On 17 June 2004, the Estonian Parliament adopted the <I>Seafarers Act Amendment Act </I>(298 SE). The purpose of the Act is to ensure that there is state supervision over conditions of employment at sea and to bring the <I>Seafarers Act </I>into compliance with International Labour Orgnization (ILO) conventions.

On the basis of the Act on the Accession of 2003, Estonia and other 6 new members of the EU were each granted a transitional period for maintaining the existing legislation restricting the acquisition of agricultural land and forest until 1st of May 2011.

On 19 October 2005 the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted the Electronic Money Institutions Act

An overview of recent legislative developments in Estonia

Estonia is actively pursuing renewable energy and climate goals through several key initiatives. Here is the Energy sector news for Q4 of 2024.

An overview of the recent legislative developments and court judgements in Estonia

Estonian Legal Developments

By a recent decision of the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the ECJ)1, Directive 2004/852, granting Estonia a temporary derogation from the common rules for the internal market in electricity and the opening of electricity market, was annulled.

The content of this article includes: Rules For State Participation In Private Law Legal Persons, New Product Safety Act, Charges On Holders Of Surplus Stocks Act , Explosives Act, Radiation Act, New Principles Of The Competition Act, Amendment Of The Packaging Excise Duty Act.