Among other things, the group wants Warner publicly to certify that it received no payment for the product placement and is asking all Hollywood studios to ban filmmakers from showing specific tobacco brands in their work.
It led to tougher financial laws, like requiring top executives at publicly traded companies to certify that their firms' books were accurate, which in turn forced them to pay closer attention to payments made overseas.
In his comments before Mr. Oxley's committee, Mr. Greenspan was critical of one crucial part of the House and Senate proposals: requiring senior executives of publicly traded companies to certify the accuracy of their financial statements.
The collapse of Enron a decade ago also led to tougher financial laws — including requiring top executives at publicly traded companies to certify that their companies' books were accurate, forcing them to keep track of overseas money flows — and greater energy in enforcing them.
A new rule requires chief executives and chief financial officers of the top 947 publicly traded United States companies to certify the accuracy of their financial statements on or after Aug. 14.
Unions and organizations representing the elderly have joined together to push for legislation that would license agencies, certify workers and create a publicly accessible caregiver registry.
Widgets will have to be certified before they're made publicly available, though we're not sure to what extent Samsung will be regulating.
Companies whose securities are publicly traded have long been required to have their financial statement certified by an independent auditor.
Nevertheless, tucked into the bill passed by the Senate on Thursday is a provision that requires any publicly traded company that uses certain minerals to file reports annually with the Securities and Exchange Commission certifying whether the minerals originated in Congo or neighboring countries.
US District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein's three-page order said the government failed to meet a deadline to certify that each of the 2,100 photographs in question would incite violence and "endanger Americans" if publicly released.
