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Ministry of Economic Development Newsletter February 2010
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Current Headlines
Strategic Directions News

General
   Release of discussion document on cartel criminalisation
   Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Negotiations

Business News

General
   Waitangi and ANZAC Day 2010
   Employing casual staff

Companies Office News

General
   Free seminars for Companies Office clients and Financial Service Providers
   Changes to prohibition of company directors
   Change to the regular IT maintenance window

Voluntary Sector
   Christmas holiday hours and services

Retirement Villages
   Christmas holiday hours and services

Insolvency & Trustee Service News

General
   Wellington Insolvency and Trustee Service office is relocating
   Jail for fourth bust
   Appointment to Group Manager, Insolvency and Trustee Service
   National Enforcement Unit releases January figures for Insolvency Act offences

Intellectual Property Office News

General
   Trans-Tasman trade mark harmonisation

New Practice Guidelines
   New Patent Practice Guideline - Amendments to electronic copies of patent specifications
   New Patent Practice Guideline - Filing of PCT international applications by email
   New Trade Mark Practice Guideline - Correct classification of “leasing access time to computer databases”
   New Trade Mark Practice Guideline - Major Events Management (World Rowing Championships 2010) Order 2009
   New Trade Mark Practice Guideline - Series

Proposed Practices
 There are no proposed guidelines at this time.

Motor Vehicle Traders News

General
   Christmas holiday hours and services

Personal Property Securities News

General
   PPSR search via Companies Office

Energy & Resources News

General
   Outcome of Ministerial Review into Electricity Market Performance
   Maximising New Zealand’s petroleum potential
   Industrial allocation under the ETS
   2010 New Zealand Petroleum Conference

Energy Safety News

General
   Tips to keep safe with gas and electricity this summer
   Unsafe travel plug adaptor banned
   Phones Direct convicted after shock from travel plug adaptor
   Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations
   Camping safely with gas appliances
   2009 accident summary online

Tourism News

General
   Tourism confidence continues to improve

Consumer Issues News

General
   Swimming safely through summer
   Phone complaint: who do you call?
   Before the fitness phase fades

Information and Communications Technologies News

General
   Initial decision made for digital TV switchover
   33 proposals for ultra-fast broadband roll out

Radio Spectrum Management News

Spectrum Licensing
   1 February 2010 engineering rules for spectrum licence certification

Radio Licensing
   SMART location data project
   Licence compliance audit update
   Crown Broadcasting Licence Agreements
   SMART Tip #4 - Printing pages from SMART

Product Compliance
   Product compliance audit update

Operator Examination
   Certificate and callsigns