The car would not be arrested even if he is smuggling

One quietly took the news of what is now impossible to arrest the car, imported into Russia in violation of customs law (smuggling), a bona fide purchaser.

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The European Commission will deal with the German market for online gambling

Next week the European Commission intends to conclude a lawsuit against Germany, which is accused of hindering the penetration of foreign companies into the local online gaming market. This was reported by Reuters. According to informed sources, the final decision in this case the European Commission will make, most likely, 31 January.

Since January 1, Germany introduced a new law that prohibits online gambling and betting, except bets on races. Last week, the European online gaming industry has recognized the ban illegal and asked the Commission to revoke the relevant law. Industry representatives say that the commission is likely to begin a new trial, and the old litigation, instigated last year, will be completed.

The initiator of the process last year became a member of the European Commission's Internal Market Charlie McCreevy, who was outraged by the new German law. McCreevy wants a result of this litigation were eliminated barriers to healthy competition in the field of online gambling in the EU single market was established. Incidentally, in 2007 under the hot hand McCreevy got another ten EU countries, which had caught a member of the European Commission in the suppression of competition in the lottery and gambling.

Now the European Commission accuses Germany of that time the Government has notified Brussels of new laws. And representatives of the Association EGBA (European Gaming and Betting Association) argue that the German ban on direct contradiction to EU law on free movement of services, and ask the European Commission to take appropriate action. The new lawsuit against Germany can be completed before the European Court, which deals with cases of violation of the laws of the European Community. The court may fine the state and force it to change the laws so as to conform to EU rules.

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Microsoft will expand the virtual ownership by Multimap

Microsoft Corp. bought the company Multimap, a leading developer of online mapping services UK. According to Reuters, the deal was not disclosed.

Buy Microsoft was a continuation of a series of transactions leading to the consolidation of market participants of digital cartography. In October, cell phone manufacturer Nokia has acquired for $ 8.1 billion. company Navteq. In November, the Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV has launched a takeover bid developer of digital maps Tele Atlas NV ( these cards, recall disturbed the villagers Uedmor in the UK - GPS- navigator hard paved route through its narrow streets, not by -pass routes .

On the maps Multimap as strange enough, especially with regard to a resident of Russia. For example, a map of St. Petersburg Multimap has lost some of the letters in the Russian-language titles. Vasilevsky Island has become a Asilevsky, in the Five Corners Five s, and Apraksin yard and does become a thief Apraksin.

Microsoft believes that the purchase of Multimap will complement the functionality of its corporate services, Virtual Earth, Windows Live Search and other. Multimap will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft.

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