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On 3 November 2026, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar delivered an Opinion examining when AI chatbots’ use of online news may infringe press publishers’ rights. His proposed approach d…
Circular letter 2026/C/94 confirms that non-profit organisations and foundations subject to the legal entities tax calculate, declare and pay the withholding tax on their capital g…
Since 1 November 2026, product identifiers (PIDs) are mandatory in customs declarations for B2C distance sales up to €150, and a €2 handling fee per item applies. What do businesse…
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According to the Court of Cassation (18 June 2026), a taxpayer without acco…
In a judgment of 8 May 2026, the Court of Cassation confirms that an ex off…
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On July 5 2011 a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel published a report in which it ruled in favour of the European Union in a challenge against expo…
On 29 June 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) issued a helpful shortened version of the guidance documents on the requirements for substances …
Le 13 juillet 2011, la Commission européenne a publié son Livre vert sur la distribution en ligne d’oeuvres audiovisuelles (COM (2011) 427/3). Cette d…
La saga Fiorucci touche à sa fin. Dans un arrêt prononcé le 5 juillet 2011 (aff. C-263/09 P), la CJUE a, en effet, tranché : la notion de « droit au n…
Cette question s’est trouvée au coeur d’un litige opposant Zeturf Ltd, une société de droit maltais prestataire de services de paris hippiques sur Int…
Dietetic foods are foods for particular nutritional purposes, such as gluten-free foods for people who are celiac, or foods for infants, pregnant wome…
In the case, Söll case (C-420/10), that was submitted to the ECJ for preliminary ruling by the District Court of Hamburg (Germany), two competing comp…
On June 14 2011 EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht said that an upcoming ruling of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is likely to strengthen EU cla…
There is no harmonised EU legislation on origin-marking, nor is there a general obligation to indicate a product's origin in the interest of the consu…
On May 21 2011 the Official Journal published EU Regulation 494/2011, which extends the existing ban on the presence of cadmium in products to cover a…
On 11 June 2011, the Commission published five Regulations implementing Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 concerning the placing on the market of plant protec…
As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…
As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…
L’Auditorat a déposé le 19 mai 2011 auprès du Conseil de la Concurrence un rapport motivé concernant son enquête sur les pratiques restrictives de con…
Undertakings from different Member States active in the container liner shipping sector and piston engines for industrial applications sector will be …
The new provisions introduce several modifications, namely in order to harmonize the terms of payment within the European Union. These new provisions …
Liability is a hot issue in the field of taxation. Indeed, over the past few years, several new types of liability for company directors, shareholders…
In a judgment delivered on 14 June 2011, the European Court of Justice decided that the provisions of EU law on cartels do not preclude access to docu…
Brazil recently joined the OECD Agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical data. The country is the fifth non OECD member country to join the agreemen…
The report of the advisory body to the German government for nano-technology, the NanoCommission, was published last month. It reflects the controvers…
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