepted a...

• Italy: New Provisions on National Cybersecurity Enter into Force

  16-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 193

  (Oct. 16, 2019) On September 22, 2019, Decree Law No. 105 of September 21, 2019 ( Decreto-Legge 21 settembre 2019, n. 105 ) (D.L. No. 105),...

• Brazil: New Law Criminalizing Abuse of Authority Enacted

  15-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 153

  (Oct. 15, 2019) On September 5, 2019, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, promulgated Law No. 13,869 ( Lei No. 13.869, de 5 de Setembro de...

• Japan: Drone Flight Guidelines Amended to Require Registered and Searchable Online Flight Plans

  11-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 157

  (Oct. 11, 2019) Japan’s Guidelines for Permission/Approval Concerning Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flight (Nov. 17, 2015) were amended on July...

• Turkey: Nationwide Police Operation Conducted to Enforce Ban Against Smoking While Driving

  10-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 160

  (Oct. 10, 2019) As a result of a simultaneous, country-wide police operation aimed at enforcing a ban on smoking while driving in Turkey, more...

• Japan: Diet Passes New Act Aimed at Reducing Food Loss

  9-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 163

  (Oct. 9, 2019) In May 2019, the Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted the Act on Promoting Food Loss Reduction (Food Loss Act) (Act No. 19 of...

• Sudan: Interim Constitutional Declaration Signed

  9-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 113

  (Oct. 9, 2019) On August 4, 2019, Sudanese media announced that the Transitional Military Council and an opposition movement known as the...

• Australia: New South Wales Bill Decriminalizing Abortion Passed

  9-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 149

  (Oct. 9, 2019) On September 26, 2019, the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament passed the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 . The...

• Italy: New Legislation Guaranteeing Inclusive Education to Students with Disabilities Takes Effect

  8-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 176

  (Oct. 8, 2019) On September 12, 2019, Legislative Decree No. 96 of August 7, 2019 , Provisions Integrating and Correcting Legislative Decree No....

• International: World Trade Organization Authorizes United States Countermeasures Against the European Union

  8-10-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 163

  (Oct. 8, 2019) On October 2, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized the United States to apply countermeasures of nearly $7.5...