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Last month, eBay sellers participated in a number of meetings with Members of the European Parliament as part of the \'eBay Seller Fly-in\' to Brussels. The fly-in was organised by eBay to help EU legislators understand the challenges faced by online sellers and the actions which can be taken to overcome those challenges. Sellers from the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Ireland met a number of MEPs from their own country.

Our very own Korean Government Relations team has been norminated for a prestigious Gold Standard Awards 2011 for Issues Management and Crisis Communications for its work with the Korean publics and regulators to create the reality of an online marketplace that is fair and sustainable to Korean sellers.

'Our very own Korean Government Relations team has been norminated for a prestigious Gold Standard Awards 2011 for Issues Management and Crisis Communications for its work with the Korean publics and regulators to create the reality of an online marketplace that is fair and sustainable to Korean sellers.

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Earlier this week, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it seeks to realign postal processing facilities across the country to address budget shortfalls. U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio is hosting a press conference this Friday, December 9, to raise concerns that potential facility closures would jeopardize thousands of jobs and could negatively impact mail delivery. The Congressman is a champion of small businesses that use eBay, and has cosponsorsed pro-small business policies like H.Res. 95 – a resolution calling for a small business exemption in federal Internet sales tax legislation.

eBay Inc.’s Korean Government Relations team has been nominated for a prestigious 2011 PublicAffairsAsia Gold Standard Award. The Gold Standard Awards, which have become a well-known and respected part of the government affairs and public relations landscape, recognize companies’ success in environmental, social and governance issues. eBay Government Relations (Korea) has been “shortlisted” for the Gold Standard Award for Issues Management and Crisis Communications for its engagement in 2011 with the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). Winners will be announced January 19, 2012 at an awards ceremony in Singapore. Congratulations, eBay Asia! Learn more about the Gold Standard Awards.

Last week, eBay Inc’s Global Privacy Counsel, Scott Shipman addressed the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Australia and New Zealand Privacy Summit. eBay is a proud member of IAPP globally. The topic “Privacy and the C-Suite” focused on the relationship between the Privacy officer and senior executives within an organisation including the CIO, COO, CFO and CEO.

' “Counterfeits are unwanted on our platform and we will not hesitate to take action against counterfeiters. Currently, verified rights owners of our VeRO program are able to get a seller removed and restricted for listing infringed items, but if Rights Owners are willing to work with us, together we can combat the sales of counterfeits on our platforms more effectively.” declared Tang Lei, Head of Cross Border Trade Government Relations.'

"Counterfeits are unwanted on our platform and we will not hesitate to take action against counterfeiters. Currently, verified rights owners of our VeRO program are able to get a seller removed and restricted for listing infringed items, but if Rights Owners are willing to work with us, together we can combat the sales of counterfeits on our platforms more effectively.” declared Tang Lei, Head of Cross Border Trade Government Relations.

eBay Inc.'s Tod Cohen, retailers and state legislators testified Wednesday regarding legislation allowing states to collect sales taxes for online purchases. Much of the hearing centered on the Supreme Court\'s 1992 Quill Corporation vs. North Dakota ruling that retailers with no physical presence in a state did not have to collect sales taxes for that state. Cohen advocated for a robust exemption from sales tax collection and remittance requirements on behalf of the thousands of small business retailers that use the eBay platform.

Tod Cohen, eBay Inc. Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, testified this morning before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. In his remarks, Cohen outlined Constitutional limitations on U.S. states\' authority to collect sales taxes in e-commerce. Read Cohen’s congressional testimony. Referenced in today’s hearing was also a position paper by Paul Clement, partner at Bancroft PLLC and former Solicitor General of the United States. Clement’s position paper on the “Streamlined Sales Tax” legislation cites numerous constitutional concerns surrounding the proposed bills. Read Clement’s position paper.