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COMMERCIAL
FRAUD AND COUNTERFEITING
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Nigeria:
Traders at Risk
by the ICC
International Maritime Bureau - London
Fraudsters have hit the
Nigerian economy hard. This special report gives a detached and balanced
assessment of the risks faced by those trading with Nigeria and aims to
help prevent the international trading community from becoming a victim. At
the same time, it highlights the ways by which international bodies and the
Nigerian government can help to bring the problem under control, for the
overall good of a country which desperately needs fresh investment.
ISBN
92.842.1127.7
21 x 29.7 cm, 60
pages
N° 540
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China Trade: the Risk
Factor
by the ICC Commercial
Crime Bureau - London
China has become an
important global player and there is a vital need for those trading there
to be aware of the effects of its rapidly changing economic climate. This
report puts the current situation into perspective for traders - it
includes considerable detail on the way in which China's financial system
works, helping traders to understand the situation and events as they
unfold. The publication covers the problems of counterfeiting, piracy,
corruption and organized crime which have arisen during China's transition
to a free economy and points to many of the precautions that traders can take
to protect themselves.
ISBN
92.842.1200.6
21 x 29.7 cm, 62
pages
N° 548
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Counterfeiting in China
by the ICC
Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau - London
Original ideas were
once the hallmark of the Chinese. Today, it is their ability to copy the
ideas and products of others that is causing concern. China's
counterfeiting predicament is not uncommon for a country experiencing such
explosive growth and it remains to be seen whether counterfeiting activity
will decrease as the economy matures. This report sets out to explain the
current situation in China, its origins and what is being done about the
problem.
ISBN
92.842.1208.1
21 x 29.7 cm, 53
pages
N° 554
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Trading with Russia
Today
by the ICC International
Maritime Bureau - London
Crime and corruption
are a greater threat to modern Russia than any external menace. But trading
with Russia can still be profitable for foreigners if they know the
pitfalls. This new report from Commercial Crime Services explains the
situation and provides some of the answers. By objectively balancing the
good and the bad, the reader has a most factual, yet impartial, discussion
document with which to take the next step.
ISBN
92.842.1212.x
21 x 29.7 cm, 60
pages
N° 558
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Countering
Counterfeiting
by the ICC
Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau - London
A practical manual
describing the nature, scale and impact of product counterfeiting and
outlining strategies that can be adopted to prevent and protect. The guide
describes ways in which victims of counterfeiters can respond through the
protection and enforcement of their intellectual property rights.
Contents:
- The World of
Counterfeiting
- Intellectual Property
Rights - the Corporate "Crown Jewels"
- Prevention is Better than
Cure
- Product Protection - Using
Anti-counterfeiting Technologies
- Reacting to Counterfeiting
and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights
ISBN
92.842.1231.x
21 x 29.7 cm, 116
pages
N° 574
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Money Laundering
By ICC Commercial Crime
Bureau, London - distributed by ICC Publishing
As money laundering
techniques become more complex, it is vitally important that companies and
financial institutions recognize when they may be part of the plot. This
guide seeks to provide readers with a thorough understanding of the subject
and gives valuable advice to help them protect their financial and
operational integrity in the face of this increasing threat. By taking
readers through the dangers involved, the book highlights both the direct and
indirect risks, and also explains money laundering techniques and the three
principal stages of placement, layering and integration.
ISBN
92.842.1243.X
16 x 24 cm, 80 pages
N° 585
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Enforcement measures
Against Counterfeiting and Piracy : An International Survey
ICC Counterfeiting
Intelligence Bureau, London
With the growing
importance and globalization of international trade, the enforcement of
property rights has never been more important. Contents:
- Introduction to the
enforcement provisions of te TRIPS Agreement and the implementation
process
- Detailed information on
enforcing intellectual property rights in 31 important countries
- A list of IP lawyers
worldwide
20.5 x
29 cm
N° 608
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Fighting Bribery
A corporate practices
manual
This corporate
practices manual describes the best ways that companies can develop
defences against bribery. In the new legal environment brought on by the
OECD Convention on Combating Bribery, it is important that both managers
and employees be alert to the dangers of bribery and the means they can use
to combat it. Using case studies, texts of corporate codes of conduct and
lists of best practices, Fighting Bribery gives users the tools they need
to resist this scourge of international trade and commerce.
Contents:
Fighting Bribery provides
answers to ethical dilemmas facing companies:
- How to develop a manual of
good corporate practice
- How to put in place an
effective compliance programme
- How to get top management
involved in oversight
- How to handle so-called
«facilitating payments» to minor officials
- How to determine the
difference between a gift and a bribe
- How to compensate an agent
for services rendered
- How to develop proper
accounting and auditing procedures
- How to determine which
political contributions are appropriate
- How to recognize and stamp
out money laundering
Added
features
To drive its points
home, Fighting Bribery uses actual case studies, texts of relevant
corporate codes of conduct and lists of sample best practices already in
use by companies.
It also contains the
full texts of the ICC's renowned Rules of Conduct on Extortion and Bribery
in International Business Transactions and the OECD Convention on Combating
Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transaction.
ISBN
92.842.1261.3
16 x 24 cm, 126
pages
N° 610
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Anti-Counterfeiting
Technology Guide
Published by ICC
Commercial Crime Services and distributed by ICC Publishing
A guide to protecting and
authenticating products and documents.
Written by the experts,
this invaluable guide looks into the ever-present menace of counterfeiting
and the various technologies that exist to distinguish originals from
fraudulent copies, highlighting the key issues that need to be considered
in selecting and using an appropriate technology.
The publication looks
at:
- creating products and
documents that are impossible to copy, alter, simulate or
duplicate
- cost effectiveness
- durability
- ease of application
- ease of recognition and
verification, with an emphasis on simplicity
- how to incorporate
technologies in a way that makes them impossible to remove
With
the growing sophistication of counterfeiters, effective protection calls
for the layering of different anti-counterfeiting technologies and this
clear publication will provide expert guidance for those charged with
product and document protection in a world where large-scale counterfeiters
have become better resourced both in terms of finance and availability of
technology and expertise.
ISBN
92.842.1293.6
29.7 x 21 cm, 80
pages
N° 630
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