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On 23 March 2012, the Article 29 Working Party, an independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy comprised of a representative of the national data protection authorities of the EU Member States, a representative of the European Data Protection Supervisor and a representative of the European Commission, published its opinion on the European Commission’s data protection reform proposals (see, this Newsletter, Volume 2012, No. 1, p. 6 and No. 2, p. 3).

The entry into force of the CTR depends on the development of the EU clinical trial portal and database.

On 6 July 2011, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution (the "Resolution") on the communication of the European Commission (the "Commission") on a "comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union" (the "Communication").

Article 8 of the Convention protects an individual's right to respect for private and family life both at home and in correspondence.

On 11 April 2012, the French Competition Authority ("Autorité de la Concurrence", hereafter "AC") launched a public consultation on the preliminary results of its sector inquiry concerning motor vehicle maintenance and repair.

On 10 February 2012, the French Competition Authority published the final version of (i) a framework-document on competition law compliance programmes and (ii) a procedural notice on the French settlement procedure.

The German Higher Regional Court of Hamm ruled that a leniency application submitted by a cartelist may be disclosed by the public prosecutor to a civil court.

On 23 January 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled on an action brought by a car repair shop (the claimant) against the general importer of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles (the defendant).

At the time of the patent application, the patent applicant had offered to grant licenses to use its patent on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory ("FRAND") terms.

According to the Court, the reason why the ban also restricts competition by effect is because it limits the access of both retailers and end-customers to e-commerce.

The European Commission ("Commission") has recently embarked on a series of significant investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR")

On 31 March 2014, the Irish Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI), published the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014.

Schweppes SA is the exclusive licensee of the Schweppes brand in Spain.

On 17 August 2018, the European Union Intellectual Property Office published a 436-page report analysing the regulatory framework governing trade secrets as well as trade secrets litigation across the EU.

On 20 November 2014, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling on the transitional regime between the former competition law of 2006 and the new Code of Economic Law of 2013, in the context of an appeal procedure before the Brussels Court of Appeal.

The ECJ held that it has no jurisdiction to examine the compatibility of the Belgian opening hours legislation with the principles of equality in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

On 4 February 2013, the Antwerp Court of Appeal partially upheld the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Mechelen holding that simulcasting does not amount to new cable distribution within the meaning of the Law on copyright and related rights of 30 June 1994 (the "Copyright Law").

On 2 May 2017, the BCA found that ABB, AEG, Siemens, Schneider and Sécheron had engaged in a cartel in the context of public tenders organised by government-owned railway network...