ArticlePRC Tax Regimes And Time-Charter Hire PaymentsThis alert is intended for non-PRC owners and charterers who may or have time-chartered vessels to PRC entities. ChinaTransportReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleLeniency Is Not Enough! The New Anonymous Whistleblower ToolIf leniency was not enough, disgruntled employees and former colleagues will soon have the possibility to anonymously alert the Commission of the existence of secret cartels . . .European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleGrexit: Grief Or Gift?On July 5, the Greeks voted emphatically against their creditors' proposals. Earlier that week, the IMF released a report in which it recommended a comprehensive recover plan that included a debt relief or a debt moratorium for at least 20 years.European UnionFinance and BankingReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticlePublic Consultation Now Open In Respect Of Laws On Electromagnetic Compatibility And Packaging WasteWithin the last few days, the European Commission has opened the ‘public consultation' stage of its evaluation of the law relating to both electromagnetic compatibility and packaging waste.European UnionGovernment, Public SectorReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleArticle 29 Working Party Releases Opinion On Anonymisation TechniquesIn April, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party adopted an opinion on Anonymisation Techniques.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleDraft Privacy Guidelines For Mobile Health App Developers PublishedMobile health or ‘mHealth' applications commonly raise complex privacy issues as a result of processing large amounts of sensitive personal data.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEDPB's New Guidelines Relieve Concerns Over Processing Health Data For Scientific ResearchThe novel coronavirus pandemic has created an immediate and immense need for scientific research. Amid this urgency, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), during its twenty-third plenary session held on April 21...European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEU Commission Back-Pedals On Data Protection ReformAfter many setbacks and delays in developments for EU data protection reform (see our previous blogs on the first European Parliament vote delay and subsequent vote pushback), October was an exciting month of progress.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEU Data Protection Ethics Advisory Board To Be Established Because "Adherence To The Law Is Not Enough", Says EDPSGiovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS"), has announced plans to set up a new European Ethics Advisory Board to address the technological challenges of the 21st century in a world where there are now more connected devices on the planet than people.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEuropean Data Protection Board Replaces Article 29 Working PartyOn 25 May 2018 the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) formally replaced the Article 29 Working Party as the European advisory committee on data protection issues.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleMore GDPR Questions Answered: New Guidelines On DPIAsAlthough the Guidelines do not provide a complete picture of how DPIAs will work in practice, several key questions have been addressed.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleStudy Reports Draft EU Data Protection Regulation Leaves Gaps In Protection When It Comes To Big Data, Internet Of Things And Smart DevicesA study published 22 September 2015 criticises the EU's development of its Digital Single Market (‘DSM') strategy for being overly commercially and economically driven, with little attention to the key legal and social challenges regarding privacy and personal data protection.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleUpdates From The European Data Protection BoardThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for its seventh plenary session on 12 February 2019. The session covered many areas of discussion, outlined in the agenda.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleElectronic Signature Regulation Now EffectiveThe eIDAS Regulation repeals the eSignatures Directive and contains specific provisions governing electronic identification, trust services, and a range of online authentication methods, including electronic signatures, seals, time stamps, and registered delivery services. European UnionTechnologyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleNetwork And Information Systems Regulations 2018 Come Into Force In The UK And Government Cybersecurity Survey Is PublishedOn 10 May 2018, the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NISR) came into force in the UK. NISR stems from the Network Information Systems Directive 2016 of the EU ...European UnionTechnologyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleFinland Introduces New Information Society CodeThe Information Society Code (2014/917) (Code) – a new act in Finland on electronic communications, privacy, data security, communications, and the information society in general – took effect 1 January.FinlandPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEnvironmental Exposure: A Step Towards Compensation Of Neighbours Of Former Asbestos-Using Plants?On 22 October 2015, the Paris Civil Court handed down a judgment concerning environmental exposure to asbestos which could pave the way towards compensation of neighbours of industrial sites. FranceEnvironmentReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleThe French Sunshine Act: Towards Simplification And New Deadlines?Similar to the U.S. Sunshine Act, the French Sunshine Act made mandatory the publication of benefits granted by pharmaceutical laboratories to health professionals.FranceFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Ramps Up Inspections For 2014 - Will It Be A Knock On The Door Or A "Remote Audit"?At the end of April, the French data protection authority released its inspection schedule for 2014, promising to carry out some 550 inspections.FrancePrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)