The European Commission is on the verge of suggesting to the Council and Parliament that they adopt a revised community customs code in the interests of simplification, digitisation, modernisation of methods and tools, and of redefining the roles, rights and duties of customs offices, traders and carriers.

On May 1, 2004, the European Union (EU) expanded by 10 new states so that the EU now comprises 25 member states.

With its decision of 5 October 2004 the <I>Bundesgerichtshof </I>(Federal Supreme Court) of Germany (the "Court") has abandoned its decisional practice that the scope of a product market due to legal principles is geographically limited to the territory of Germany. In its decision the Court recognizes the concept of market definition based on economic principles and acknowledges that product markets may be transnational.

It is widely acknowledged that international organisations proliferated in the aftermath of World War II, although preliminary forms had existed earlier.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries