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• March 26, 1999 Final Update on European Commission Resignation ( March 1999 )
  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  This article sets forth a quick synopsis of both the election of EU commission President and the establishment of a new commission under the Amsterdam Treaty.

• The Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42; 16 U.S.C. 3371-3378) ( March 1999 )
  Interior Department

  Summary from the Department of Interior of the Lacey Act which provides authority to the Secretary of the Interior to designate injurious wildlife and ensure the humane treatment of wildlife shipped to the United States.

• Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties ( December 1997 )
  State Department

  Publication from the United States Department of State which discusses current mutual legal assistance treaties presently in force.

• U.S. Tax Treaty Update for January 1, 1998 ( January 1998 )
  Paula N. Singer of Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer, LLP

  The United States has exchanged instruments of ratification, the last step in the treaty negotialion process fo.