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Oct 15, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Elisabet Cots |Irene Villora Esteve |Angela Gonzalez
The Spanish legal framework on packaging and packaging waste that entered into force in December 2022 substantially modified the regulation of packaging and packaging waste in an effort to implement a circular economy in Spain. Most of the obligations have already entered into force. However, certain marking and information obligations will enter into force on 1 January 2025.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Elisabet Cots |Irene Villora Esteve |Adrià Masip
In brief The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that Article 6a(1) and (2) of Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers ("Directive 98/6") must be interpreted as meaning that a price reduction of a product announced by a trader in the form of a percentage, or in the form of a promotional statement intended to highlight the advantageous nature of...
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Elisabet Cots |Irene Villora Esteve |Inés Derraz
On 28 June 2024, the European Ecodesign Regulation (2024/1781/EU) (“Ecodesign Regulation“) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and entered into force on 18 July 2024. This Regulation means a radical change in the manufacturing method of a wide variety of products and directly affects the supply chain of all those companies that intend to introduce products into the European Union.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Elisabet Cots |Irene Villora Esteve |Inés Derraz
In briefOn 28 June 2024, the European Ecodesign Regulation (2024/1781/EU) ("Ecodesign Regulation") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and entered into force on 18 July 2024. This Regulation means a radical change in the manufacturing method of a wide variety of products and directly affects the supply chain of all those companies that intend to introduce products into the European Union.
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May 11, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Kurt Haegeman |Geert Bovy |Elisabet Cots |Clotilde Guyot-Réchard
The European Commission launched the European (EU) Green Deal in 2019. The EU Green Deal is a package of policy initiatives, one of which is a commitment to tackle false environmental claims by requiring that consumers receive reliable, comparable, and verifiable information to enable them to make more sustainable decisions and reduce the risk of greenwashing.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Mario Cigno |William-James Kettlewell |Maritje Weydemann |Elisabet Cots
In briefAs part of the European Union (EU)’s European Green Deal, one of the areas of EU law that has developed most rapidly and profoundly is that relating to corporate sustainability governance. Most recently, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CS3D”), has been provisionally agreed at a political level in December 2023, and confirmed by COREPER in a revised version in March 2024. An overview of this text is available here.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Mario Cigno |William-James Kettlewell |Elisabet Cots |Irene Villora Esteve |Franz Kaps |Laila Kouchi | +1 more
In brief As part of the European Union (EU)’s European Green Deal, one of the areas of EU law that has developed most rapidly and profoundly is that relating to corporate sustainability governance. Most recently, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CS3D”), has been provisionally agreed at a political level in December 2023, and confirmed by COREPER in a revised version in March 2024. An overview of this text is available here.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
globalcompliancenews.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson |Elisabet Cots |Kana Itabashi |Federico Ruanova-Guinea
The 2024 edition of Baker McKenzie’s International Guide to Contaminated Land offers an overview of national laws and regulations in over 30 countries governing the discovery, management and clean-up of environmental impacts at industrial sites.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
bakermckenzie.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson |Elisabet Cots |Kana Itabashi
The 2024 edition of Baker McKenzie's International Guide to Contaminated Land offers an overview of national laws and regulations in over 30 countries governing the discovery, management and clean-up of environmental impacts at industrial sites.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
lexology.com | JOhn Watson |John Watson |Elisabet Cots |Kana Itabashi
The 2024 edition of Baker McKenzie's International Guide to Contaminated Land offers an overview of national laws and regulations in over 30 countries governing the discovery, management and clean-up of environmental impacts at industrial sites.
