By 25 December 2022, all EU Member States were expected to have adopted and published, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the...more
Talk of a draft proposal regarding Green Claims (“the Proposal” or “Green Claims Directive Proposal”) has emerged earlier this year. As a part of the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan and New Consumer Agenda, the proposal...more
A draft for a bill from the pen of the Federal Ministry of Justice, currently discussed interdepartmental, provides insight on how Germany plans to implement Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the...more
In a recent judgment, the District Court Munich I granted a data subject compensation under Article 82 GDPR for non-material damages suffered as a result of an unauthorized third-party access to the subject's personal data....more
On Friday, 1 October 2021, the German Act to Promote Consumer-Oriented Offers in the Legal Services Market [Gesetz zur Förderung verbrauchergerechter Angebote im Rechtsdienstleistungsmarkt – so called "Legal Tech Act"] enters...more
Digital tools such as mobile apps with warning and tracing functionalities that identify contacts of confirmed COVID-19 infections are said to be crucial for alerting users to the risk of infection and helping to interrupt...more
6/25/2020
/ Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Storage ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
Mobile Apps ,
Risk Management
In May 2020, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs took the initiative and published a draft report with recommendations to the Commission on a civil liability regime for artificial intelligence (AI) (the Draft...more
On 15 May 2020, the German Federal Council approved a new regulation by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The regulation provides for a ban of sweetened baby and infant tea and new information obligations for such...more
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
2/26/2020
/ EU ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
Germany ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transparency