The regulatory environment for influencing and funding political players in Germany has been changing rapidly in recent months. On 1 March 2024, the revised Federal Lobbying Register Act (Lobbyregistergesetz; LobbyRG),...more
U.S. Customs authorities impounded thousands of vehicles, showing risks to imports linked to forced labor. The U.S. government detained thousands of luxury vehicles deemed to contain a small electronic component sourced from...more
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On 21 September 2023, the German Parliament passed the heavily discussed German Federal Act on the Increase of Energy Efficiency (Energieeffizienzgesetz – EnEfG) that aims at significantly increasing energy efficiency...more
Impact on public procurement procedures.
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) was published on 23 December 2022. It will take effect on 12 July 2023 and provides for mandatory notification requirements from 12...more