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> Sarbanes-Oxley is usually characterized as a uniquely U.S. phenomena, but the fact is that such rules are under consideration or in place around the globe. In Japan, the rules are known as J-Sox. In the U.K., concerns are mounting over possible Sarbox-like rules. France is being advised to pass some Sarbox-like measures.

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