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The agreement between European social parties for a shared directive on teleworking

Jul 11, 2022
2 min

The agreement between European social parties for a shared directive on teleworking

The agreement between European social parties for a shared directive on teleworking: an opportunity to bring the Italian debate on smart working back to the right track A little less than twenty years after the Framework Agreement on teleworking of July 16, 2002, the European social parties - as part of the 2022-2024 European social dialogue program - have decided to take over the process of defining a framework common for all the countries of the Union on the subject, after

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The E.U. acts towards China to defend European patents at the WTO

May 2, 2022
2 min

The E.U. acts towards China to defend European patents at the WTO

In August 2020, the Supreme People's Court of China issued an order allowing Chinese courts to ban SEP patent holders from going to a non-Chinese court to enforce compliance with their patents by Chinese manufacturers by issuing an anti-suit. injunction. The same Court also ruled that the violation of the order can be punished with a daily fine of 130,000 euros. Since the entry into force of this ordinance, the Chinese courts have issued 4 anti-suit injunctions against foreig

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Financial sanctions applied by European Union Members to Russia and Belarus

Mar 21, 2022
2 min

Financial sanctions applied by European Union Members to Russia and Belarus

The European Union has adopted certain financial sanctions against the Russian Federation and its allied Belarus, aimed at affecting and/or hindering financial transactions with both enterprises and simple Russian and Belarusian citizens. However, such sanctions can also affect foreign (but not if European citizens) individuals who are currently residing in Russia or Belarus. We can summarize such financial restrictions as follows: Russian and Belarusian citizens, as well as

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European Union Sanctions imposed onto Russia in connection with the War in Ukraine

Mar 8, 2022
3 min

European Union Sanctions imposed onto Russia in connection with the War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has prompted the European Union to take several measures to put pressures upon Russia to stop such war. In particular, on 23 February 2022, the European Union adopted a first range of measures: Council Regulation (EU) 2022/259 has introduced a derogation to allow for the release of funds for the termination of contracts by 24 August 2022. Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 has identified 22 people and four entities to be inserted in the asse

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Implementation in Italy of the EU Copyright Directive 2019/790

Dec 17, 2021
5 min

Implementation in Italy of the EU Copyright Directive 2019/790

The EU Copyright Directive 2019/790 was implemented in Italy with Legislative Decree 177/2021 which makes several amendments to Law 633/1941 on copyright (LDA). The new rules come into effect from December 12, 2021. The purpose of this reform is on the one hand the modernization of copyright in consideration of the massive use of protected works online and on content sharing platforms: on the other hand, the strengthening of the rights of authors, artists and performers and.

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Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU

Dec 6, 2021
2 min

Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU

On November 23, 2021, the European Commission presented key findings related to defending EU interests when it comes to export controls and foreign investments in the EU. The Commission screened 400 foreign investments since the new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening legislation entered into force. While only in place since a year, there has been an impressive take-up of this mechanism. At the same time, over 30,000 requests for the export of goods with potential mili

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The EU imposes anti-dumping duties on optical fiber cables imported from China

Nov 22, 2021
2 min

The EU imposes anti-dumping duties on optical fiber cables imported from China

From November 19, 2021, the anti-dumping duties between 19.7% and 44% imposed by the EU on optical fiber cables imported from China come into force. Among the Chinese companies affected by this measure are the companies of the ZTT group, including Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co which was imposed a duty of 19.7% and the companies of the FTT group such as FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd which was imposed a duty at 44%. The European decision was taken following

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EIB: 9.2 billion for urban development, climate action, education and renewable energy

Nov 19, 2021
2 min

EIB: 9.2 billion for urban development, climate action, education and renewable energy

The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) recently approved € 9.2 billion in new financing for 34 projects to accelerate urban development, deliver climate action, improve health and education, and unlocking business investment across Europe and around the world. “The COP26 conference in Glasgow demonstrated how important it is to increase investment to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing climate. The EIB Group will continue to play a leading role in t

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Hong Kong has been added to the EU’s ‘grey list’ of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions

Nov 4, 2021
1 min

Hong Kong has been added to the EU’s ‘grey list’ of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions

