Kategorie: Compliance
Health and safety at work does not end with the employer’s own staff: the employer’s obligations towards external contractors
The use of external contractors and their subcontractors – external service providers – is now a common feature of how commercial companies operate. Cleaning, technical servicing, IT services, maintenance and other specialist activities are thus often carried out by individuals who are not employees of the company on whose premises these external service providers carry …
Read moreFurther Measures to Implement the EUDR – What Comes Next?
On 13 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a further set of measures aimed at implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation (hereinafter the “EUDR”). …
Read moreThe “withdrawal button” as the new standard for online consumer interfaces
Concluding consumer contracts via the internet is now a common part of commercial practice. The online interface enables consumers to conclude a contract within a matter of minutes, usually via a highly automated ordering process. This is precisely why, in recent years, the attention of both EU and Czech legislators has increasingly focused not only …
Read moreThe ZISIF Transposition Amendment—What Changes Does It Bring?
On May 27, 2026, the Chamber of Deputies approved, in its third reading, an amendment to Act No. 240/2013 Coll., on Investment Companies and Investment Funds (ZISIF)[1], which constitutes the main transposition legislation for Directive (EU) 2024/927 of the European Parliament and of the Council (AIFMD II)[2]. The adopted amendment introduces the most significant changes …
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