News & Articles

14/11/11

Reforms to EU’s GSP scheme discussed in European Parliament trade committee

03/11/11

Discrimination based on age: new case law of the Court of Justice

A system of pay leading to discrimination on the grounds of age, which will be replaced by a system of pay based on objective criteria (but maintains,…

01/11/11

Directive EUA-aviation: opinion of Advocate General

The Advocate General considers Directive 2008/101 to be compatible with the principles and provisions of international law.

01/11/11

Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on energy market integrity and transparency

Prices in energy wholesale markets are a key factor affecting retail prices for household consumers and industrial users. More than in other sectors, …

31/10/11

Blocking online sales: new ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on 13 October 2011 that a restriction imposed on the online sale of cosmetics and personal care products b…

31/10/11

European consultation regarding scams and unfair practices

The Commission seeks to protect EU businesses against scams and unfair practices and organises a public consultation to collect as much relevant infor…

28/10/11

MiFID II and MiFIR

On 20 October 2011, the European Commission published two proposals, one calling for an amendment ("MiFID II") to the Markets in Financial Instruments…

27/10/11

Tolérance zéro pour les commissions secrètes

Lorsqu'une société effectue des dépenses visées à l'article 57 du code des impôts sur les revenus (ex : commissions, ristournes, honoraires, rémunérat…

25/10/11

European Court of Justice clarifies rules of parent’s liability for subsidiary’s infringements to competition …

The ECJ has set aside a ruling imputing liability to Elf Aquitaine for the participation by its subsidiary, Arkema, in the monochloroacetic acid carte…

24/10/11

L’agriculture européenne : grande perdante des négociations UE – Mercosur

Relancées en mai 2010, les négociations entre l'Union européenne et le Mercosur en vue de la conclusion d'un accord de libre-échange se feront manifes…

21/10/11

The ECJ rules that French ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops (GM) is procedurally incorrect.…

In February 2008, the French government banned the cultivation of Mon810, a variety of GM maize authorised for cultivation in the EU that year. Monsan…

19/10/11

ECJ Preliminary Ruling on honey containing traces of GM products paving the way for compensation claims to far…

On 6 September 2011, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued its judgement on Case C-442/09 Bablok and Others, a preliminary reference from the G…

18/10/11

EU Commission releases its long awaited Recommendation on the definition of nanomaterials

Today, the European Commission published its much awaited Recommendation on a definition for nanomaterials.The definition reads "Nanomaterials means a…

17/10/11

European Parliament calls on Commission to adopt its new strategy for raw materials

In February 2011, the European Commission adopted a new strategy document which sets out targeted measures to secure and improve access to raw materia…

15/10/11

Court of Justice of the European Union rules against an absolute ban on Internet sales in Pierre Fabre

On 13 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered a decision in Pierre Fabre v. Autorité de la Concurrence (case C-439/09…

12/10/11

European Court of Justice upholds judgment of the General Court in Belgian postal service state aid case

On 22 September 2011, the European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal from Belgium against the annulment, by the General Court, of the Commission's …

10/10/11

REACH list of hazardous chemicals to be newly extended, in turn triggering obligations for articles suppliers

On 29 August 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published proposals to identify twenty chemicals as "Substances of Very High Concern" (SVHCs).…

03/10/11

Commission clears the acquisition of French chemicals company Rhodia by Solvay

On 5 August 2011, the European Commission approved a merger between the French company Rhodia and the Belgium-based group Solvay, on the grounds that …

03/10/11

The Commission opens an investigation into state aid to Royal Mail

The European Commission announced on 29 July this year that it has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether the United Kingdom's plans to…

03/10/11

Airports and airlines in the European spotlight

In July 2011, the Commission launched three in-depth investigations about state aid in France, Germany and Ireland in the air transport sector. On the…