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Jun 10, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Candido Garcia Molyneux
The European Union has just adopted the Right to Repair Directive (“R2RD”). Once it enters into force, the R2RD will require manufacturers of many types of consumer goods to provide repairs beyond the liability period, among other requirements. This blog post follows up on our previous that discussed the different positions of the European Parliament and Council on the legislative proposal for the R2RD.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Zoé Bertrand |Candido Garcia Molyneux
Today, the European Parliament approved a new (recast) Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (“UWWTD”) that will impose new additional costs on producers marketing pharmaceutical and cosmetic products in the European Economic Area by the end of 2027. Some studies suggest that the costs that producers would have to collectively pay could be around €1 billion per Member State.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Zoé Bertrand |Candido Garcia Molyneux |Yuliya Gevrenova |Max Jerman
Yesterday, the European Parliament approved a new (recast) Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (“UWWTD”) that will impose new additional costs on producers marketing pharmaceutical and cosmetic products in the European Economic Area by the end of 2027. Some studies suggest that the costs that producers would have to collectively pay could be around €1 billion per Member State.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Zoé Bertrand |Yuliya Gevrenova |Max Jerman |Candido Garcia Molyneux
Today, the European Parliament approved a new (recast) Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (“UWWTD”) that will impose new additional costs on producers marketing pharmaceutical and cosmetic products in the European Economic Area by the end of 2027. Some studies suggest that the costs that producers would have to collectively pay could be around €1 billion Euro per Member State.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sarah C. Bishop |Hannah Edmonds Camara |Daniel Feldman |Candido Garcia Molyneux |Emanuel Ghebregergis |Paul Mertenskötter | +3 more
There have been significant developments on two key EU files relevant to business and human rights (BHR): the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Regulation on Prohibiting Products Made with Forced Labour on the Union Market (Forced Labour Regulation, or FLR). In this alert, we provide an overview of the current status and basic elements of these proposed laws, and outline key takeaways for companies.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Candido Garcia Molyneux |Bart Van Vooren |Rosa Oyarzabal
Rosa Oyarzabal Arigita is an associate in the Life Sciences team. She assists clients across a range of regulatory, legal and procedural matters in the pharmaceutical and food sectors, and her practice focuses on EU and Spanish regulatory advice. Rosa has acquired significant experience in the pharmaceutical advertising space, both at EU level as well in Member States such as Spain and Belgium.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Bart Van Vooren |Rosa Oyarzabal |Candido Garcia Molyneux |Sean Finan
On January 17, 2024, the European Parliament formally endorsed its provisional agreement with the Council on the Directive Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition through Better Protection against Unfair Practices and Better Information (“Greenwashing Directive”). The Council is now expected to endorse the provisional agreement after which the Directive will be published in the EU Official Journal and enter into force.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Bart Van Vooren |Rosa Oyarzabal |Candido Garcia Molyneux |Sean Finan |Hannah Edmonds Camara |Paul Mertenskötter
On January 17, 2024, the European Parliament formally endorsed its provisional agreement with the Council on the Directive Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition through Better Protection against Unfair Practices and Better Information (“Greenwashing Directive”). The Council is now expected to endorse the provisional agreement after which the Directive will be published in the EU Official Journal and enter into force.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Candido Garcia Molyneux
Cándido co-chairs the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Cándido has a deep knowledge of EU requirements on chemicals, circular economy and waste management, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energies as well as their interrelationship with specific product categories and industries, such as electronics, cosmetics, healthcare products, and more general consumer products.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Candido Garcia Molyneux
The European Commission is currently holding a public consultation on a Draft Delegated Act (“DDA”) on a common rating scheme on the energy performance of data centers in the European Union and European Economic Area (“EU/EEA”).
