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Latest EU Law News
The Council of the EU has endorsed, without amendment, the European Commission’s proposal for temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Armenian...
This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the potential for Meta’s US concessions offering the EU leverage in EU Digital...
The European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has adopted recommendations calling on the European Commission to propose...
MLex: Poland’s Digital Minister has asked the European Commission to fine Meta €250 million over scam advertisements on its platforms, which allegedly...
MLex: Meta Platforms’ settlement of US lawsuits this week could pressure the European Commission to secure commitments in ongoing EU proceedings over...
Latest EU Law Practice Notes
ContextUnder the European Green Deal, the EU has set ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to and beyond 2030 with...
This Practice Note tracks key past developments in EU energy law. It provides details of key events and relevant commentary relating to finalised...
ContextUnder the European Green Deal, the EU has set ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to and beyond 2030 with...
ContextUnder the European Green Deal, the EU has set ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to and beyond 2030 with...
IntroductionThe intra-EU posting of third-country nationals (TCNs) is a common labour mobility practice used by companies established in one Member...
Latest EU Law Precedents
This Precedent is a word version of the Letter of Request (Form A as annexed to the Taking of Evidence Regulation (recast)). It is for use when...
1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module one (controller to controller) of the standard contractual clauses set out in Commission Implementing...
Article 18(1) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Assimilated Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (UK Market Abuse Regulation)) provides that an issuer or any...
DORA SCHEDULE1Definitions and interpretation1.1The following capitalised terms used in this Schedule have the following meanings:[Appointed...
1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module two (controller to processor) of the standard contractual clauses set out in Commission Implementing...
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Harmonisation
HarmonisationDefinition of harmonisationHarmonisation, also known as standardisation or approximation, refers to the determination of EU-wide legally...
Indirect effect of EU law
Indirect effect of EU lawWhat is indirect effect of EU law?The doctrine of indirect effect, or consistent interpretation, is a duty that national...
The EU Commercial Agents Directive
The EU Commercial Agents DirectiveThis Practice Note considers Council Directive 86/653/EEC (OJ L 382/17), the EU Commercial Agents Directive. It...
Infringement proceedings against EU Member States
Infringement proceedings against EU Member StatesUnder Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), one of the European Commission’s core...
The supremacy of EU law
The supremacy of EU lawScope of supremacyAs originally drafted, the EU Treaties did not include any provision by which the supremacy, or as it is...
Commission requests further information on Meta's compliance with EU DSA
The European Commission has requested information from Meta regarding its compliance with obligations to give researchers access to publicly...
Brussels I (recast)—special jurisdiction (art 7)
Brussels I (recast)—special jurisdiction (art 7)This Practice Note looks at the special jurisdiction provisions in Article 7 of Regulation (EU)...
Free movement of EU workers and citizens
Free movement of EU workers and citizensEU workers and EU citizens enjoy the right of freedom of movement. This right is granted to EU workers in...
EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II)—snapshot
EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II)—snapshotThis Practice Note provides an outline of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001...
Equivalence and effectiveness
Equivalence and effectivenessDevelopment of the principles of equivalence and effectivenessUnder the principle of procedural autonomy, in the absence...
Commission updates AI procurement model clauses following EU AI Act adoption
The European Commission has released updated model contractual clauses for artificial intelligence (AI) procurement on 5 March 2025,...
DORA—essentials
DORA—essentialsThis Practice Note outlines the key requirements of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (the Digital Operational Resilience Act or DORA) and...
Challenging EU Directives
Challenging EU DirectivesIn briefAccording to settled case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has the exclusive competence to declare an...
Air passenger rights in the EU
Air passenger rights in the EUThis Practice Note provides an overview of air passenger rights in the EU. It provides guidance on the key definitions,...
The EU Regime relating to unit-linked insurance policies—essentials
The EU Regime relating to unit-linked insurance policies—essentialsThe benefits payable under long term or life assurance policies may be linked to...
Direct effect of EU law
Direct effect of EU lawWhat is direct effect of EU law?The doctrine of direct effect is a fundamental principle of EU law developed by the Court of...
MiFID II & MiFIR—pre- and post-trade transparency
MiFID II & MiFIR—pre- and post-trade transparencyThis Practice Note provides an overview of the pre- and post-trade transparency regime for...
The EU Cyber Resilience Act
The EU Cyber Resilience ActRegulation (EU) 2024/2847, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a first of its kind EU legislation that imposes mandatory...
Associated legal terms
EU Directive
Directives are legal instruments of the Union addressed to the Member States to attain the Union's objectives set out in the Treaties.
EU sanctions
Sanctions are diplomatic or economic restrictive measures, applied by the EU to target third countries, non-state entities or individuals. They seek to bring about a change in activities or policies such as violations of international law or human rights, or policies that do not respect the rule of law or democratic principles.
Implementing regulation
Non-legislative act of general application adopted by the Commission based on implementing powers conferred upon it by a legislative act which carries out an EU level implementation of some of the latter’s provisions.
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