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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Practical and legal implications in Germany following the EU harmonization of enforcement and penalties for sanctions violations

White & Case LLP on 5/28/2024

On 24 April 2024, the EU adopted a new directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1226 of the European Parliament and of the Council) which establishes EU-wide rules for defining criminal offences and penalties related to the violation...more

Geplante Digitalisierung Des Gesellschaftsrechts: Die Eu-gesellschaftsbescheinigung

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/13/2024

Im grenzüberschreitenden Rechtsverkehr stoßen Akteure oft auf das Problem, dass nationale Handelsregisterdaten schwer vergleichbar sind. Das Fehlen verlässlicher Registerinformationen in einigen Mitgliedstaaten führt zudem zu...more

New From January 2024 | Participation Exemption for European Corporations on Disposal of Shareholdings

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/28/2023

The Italian government recently approved a draft 2024 budget law which provides for the extension of the domestic participation exemption regime on disposal of shareholdings (PEX) to those non-resident corporations that: (i)...more

Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code

Goodwin on 6/14/2023

The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023. MiCAR is a the major, step toward an EU-wide uniform code governing crypto-assets, such as BTC,...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

CSRD Update: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) adopted

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/1/2022

In November 2022, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was adopted by the EU Parliament (Parliament) and approved by the European Council (EC). It has thus taken the last hurdle in the legislative process...more

New European collective actions legislation approved

Hogan Lovells on 11/30/2020

24 November 2020 marks the final approval of the new European collective actions legislation, the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on representative actions for the protection of the collective...more

EU is Taking Action: The Fight for Clean Air

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/7/2020

Public awareness regarding air pollution in the European Union is at an all-time high and citizens expect authorities to act. In this vein, the European Commission has recently taken a number of direct and indirect actions,...more

Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: Changes in Health Data Privacy Legislation

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/19/2019

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA, energy, and Brexit. Up next:...more

Post-Brexit Implications for NIS Representative Requirements

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/14/2019

UK confirms reciprocal requirements for digital services providers to appoint UK representatives for NIS purposes, following Brexit. Following a consultation process, the UK government has now confirmed that it will put...more

Brexit recap: Where we are and how to do business in uncertainty

Hogan Lovells on 6/19/2019

The UK Conservative Party leadership race is in full swing, with candidates making a number of promises and pledges relating to Brexit. In light of this, it is instructive to recap the basic legal position in which the UK...more

UK sanctions legislations rushes through Parliament in advance of a potential no-deal Brexit

Hogan Lovells on 2/21/2019

Transposing more than 40 years of EU legislations is not straightforward, including when it comes to EU sanctions laws. In this context, UK secondary legislations are needed to replace references in sanctions laws to Member...more

New Home for Our Interactive GDPR Implementation Tracker – GDPR.lw.com

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/10/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25, 2018. As an EU Regulation, it will be directly effective in each EU member-state, but all member-states are expected to pass national implementing...more

Germany Plans Class Action Legislation in 2018

Jones Day on 4/5/2018

The Situation: German law does not provide a means of collective redress for consumer claims. Attempts to introduce a corresponding act in the previous legislative term were made; however, no political agreement was reached...more

EU Targets Tax Avoidance Reporting Obligations for Intermediaries

Jones Day on 4/3/2018

The Situation: The Member States of the EU have unanimously agreed on a proposed directive establishing new and far-reaching tax reporting obligations for "intermediaries" and taxpayers. The Result: The proposal lays down...more

Is your business prepared for the 'storm' of secondary legislation needed to get UK law ready for Brexit?

Hogan Lovells on 3/29/2018

With around 19,000 pieces of EU legislation currently in force in the UK, EU law touches all aspects of life, from health and safety to harbours and highways; from employment rights to exotic diseases....more

House of Lords Committee critical of "unacceptably wide" powers in the Withdrawal Bill

Hogan Lovells on 10/4/2017

The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published a report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. The report focuses on the Bill's provisions for secondary legislation and warns against...more

European Data Protection Authorities Grant Grace Period Until End of January 2016

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/19/2015

The so called Article 29 Working Party met on October 15, 2015 to discuss the consequences of the Schrems Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). On October 16, 2015, the Working Party published a Statement...more

Tax Policy Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/18/2015

NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 15. The number of member nations now under increased scrutiny from European Union regulators who are aggressively hunting for violations of the EU’s “state aid” rules. The possible violations arise from...more

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