On June 23, 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted a new, eleventh package of restrictive measures (Package) to ensure that EU sanctions against Russia are better enforced and
Continue Reading EU Sanctions Russia with Eleventh Package of Restrictive MeasuresEU Deadline Sharpens Contours of European Consumer Class Action Landscape
As of 25 June 2023, new rules apply protecting consumers’ collective interests in mass claims throughout Europe. The rules stem from the European Parliament and Council Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of…
Continue Reading EU Deadline Sharpens Contours of European Consumer Class Action LandscapeProposal for an EU Green Claims Directive
Claiming to be “green” and “sustainable” has become a competitiveness perimeter in the EU, with green products registering greater growth than other products. However, not all products on the EU…
Continue Reading Proposal for an EU Green Claims DirectiveG7 Sanctions Enforcement Coordination Mechanism and Centralized EU Sanctions Watchdog Proposed
On Feb. 20, 2023, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra gave a speech titled “Building a secure European future” at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium…
Continue Reading G7 Sanctions Enforcement Coordination Mechanism and Centralized EU Sanctions Watchdog ProposedEU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on Russia
On Nov. 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of so-called “EU crimes” set out in…
Continue Reading EU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on RussiaCJEU: Evidence Disclosure In Follow-On Claims May Require Parties To Create New Documents
On 10 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its preliminary judgment interpreting Article 5(1) of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the…
Continue Reading CJEU: Evidence Disclosure In Follow-On Claims May Require Parties To Create New DocumentsEU Sanctions Russia with Eighth Package of Restrictive Measures
On Oct. 6, 2022, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a new, eighth package of measures (Package) primarily intended to reinforce pressure on the government of the Russian…
Continue Reading EU Sanctions Russia with Eighth Package of Restrictive MeasuresEU to Make Changes to Its Sustainability Reporting Rules and Impose New Obligations on Non-European Companies
EU law requires certain large companies to disclose non-financial information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges. The current disclosure regime was introduced in 2014 by…
Continue Reading EU to Make Changes to Its Sustainability Reporting Rules and Impose New Obligations on Non-European CompaniesDutch Presented Tax Measures for 2023
On Budget Day, 20 September 2022 (Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance presented its 2023 tax plan (the Proposal). For the proposed bills discussed in this GT Alert…
Continue Reading Dutch Presented Tax Measures for 2023The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple Principals
In May 2022 the European Commission (EC) adopted the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). See GT Alerts, The New VBER and Vertical Guidelines …
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