The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…
Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…
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On 14 March 2014, the General Court ("GC") handed down several appeal judgments on the Commission decisions to request information in the cement carte…
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On 21 March 2014, the Commission adopted a new technology transfer block exemption regulation ("TTBER") and accompanying guidelines ("TT Guidelines").…
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On 26 March 2014, the Committee of Permanent Representatives endorsed an agreement between the Presidency of the Competitiveness Council and European …
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In July 2013 a legal obligation was introduced for founders and beneficiaries to report foreign legal structures in their respective annual income tax…
Read MoreA new regime governing securities interests over moveable assets, based on a registration system (and payment of tax duties), will enter into force in…
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In a country where 15% of all income earned by families in 2013 was transferred to savings accounts ("Regulated Savings Accounts"), the tax rules appl…
Read MoreThe European Court of Justice recently examined the question of whether the intervention of European customs authorities based on Council Regulation (…
Read MoreThe European Commission opened on 4 February 2014 in-depth investigations into restructuring aid for Cyprus Airways and Estonian Air.
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On 13 February 2014, Advocate General Jääskinen delivered his Opinion in case C-11/13, Bayer CropScience, referred for a preliminary ruling by the Fed…
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In the case Kone and others before the European Court of Justice following a preliminary reference by the Austrian Supreme Court, Advocate General Kok…
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On 6 February 2014, the General Court ("GC") dismissed the appeals brought in the heat stabilizers cartel by AC-Treuhand AG, Arkema France and CECA SA…
Read MoreA recent case reminds us of the fact that, since 2006, the Belgian tax authority has wielded a frightening weapon against directors of companies for l…
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On 27 February 2014, the Court of Justice ruled in Case C-365/12P (Commission v. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and Others) that the Commission is …
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On 25 February 2014 the European Parliament adopted the long awaited legislation to amend the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR).
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On 31 January 2014 the European Commission released a "Call for information on in-situ generated biocidal active substances". The information is desig…
Read MoreSaisie d’un renvoi préjudiciel par le Conseil d’Etat français, la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) s’est penchée sur le mécanisme de compe…
Read MoreLes éléments clés du cadre stratégique pour 2030 présenté par la Commission sont les suivants:
Read MoreLa Commission publie des orientations pour les Etats membres sur la façon de :
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Dans un arrêt du 19 décembre 2013, la Cour de Justice s’est prononcée sur la licéité des activités des métamoteurs de recherche au regard du droit sui…
Read MoreAG Cruz Villalón agrees with the European Commission that the Belgian legislature has improperly implemented Directive 2005/29. Three shortcomings are…
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