Given the background of the GDPR and its tie-in ban, the Austrian Data Protection Authority presumed as voluntary and therefore valid an individual's consent to accepting advertising cookies in order to use an online news platform for free.

Originally, the Federal Government had planned to accept applications for the grant only after the annual accounts for the current business year have been furnished.

The amendment to the anti-trust law, which entered into force on 1 May 2017, also contains a new consideration test. From now on, it must be taken in account during mergers.

he comprehensive "Hate on the Net Prevention Act" ("Hass-im-NetzBekämpfungsgesetz", BGBl. 148/2020) introduced numerous legal innovations to combat offensive or inflammatory acts on the internet and social media.

Recently the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that national obligations regarding the country of origin labelling of food products are acceptable only subject to strict prerequisites.

In its judgment "FashionID" (C-40/17 of 29 July 2019), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) substantiates its previous rulings on the joint responsibility of website operators and social media providers.

The Austrian law (Cartel Act Sec 17) seems clear in that a merger needing notifica-tion may only be "implemented" after clearance, i.e. the Official Parties have waived their right to move for a full investigation ...

After the Austrian Federal Cartel Authority (FCA) had some busy years in doing ear-ly morning calls ("dawn raids") in various industries, including big retailers, parts of the building industry ...

As a result of the Deregulation Act of 2017, changes were introduced in various federal laws to relieve companies and increase administrative efficiency. One result of this "deregulation" is a new and easier way...

Seit 1.1.2020 haben Arbeitnehmer in bestimmten Betrieben einen Rechtsanspruch auf Pflegekarenz bzw. Pflegeteilzeit.

Mit Gelten der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) ist in Österreich auch das neue Medienprivileg in Kraft getreten.

A wide range of state policies, from payments to compensate for losses in revenues to subsidies for fixed costs, aims to mitigate the losses suffered from measures related to covid-19.

Just when the last EU parliamentary session was drawing to its close, EU legislators adopted a package of laws to ban branded foods being presented with an identical get-up in spite of having different compositions.

Mit seinem Urteil in der Rechtssache „FashionID" (C-40/17 vom 29.7.2019) konkretisiert der Europäische Gerichtshof seine bisherige Rechtsprechung zur gemeinsamen Verantwortlichkeit von Webseitenbetreibern und Social-Media-Anbietern.

Mit dem umfangreichen Hass-im-Netz-Bekämpfungs-Gesetz (BGBl. 148/2020) wurden zahlreiche gesetzliche Neuerungen zur Bekämpfung beleidigender oder hetzerischer Akte im Internet und in sozialen Medien eingeführt.

Vom Umsatz- und Verlustersatz bis hin zu Fixkostenzuschüssen – diverse staatliche Maßnahmen sollen die wirtschaftlichen Einbußen aufgrund der Maßnahmen im Zusammenhang mit COVID-19 mindern.

Auf Basis des COVID-19-Maßnahmengesetzes kann durch Verordnung bestimmt werden, dass bestimmte Arbeitsorte von Arbeitnehmern nur betreten werden dürfen...

The "general collective bargaining agreement on corona testing", which covers measures under employment law and at workplace level to implement covid-19 tests, entered into force on 25 January 2021.

On 1 July 2021, comprehensive amendments to the Austrian Execution Code (EO) will enter into force.

Aus Sicht der Praxis sind mehrere Aspekte hochproblematisch.