Sep 20, 2023 Political agreement on promoting sustainable products within the EU By Bolko Ehlgen Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Lisa Bauer Kathrin Bauwens +2 more... Show less In their trilogue meeting on 19 September, the EU institutions reached a provisional political agreement on a Proposal for a Directive as...
Aug 29, 2023 German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: new guidelines on supply chain cooperation cause confusion By Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Kathrin Bauwens Lucas Marlow +1 more... Show less As reported previously, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) publishes practical guidelines for the...
Jul 28, 2023 EU: Final version of Sustainable Batteries Regulation has been agreed By Julia Voskoboinikova Negotiations on a proposal for an EU Regulation on sustainable batteries have finally concluded and the Regulation will now be published...
Apr 28, 2023 EU Commission proposes extensive framework for standard-essential patents By Pauline Debré Bolko Ehlgen Julia Schönbohm Pieter Van Den Broecke Mirjam Erb +2 more... Show less Yesterday, the EU Commission adopted its long-awaited proposal for a regulation on standard-essential patents (SEPs), which – according...
Mar 30, 2023 The EU Commission’s plans for a right to repair By Dr Rupert Bellinghausen Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb The EU Commission’s right to repair initiative aims to promote the repair of goods and to strengthen consumer rights in case of defective...
Jan 16, 2023 Advertising “climate neutral” products: Latest German case law By Bolko Ehlgen Julia Grothaus Lisa Bauer Mirjam Erb +1 more... Show less While non-profits such as the German Agency to Combat Unfair Competition (Wettbewerbszentrale) continue to challenge product...
Nov 30, 2022 EU: Part 2 of Circular Economy Package published By Bolko Ehlgen Julia Grothaus Mirjam Erb Lisa Bauer +1 more... Show less Following up on its first package that has been released in March (read more in our blog post), the EU Commission published its second...
Oct 27, 2022 German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: new guidelines on complaint procedures By Julia Grothaus Kathrin Bauwens Mirjam Erb Lucas Marlow +1 more... Show less With every week, German and foreign in-scope companies push ahead with their preparations for the new, far-reaching obligations under the...