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Learning Objective
Describe state legal compliance laws addressing public and private institutions.
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State regulation of privacy and information security
State data breach notification
State encryption regulations
State data disposal regulations
History of state privacy protection laws
DISCOVER: CONCEPTS
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Serves as model for other states
California Notification Law
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Anyone who owns or uses computerized data containing unencrypted personal information
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State agencies
Private organiza-tions
Business
Any entity storing info on California residents
Nonprofit organiza-tions
Data Breach Notification Laws
Requirements to inform customers of a data breach
Civil and/or criminal penalties for failure to disclose
Private right of action
Exemptions from reporting
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Personal Information - Defined
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Both the Individual’s first name/initial and last name
And one or more of
Social Security Number
Driver’s License / State ID Number
Financial Account/Credit/Debit number AND the PIN/code/password to access it
Does not include publicly available information legally obtainable by general public from governmental records.
Check out this PDF from Baker & Hostetler, LLP for a nice chart documenting where personal information is wider than the general definition.
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If breach occurred or may have occurred and
Computer system contains personal information
Personal information was encrypted
No notification required
Breach Notification Decision Making
If breach occurred or may have occurred and
Computer system contains personal information
Personal information was not encrypted
Individuals must receive notice of security breach
DISCOVER: ROLES
Roles
Chief Infor.
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Whether you are on the innovator or biosimilar side, ACI’s 8th Annual Summit on Biosimilars (https://goo.gl/4mtUUF) will help you develop and protect your biologics portfolio as our stellar faculty of experts discuss these featured topics:
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• Shall we Dance: Mastering the “Steps” of the BPCIA while Avoiding Common Pitfalls
View Agenda - https://goo.gl/454z9D
Don’t miss your chance to grab a piece of this exponentially growing market and register today! Mention Registration Code: B00-658-LNK17 when registering!
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Consumerism refers to an economic system that is based on continually stimulating desires to purchase goods and services. Consumer protection laws aim to protect consumers' rights, including the right to information, choice, safety, being heard, redress, and education. Product quality is important and can be measured through standards set by the International Organization for Standardization.
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Legal issue of Seafood Labelling - Power of the label
1. What’s in a name? The legal
implications of certification
Katherine Hawes
(BA,LLB, MML, LLM, EdM,)
Principal Solicitor - Aquarius Lawyers
www.aquariuslawyer.com.au
3. What is sustainability?
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There is no simple definition of 'sustainability'. It can be an
idea, a property of living systems, a manufacturing
method or a way of life. In fact, there may be as many
definitions of sustainability as there are people trying to
define it.
However, most definitions include:
living within the limits of what the environment can
provide
understanding the many interconnections between
economy, society and the environment
the equal distribution of resources and opportunities.
4. A few more legal issues -
30 different
standards
Eco labelling
Environmental
labelling
Social
labelling
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5. Yet more legal issues
Voluntary
Not about quality of the product
Third Parties not regulated by the State
Objections – transparency in the process
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6. Think about these terms
“free range eggs”
“natural”
“fresh”
These is were labelling requires hard law rather
than soft.
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8. The legal status of certification
Certification is self regulated. Largely run by
private bodies.
There are guidelines, policies and procedures by
these are soft law
Certification by NGO’s and third parties remains
largely unregulated by State institutions
Japan and Iceland have regulations
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9. The legal status of certification
No international law is directly binding on
certify bodies
No legal duty exists under public international
law to which certifying and accrediting bodies
are obliged to follow the guidelines adopted
by FAO or the ISO standard
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10. The legal status of certification
Use of labels has become an international
trade issue and received special mention ins
the Doha round of WTO
Correct use of labels is an issue because
may countries disagree on which practises
shall qualify for specific labels
Some countries fear labels can be used as
hidden barriers to trade
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11. Labelling Laws in EU
Fisheries products into the EU must state the
following:
Production method
Catch area of wild species
Country of production
Latin name
Commercial name
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These are some of the legal issues that arise when we start to talk about sustainability and labelling of products.
Certification is based on a set of guidelines around what is to be included and excluded. Certification in aquaculture takes an enterprise level approach.
Some things are excluded – such as distribution and transport costs.
This use of sustainability has no legal definiton – many of the terms used in labelling have not been legally defined.
Certifying organisations are not bound to international and european standards, and if certification and accreditation schemes are established