30 Jul, 2024 European Commission adopts first FAQs on the CSDDD By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva Background To mark the entry into force of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) on 25 July 2024 (see our...
17 Jul, 2024 Revised Industrial Emissions Directive published in the Official Journal of the EU By Julia Voskoboinikova Directive (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European...
01 May, 2024 Environmental Crime Directive: EU introduces new offences and penalties By Eleonore Hannezo Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva The revised Environmental Crime Directive (“revised ECD”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 30 April 2024 and comes into...
24 Apr, 2024 EU: Parliament gives final approval to forced labour ban By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted a new Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU...
13 Mar, 2024 Belgian farmer and activist NGOs start climate litigation case against oil and gas major in Belgium By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva A Belgian farmer, supported by three NGOs, announced today (13 March 2024) his intention to sue an oil and gas major before the Belgian...
08 Mar, 2024 Forced Labour Regulation: EU institutions reach political agreement By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 5 March 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on a new Regulation prohibiting products made with...
28 Feb, 2024 Belgium introduces the offence of ecocide By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 22 February 2024, Belgium’s Federal Parliament introduced the new offence of ecocide as part of the reform of the Belgian criminal...
07 Feb, 2024 EU Forced Labour Ban Proposal – start of the trilogues By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva On 26 January 2024, the Council of the EU adopted its general approach (i.e. its negotiating position) (the “Council Approach”) regarding...