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The EU Law module also includes Lexology Getting The Deal Through. Proprietary jurisdictional guides are available for the EEA Member States, giving lawyers an overview of applicable laws at national level.
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The European Commission has published the final voluntary Code of Practice on marking and labelling AI-generated content to help providers and...
The European Commission has established the Battery Booster Facility, a new facility under the Innovation Fund to support European battery cell...
The European Commission has announced the adoption of a regulation introducing new rules on the use of railway infrastructure capacity to improve...
The European Commission has announced the launch of the EU Innovation Platform, developed by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and...
MLex: Finnish pharmacy Yliopiston Apteekki has had a €1.1 million GDPR fine overturned by a Helsinki court. The pharmacy is a public-sector entity as...
Latest EU Law Practice Notes
This Practice Note provides an introduction to the framework of EU legislation governing the physical infrastructure for electricity generation,...
ContextUnder the European Green Deal, the EU has set ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to and beyond 2030 with...
Structure of the EU electricity systemRules governing the EU electricity system cover the regulation of both:•the physical infrastructure for...
This Practice Note tracks key past developments in EU energy law. It provides details of key events and relevant commentary relating to finalised...
Structure of the EU electricity systemRules governing the EU electricity system cover the regulation of both:•the physical infrastructure for...
Latest EU Law Precedents
STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSESSECTION IClause 1Purpose and scope (a)The purpose of these Standard Contractual Clauses (the Clauses) is to ensure...
Article 18(1) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Assimilated Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (UK Market Abuse Regulation)) provides that an issuer or any...
Article 18(1) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation Assimilated Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (UK Market Abuse Regulation) provides that an issuer or any...
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...
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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
Equality principle
The principle of equality, specifically non-discrimination, is enshrined in the EU Treaty (art 2) as a principle value upon which the European Union is founded on.
Implied powers
Implied powers refer to the Union powers which are not explicitly conferred upon the Union in the Treaties, but derive either from the explicitly attributed powers or objectives of the Union.
Mutual recognition
Mutual recognition is a principle which presumes that Member States should accept structurally comparable standards of other Member States, but allows them to justify the application of their own standards on the basis of proportionate public-interest requirements.
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