Here are some excerpts of rules approved by the judge.
Before approving new rules, the agency would request public comment.
A new rule just approved by Congress aims to strengthen the agency's hand.
We cannot demand that the Member States approve rules which they do not believe in themselves.
Under rules approved last week, the quiet period will be extended to 40 days on deals that are priced after July 8.
More than half the states have approved rules or legislation to give banks wider opportunities to compete in new service areas.
And these days, as large-scale development continues to replace open land, many areas are approving even more restrictive rules.
For example, current legal rules approved by Congress don't assure that judges can consolidate hundreds of similar cases.
The second rule approved by the commission involves a new system to alert the market to potential bidders for a company.
It recently approved new rules limiting crude oil futures to a daily move of $15 a barrel.
