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Consumer Contracts in the UK have been issued for consultation. Despite the tight timescale the Directive is expected to be implemented more or less on time.
STANDARDIZATION Nor further progress has been made on the proposal put forward by the Commission for a Council Recommendation on Common Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria. However, it is hoped that it will be pushed forward during the present German presidency. The proposed recommendation seeks to establish a common approach to the security of information systems throughout the community.
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procedures of entities operating in the excluded sectors (Directive 93•38) and the Directive coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts (Directive 93•36). Draft implementing regulations are, however, expected shortly.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS The proposed Directive on the application of Open Network Provision to voice telephony has now been rejected by the
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European Parliament in its entirety. The proposal is therefore deemed not to have been adopted. The Commission is now considering preparing a new proposal. This is the first successful use of the European Parliament's post-Maastricht power to block legislation. The Proposed Directive on the mutual recognition of licences is currently being considered by Council working groups, tt is hoped that a common position will be reached sometime in November.
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT The UK remains delinquent in implementing both the Directive coordinating
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LAW COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE LAW ON DISHONESTY Dear Mr Saxby, The Law Commission is about to embark on a major project of reviewing the law of dishonesty. At present we are trying to identify the areas, which merit attention. The Law Commission has been very concerned about computer misuse and it was the recommendations of this Commission which led to the Computer Misuse ACt 1990 being passed. I would be grateful if any of your readers could identify any deficiencies in the present law and in particular if the criminal law should be extended to cover acts of dishonesty in connection with computers, which are :: not at present covered.
In due course, we will produce a number of Consultation Papers relating to the law of dishonesty and at that time we would again welcome the views of your readers. At present any help that could be given in identifying the areas that we should be looking at would be appreciated by us. Yours sincerely Stephen Siiber QC Law Commissioner Correspondence to: Stephen Silber QC Law Commissioner, Law Commission, Conquest House, 37/ 38 John Street, Theobalds Road, London WC1N 2BQ UK.
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tion disclosed, and the consequences of communication intended or unintended. The book is divided into six sections with the first two dea|ing with theories and structures. Part three examines ,media organization and culture; and part four, issuesof content -- concepts and varieties of discourse and media genres, such as news reporting. Part five looks at audiences; and part six, media effects. Available from
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Consumer Contracts in the UK have been issued for consultation. Despite the tight timescale the Directive is expected to be implemented more or less on time.
STANDARDIZATION Nor further progress has been made on the proposal put forward by the Commission for a Council Recommendation on Common Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria. However, it is hoped that it will be pushed forward during the present German presidency. The proposed recommendation seeks to establish a common approach to the security of information systems throughout the community.
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procedures of entities operating in the excluded sectors (Directive 93•38) and the Directive coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts (Directive 93•36). Draft implementing regulations are, however, expected shortly.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS The proposed Directive on the application of Open Network Provision to voice telephony has now been rejected by the
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European Parliament in its entirety. The proposal is therefore deemed not to have been adopted. The Commission is now considering preparing a new proposal. This is the first successful use of the European Parliament's post-Maastricht power to block legislation. The Proposed Directive on the mutual recognition of licences is currently being considered by Council working groups, tt is hoped that a common position will be reached sometime in November.
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT The UK remains delinquent in implementing both the Directive coordinating
LETTER
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LAW COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE LAW ON DISHONESTY Dear Mr Saxby, The Law Commission is about to embark on a major project of reviewing the law of dishonesty. At present we are trying to identify the areas, which merit attention. The Law Commission has been very concerned about computer misuse and it was the recommendations of this Commission which led to the Computer Misuse ACt 1990 being passed. I would be grateful if any of your readers could identify any deficiencies in the present law and in particular if the criminal law should be extended to cover acts of dishonesty in connection with computers, which are :: not at present covered.
In due course, we will produce a number of Consultation Papers relating to the law of dishonesty and at that time we would again welcome the views of your readers. At present any help that could be given in identifying the areas that we should be looking at would be appreciated by us. Yours sincerely Stephen Siiber QC Law Commissioner Correspondence to: Stephen Silber QC Law Commissioner, Law Commission, Conquest House, 37/ 38 John Street, Theobalds Road, London WC1N 2BQ UK.
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This.book is about the theory and practice of mass media, a basic assumption being that mass media (newspapers, television and radio especially) are of considerable and still growing importance in modern societies. The book examines theories of mass communication - who :i~~ c o m m u n i c a t e s t o w h o m a n d w h y , howcommunication takes place, the content, references and types of informa-
tion disclosed, and the consequences of communication intended or unintended. The book is divided into six sections with the first two dea|ing with theories and structures. Part three examines ,media organization and culture; and part four, issuesof content -- concepts and varieties of discourse and media genres, such as news reporting. Part five looks at audiences; and part six, media effects. Available from
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