European Union regulators plan to open a year-long extensive investigation into e-commerce as part of their efforts to remove online sales barriers and boost cross-border trade in the 28-nation bloc. – A move that may lead to antitrust actions against companies which deliberately block online sales. Online retailers face an…
Boston Scientific Medizintechnik GmbH v AOK Sachsen-Anhalt – Die Gesundheitskasse. Joined Cases C-503/13 and C-504/13 This is a…
The Spanish Senate has approved a new criminal code that will enter into force on the 1st of…
On 12 February 2015, Advocate General (AG) Kokott published her non-binding opinion in a preliminary ruling referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the interpretation of the “article” concept under REACH Regulation (1907/2006/EC). The case was referred to the Court from the French Conseil d’État in early…
The Parliament of the Republic of Serbia has adopted a Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers (the “Law”). The Law,…
The Albanian legal framework on territorial planning and development has recently undergone many changes. As of 1st October 2014 the new Law No. 107/2014 “On Territorial…
The Spanish Supreme Court has issued a judgment on 29 January 2015 declaring that: The Fining Guidelines of the Spanish Competition Authority, which mirror to a large extent the European Commission’s Fining Guidelines, are contrary to the fining system of the Spanish Competition Act. Thus, the Spanish Competition Authority should…
In late 2014, the trade associations for the Med-Tech and Diagnostics industries in Europe have recommended phasing out…
The days of the US Justice Department being the sole prosecutor of international corporate corruption are long gone.…
At today’s meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council (“FAC”), the EU reiterated its readiness to designate “spoilers of the dialogue process in line with the UNSCR 2174 which allows for the listing of individuals who threaten the peace, stability or security in Libya, or who undermine its political transition.” The FAC…