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January 2006   VOLUME XXVII ISSUE 1  
CONTENTS
ICC Marketing Roundtable Weighs Future of Self-Regulation
U.S. Industry Voices Support for UN Corruption Treaty
USCIB China Outreach Mission a Big Success
WTO Members Urged to Strive for Doha Round Agreement in 2006
USCIB Weighs in on Taxation of Intellectual Property
OECD to Intensify Work on Nanotechnology
IOE Lays Out Necessary Steps for Employment Creation
USCIB Expands Scope of Work on Emerging Markets
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ICC Marketing Roundtable Weighs Future of Self-Regulation
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Peje Emilsson, founder and owner of Kreab AB (Sweden) speaking at the ICC Marketing Commission's meeting in New York In the context of a fast-changing media landscape for marketers and advertisers, the International Chamber of Commerce held a series of meetings in New York in January to address challenges to self-regulation. 
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U.S. Industry Voices Support for UN Corruption Treaty
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Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft signing the UN Convention Against Corruption in Merida, Mexico in December 2003.  (Photo: Department of State)

USCIB has joined with the National Foreign Trade Council in support of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, which the Bush administration recently submitted to the Senate for ratification.


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USCIB China Outreach Mission a Big Success
USCIB President Peter M. Robinson with Chen Lantong, Vice President and Director General, China Enterprise Confederation

In December, USCIB undertook a mission to China that served as a successful first step in engaging with major Chinese business associations on a number of pressing issues of mutual concern. 


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WTO Members Urged to Strive for Doha Round Agreement in 2006

Following reports of modest results at the World Trade Organization’s Hong Kong ministerial, USCIB called on all WTO governments to find the “political will” to complete a Doha Round trade agreement by the end of 2006.


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USCIB Weighs in on Taxation of Intellectual Property

In late November, USCIB submitted comments on an Internal Revenue Service proposal to improve how it treats shared development costs among multiple parties of intellectual property and other intangible products.


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OECD to Intensify Work on Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology has featured prominently on the OECD’s agenda over the past months and USCIB has been actively engaged in all its work.
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