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EU Regulations: The New Frontier for Business

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The European Union is a hotbed of regulatory activity, with new laws and directives constantly reshaping the business landscape. These changes can seem overwhelming, but understanding them is vital for any company operating...more

A&O Shearman

Spotlight on political laws - Brief overview of recent developments and upcoming changes in Germany

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The regulatory environment for influencing and funding political players in Germany has been changing rapidly in recent months. On 1 March 2024, the revised Federal Lobbying Register Act (Lobbyregistergesetz; LobbyRG),...more

White & Case LLP

AI implementation & data protection regulation: German authorities publish guidelines for implementing AI in compliance with the...

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The German federal and state data protection authorities published guidelines for the implementation and use of AI in compliance with the European Union's regulation of personal data ("Guidelines")....more

Hogan Lovells

Update zum Transparenzregister: Ende der letzten Übergangsfrist zum 31. Dezember 2022 und Neuigkeiten vom EuGH

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Durch das Transparenzregister- und Finanzmarktinformationsgesetz (TraFinG) wurden im Zuge der Umwandlung des Transparenzregisters von einem Auffang- zu einem Vollregister Übergangsfristen für nun meldepflichtige...more

Morgan Lewis

No More Public Access to German Transparency Register Due to New European Court of Justice Ruling

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The European Court of Justice in a recent judgment nullified a key provision in the 2018 version of the EU Money Laundering Directive requiring that information regarding beneficial owners registered in the European national...more

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Urgent Need for Action for All Employers - Amendment to the Evidence Act

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On June 23, 2022, the German Bundestag passed the draft law (BT-Drs. 20/1636, 20/2245) in the committee version (20/2392) to implement the EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union...more

Spirit Legal

Fünf wichtige Hin­weise zum Trans­parenz­re­gister – Unter­nehmen müssen aktiv werden

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Seit dem 01. August 2021 gibt es neue Pflichten für Unternehmen im Zusammenhang mit dem Transparenzregister. Das hat für viele Unternehmen zur Folge, dass eine bislang entbehrliche Eintragung der wirtschaftlichen Berechtigten...more

Morgan Lewis

New German Financial Law Expands Reporting Obligations for German Entities

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The recent reform of the German transparency register affects almost all companies in Germany and greatly expands the reporting obligations for German entities. The Transparency Register and Financial Information Act...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Neuregelung der Mitteilungspflichten zum Transparenzregister

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Mit Inkrafttreten des Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetzes am 1. August 2021 werden viele Unternehmen in Deutschland erstmals tatsächlich Mitteilungen zum Transparenzregister machen müssen. Die Zahl der...more

Hogan Lovells

Newsflash: Resolution demanding better traceability of food products in Germany

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Once again there is a new attempt in Germany to introduce stricter requirements for food safety – despite the full harmonization approach in general EU food law...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority Concludes After “Safer Internet Day Raid” that Investigated Companies Fail to...

The Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“BDPA”) took the “safer internet day” in February 2019 as an opportunity to conduct privacy checks on website operators....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - January 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including with respect to restrictive covenants; new state anti-harassment laws; minimum wage increases; age bias claims; and the employee...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Marcellus Shale Update: 2018, The Year in Review

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2018 began with the United States producing immense amounts of oil and natural gas; pipeline companies struggling to build out the national pipeline system but not being transparent about how they are doing it; Europe, led by...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018

EPA Chief Looks to Distinguish Himself from Pruitt in Agency-Wide Memo - "The new head of the EPA sent a staff-wide memo laying out steps the agency is taking to increase transparency, a move that's seen as an effort to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2018

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Jones Day

New German Money Laundering Act Establishes Additional Transparency Requirements for Certain Listed Companies, European Capital...

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On 25 June 2017, the new German Money Laundering Act came into force, which primarily implements the 4th European Anti-Money-Laundering Directive (EU 2015/849) into German law. Among others, the Act establishes a new...more

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New Obligations for German Transparency Register Now in Force

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A core element of the new German Anti-Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz), which came into force on 26 June 2017, is the implementation of a transparency register in which beneficial owners of almost all companies, trusts...more

A&O Shearman

New Transparency Register in Germany - Obligations and ‘To Dos’ Pursuant to the New Prevention of Money Laundering Act

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On June 26, 2017, the German Prevention of Money Laundering Act (the “Act”) implementing the 4th EU Money Laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of May 20, 2015, the “Directive”) came into effect. The Directive...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Germany capital market and corporate law update: The new Transparency Register is online – what you need to know

The revised Anti-Money Laundering Law (law on tracing profits from serious criminal activities (Geldwäschegesetz – GwG)) will provide for the introduction of an electronic transparency register as of October 1, 2017. There,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Update Kapitalmarkt- und Gesellschaftsrecht: Das neue Transparenzregister ist online – was Sie wissen müssen

Das neugefasste Geldwäschegesetz (Gesetz über das Aufspüren von Gewinnen aus schweren Straftaten – GwG) sieht zum 1. Oktober 2017 die Einführung eines elektronischen Transparenzregisters vor. Dort sind Informationen zu den...more

Dechert LLP

The German Transparency Register is coming: New obligations for legal entities in Germany to disclose beneficial ownership...

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Highlights - - Implementation of a public Transparency Register on beneficial ownership of legal entities. - Notification obligation applies to incorporated companies and certain other legal entities and arrangements;...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The New Salary Transparency Law

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1. Entgelttransparenzgesetz - Das Gesetz zur Förderung der Transparenz von Entgeltstrukturen (Entgelttransparenzgesetz) tritt am 1. Juli 2017 zur Beseitigung der Lohnunterschiede zwischen Frauen und Männern in Kraft. ...more

Jones Day

Amendments to the German Corporate Governance Code for 2017 Published and In Force

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On 24 April 2017, the Corporate Governance Committee established by the German Federal Government (Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex) officially published various amendments to the German Corporate...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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BaFin Publishes Guidance on Transparency Standards for German Funds - On 4 April 2017, BaFin has published new transparency standards for funds after a BaFin investigation found that some active funds “closely” track...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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BaFin Publishes Circular on Solvency II - Bafin published a revised draft circular on 7 December 2016 addressing Solvency II entities regulated by the BaFin which will enter into force on 1 January 2018. The draft...more

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