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Whistleblowing in the light of personal data protection
The Member States of the European Union must transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the so-called whistleblowing directive) (hereinafter referred to as the “Directive“) by 17 December 2021. With regard to the above and …
Read moreMedical devices in the light of the new legislation – last year for preparation
Similarly as recently in the case of medical products, when on 9 February 2019 came into effect Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products for human …
Read moreSingle-Use Plastics Directive – new rules on single use plastics to reduce marine litter
On 27 March 2019, the European Parliament adopted new rules on single-use plastics to reduce marine litter by approving the proposal for a Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Single-Use Plastics Directive). After this European Parliament’s approval the Council of Ministers shall complete the formal acceptance which …
Read moreNew EU directive on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain
Farmers, processors, traders, wholesalers, retailers and consumers are all actors in the food supply chain. In the context of supplier-customer relations, there is often an uneven position and distribution of the participant´s forces. As far as unfair trading practices are concerned, smaller participants in the agricultural and food supply chain are more often exposed to …
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