Hong Kong has been added to the EU’s ‘grey list’ of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions (latest edition released on October 5, 2021) because of concerns about double non taxation of passive income. According to the Inland Revenue Ordinance, Hong Kong does not tax capital gains, interest, or dividends, neither profits or revenue earned offshore. Therefore, companies are exempt from paying tax on income derived from offshore passive sources in both the country or region where i

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China bans virtual currencies

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

China bans virtual currencies

On September 24, 2021, the People's Central Bank of China (PBOC) in a statement declared illegal all financial transactions and services related to cryptocurrencies, including services provided by offshore companies to domestic residents. This decision had a highly negative impact on the stock exchange valuation of securities related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain, such as Bitcoin and Ether. The PBOC thus intends to avoid the risk of speculative manipulation of the Chines

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Legal marketing: when is framing allowed?

Sep 7, 2021
3 min

Legal marketing: when is framing allowed?

Framing is a particular type of link, which consists of incorporating content from a third website into your website through a frame. It must be distinguished from other types of links such as surface linking and deep linking. Surface linking is a clickable link that redirects the user to the home page of a third site, while deep linking is a clickable link that redirects the user to a specific internal page other than the home page of a third site. These practices, while fac

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EU Commission investigating on exclusivity rights granted by French Government

Jul 30, 2021
3 min

EU Commission investigating on exclusivity rights granted by French Government

The European Commission, earlier this month of July, opened an extensive investigation into State aid supposedly granted by the French Government to that country’s lottery operator, Française des Jeux (“FDJ”), in order to evaluate whether the French Government breached the European Union’s state-aid and fair market competition rules. The facts are that, after its partial privatization by the French Government, in 2019 FDJ was granted by France an exclusive right to run lotter

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EIB: partnership with Bill Gates to finance green technologies

Jul 27, 2021
1 min

EIB: partnership with Bill Gates to finance green technologies

The public and private sectors are investing millions of euros more each year in green technologies, however the steps are still slow and few in number to find and disseminate new products and, furthermore, the prices of green technologies are still too high. EIB President and Bill Gates recently met to discuss ways to accelerate technology growth, lower costs and help sustainable projects reach commercial stage in less time. President Hoyer told Mr. Gates that the EIB is loo

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What is the Golden Power? Practical cases and regulatory framework

May 27, 2021
3 min

What is the Golden Power? Practical cases and regulatory framework

Photo credit: Corriere della Sera EU investment screening mechanism Even if the European Union adopted an open approach towards foreign direct investments, there exist an investment screening mechanism under the Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of 19 March 2019 which applies in cases of suspected dangerous investments for security or public order. Recently, on March 25, 2020, the EU Commission also issued guidelines for foreign investment screening in a time of public health crisis a

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EU Commission adopting trade measures to limit importation of optical fibre cables from China

Apr 30, 2021
3 min

EU Commission adopting trade measures to limit importation of optical fibre cables from China

The European Commission received in August 2020 a complaint of asserted dumped imports from China, was lodged by Europacable on behalf of producers representing more than 25% of the total European production of optical fibre cable, which cables are mainly used for the construction of the new generation of telecom infrastructures in various EU member-States. According to such complaint, there was evidence of market distortions in the Chinese optical fibre cable industry, and i

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The new obligations of the importers and distributors of medical devices in the European market

Mar 5, 2021
4 min

The new obligations of the importers and distributors of medical devices in the European market

On May 26, 2020 the new European regulations n. 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) and n. 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) entered into force. The regulations introduce new obligations for importers and distributors of these products, which were not regulated in the previous law. The purpose of this new regulations is to ensure that each economic operator guarantees compliance with the regulatory requirements for the marketing of medical devices, by contro

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Trademarks, Designs and Models: what changes after Brexit

Dec 31, 2020
3 min

Trademarks, Designs and Models: what changes after Brexit

#trademarks #brexit #dongpartners #euipo #marchi #uk #eu #business #ip #lawyers #avvocati #international Source: vectorstock From January 1, 2021, new rules for the protection of trademarks and designs come into force, following the end of the transition period established by the withdrawal agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom of February 1, 2020.This agreement provided that EU law would continue to apply in the UK until December 31, 2020. Starting from January 1,

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