A larger overhaul, which would include replacement of some senior executives, is also expected soon.
The plans would represent the largest overhaul of the industry since the 1930s.
As part of a larger overhaul, H.P. announced that it was abruptly shutting down its webOS device business "and exploring strategic alternatives for webOS software".
Turning a profit on the initial, dirty task of sorting and processing the nation's recyclables, however, may take a larger overhaul, said Moore.
The list of six countries, the new order says, is meant to "temporarily reduce investigative burdens" that this larger overhaul will involve.
The efforts underscore the difficulty in trying to limit the influence of special interests, even with the largest overhaul in campaign financing in 30 years.
Most jurisdictions wait for that larger overhaul before revising their own codes; as a result, few cities have adopted the tougher skyscraper standards.
LONDON – As most of Britain shuts down for the Easter holiday, workers at the Financial Services Authority will be busily putting the final touches to the largest overhaul of the country's financial regulation in more than a decade.
In Russia, after his appointment as defense minister in 2007, Mr. Serdyukov, who had more experience in the furniture industry than with the military, announced the largest overhaul in decades of his massive armed forces.
The impact of the Internet and the expansion of cable and satellite TV will be discussed next month, as the Federal Communications Commission considers loosening ownership restrictions in what could be the largest overhaul of media regulations in a generation.
