The Situation: The European Parliament and Council approved the Gigabit Infrastructure Act ("GIA") on 29 April 2024. The GIA replaces Directive 2014/61/EU. The GIA is a regulation which is directly applicable and binding in...more
New PFAS threshold values applicable to soil testing will start on August 1, 2023.
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) constitute a group of thousands of synthetic chemicals that are widely used in various consumer...more
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The Situation: The European Commission has presented three initiatives to transform the connectivity sector on 23 February 2023 (the "Connectivity Package")....more
The regional court of Braunschweig, as competent court for the headquarters of Volkswagen AG ("VW"), rendered a decision that is a significant setback for climate litigation activists in Germany by fully dismissing a...more
3/1/2023
/ Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
German Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Greenpeace ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Volkswagen
On February 23, 2022, the European Commission ("Commission") published a proposal for a Data Act which aims at enhancing data access and use within the European Union ("EU")....more
2/24/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Information Governance ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet of Things ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
With the recently adopted SDDA, Germany joins France in imposing human rights and environmental due diligence obligations along international supply chains of large companies. The SDDA covers companies based in Germany with...more
8/20/2021
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Human Rights ,
Risk Management ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Supply Chain
Lawmakers must amend the German Climate Change Act to protect fundamental rights of future generations.
In a ruling announced on April 29, 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court ("Court") delivered a groundbreaking...more
The Situation: On October 6, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the national security laws of the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium, which each require that providers of electronic...more
11/6/2020
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
International Data Transfers ,
Location Data ,
Member State ,
National Security ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
It is becoming increasingly clear that the impact of the pandemic will continue to be felt once lockdown measures are relaxed and goods and services are remobilized and deals are rekindled. In addition, many governments are...more
In response to the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, the European Union ("EU"), various Member States and the United Kingdom have adopted trade control measures aimed at avoiding shortages and ensuring the availability...more