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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Food Contact Materials : “Have your say” on the EU proposal to ban BPA

Hogan Lovells on 3/5/2024

The European Commission recently put forward a draft proposal for a Regulation introducing a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials. As part of this legislative process, the European Commission has...more

Europe Daily News, 22 February 2024

Mayer Brown on 2/22/2024

COMPETITION - Communication from the Commission – Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Union competition law Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11483 - MSD Hospitality /...more

German Stance On Russian Energy Could Affect Future Of The Euro

Flaster Greenberg PC on 7/21/2022

Since the execution of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 that led to the establishment of the Euro single currency, different European Union countries have faced issues meeting the Treaty’s requirements to maintain the currency,...more

Competition and Distribution Law Newsletter - BCLP Paris - December 2021

BCLP on 12/15/2021

This newsletter focuses on two recent legal updates in the agri-food sector: ..The Egalim 2 Law, adopted on 19 October 2021, is aimed to grant guaranties to the French food sector. More specifically, this law intends to...more

EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Biotransformation of Nanomaterials While Transferring in the Food Chain

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 5/4/2021

On April 29, 2021, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “Biotransformation of nanomaterials while transferring in the food chain” by Dr. Fazel A. Monikh. As the...more

New EU regulation defines “Food Safety Culture”

Hogan Lovells on 3/17/2021

The European Union (EU) recently adopted a regulation requiring food business operators to establish and provide evidence of an appropriate food safety culture and detailing the steps they must take to satisfy this...more

Financial Daily Dose 11.10.2020 | Top Story: EU Unveils New Antitrust Investigation and Charges Against Amazon

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/11/2020

The European Union has unveiled a new antitrust probe and accompanying charges against Amazon over alleged the “use of non-public business data from independent sellers on its marketplace that could benefit the company’s own...more

Genetically modified soybean authorised by the European Commission for food and feed use

Hogan Lovells on 10/8/2020

On 28 September 2020, the European Commission authorized a genetically modified organism (GMO) for food and feed use: the glyphosate resistant soybean MON 87708 x MON 89788 x MON A5547-127. The authorization of these...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2020 #3

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 8/18/2020

Schumer Urges USDA To Delay Hemp Rule - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to “delay the issuance of a U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program final rule until 2022 and...more

Financial Daily Dose 6.12.2020 | Top Story: American Airlines Pledges Loyalty Program as Collateral for COVID Stimulus Package

Robins Kaplan LLP on 6/15/2020

American Airlines Group Inc. stated that it plans to pledge its loyalty program “as collateral for a $4.75 billion government loan as it seeks to shore up capital to manage through the coronavirus pandemic.” The company...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2020 #3

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 5/26/2020

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - EU Announces “Farm to Fork Strategy” The European Commission has announced the adoption of strategies to support biodiversity and “transition to a sustainable EU food system that...more

Financial Daily Dose 4.28.2020 | Top Story: PPP Funding Replenished, but Applications Beset by Tech Glitches

Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/29/2020

The PPP is again flush with cash but also full of problems. Yesterday, that took the form of a Small Business Administration’s system for processing loan applications crashing within the first hours that the program reopened....more

European countries enable Iran trade through first INSTEX transaction and Swiss payment mechanism

White & Case LLP on 4/3/2020

On 31 March 2020, the Governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (the so-called "E3") confirmed that the first transaction was completed through the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges ("INSTEX"),...more

Newsflash: Resolution demanding better traceability of food products in Germany

Hogan Lovells on 2/26/2020

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

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2020 #2

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/18/2020

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - France to Ban Mass Culling of Male Chicks - France’s agriculture minister has reportedly announced that the country will prohibit the mass culling of male chicks shortly after they...more

Brexit – Impact for Food and Beverage Industry in the EU

King & Spalding on 2/13/2020

The United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. While the EU and the UK lastly agreed on a withdrawal agreement and thus can avoid an unregulated Brexit, specific rules for trading UK goods on the EU...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 12/9/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letters, Consumer Update On CBD, Sparking Litigation Against CBD Cos. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer update on cannabidiol...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019 #2

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 11/18/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Receives Hundreds Of Comments On Hemp Interim Rule - Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more

Relazioni commerciali fra imprese in Francia : le novità in materia di negoziazione introdotte dalla legge EGalim

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 10/17/2019

Con l’inizio delle negoziazioni commerciali, bisogna tener presente che le novità introdotte dalla c.d. legge EGalim (n° 2018-938 del 30 ottobre 2018) per l’equilibrio delle relazioni commerciali nel settore alimentare e...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 8/6/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Standardize Food Date Labels - U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) have introduced the Food Date Labeling Act, which aims...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #4

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 7/26/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letter to CBD Co. for Unsubstantiated Claims - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc. for “illegally selling...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #2

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 7/15/2019

Shook Takes the Pulse of General Counsel on Maturation of Global Cannabis Market - More than half of in-house counsel surveyed in a new white paper by Shook, Hardy & Bacon plan to increase legal spending in the next two...more

Brexit snapshot: Food & Beverage

Hogan Lovells on 2/14/2019

The default legal position is that the UK will leave the EU automatically at 11pm on 29 March 2019 with no “deal” in place, unless something else is agreed. The current political deadlock in the UK is unprecedented so it is...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/4/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - U.K. Launches Consultation On Allergen Labeling - The U.K. Food Standards Agency has opened a public consultation on labeling allergens on prepared food products. ...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2018 #4

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 11/30/2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA, FDA Announce Joint Regulation of Cell-Cultured Livestock and Poultry Products - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have...more

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