This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS...more
10/20/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
This regular update (no. 23 | 29 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
10/2/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
This regular update (no. 22 | 22 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
10/1/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Supplies ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
State Aid ,
Supply Chain
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
9/1/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Member State ,
Relief Measures ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
Note From the Editors -
With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more
7/21/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Market Participants ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Startups ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Venture Capital
The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has ruled that international data flows under the European Union's comprehensive data protection regime, the GDPR, can continue to be based on EU Standard...more
As the United States and other countries gradually ease stay-at-home orders and mandatory lockdowns, data-driven technologies have become increasingly discussed as a potential strategy for tracing and mitigating the further...more
7/13/2020
/ Biometric Information ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Workplace Safety
The Situation: On June 3, 2020, the European Securities Market Authority ("ESMA") published a consultation paper on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers ("Proposed Guidelines"), which will apply to any institution under the...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
• Austria requests EU to suspend State aid rules
• Eurogroup Report on the comprehensive economic...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Proposed expansion of State aid Temporary Framework to recapitalization
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls...more
The Situation: The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted the workforce to migrate from the office to remote-working environments and businesses to adopt new data collection, use, and disclosure...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Guidance on allowing limited cooperation among businesses
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• Commission...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• DG COMP COVID-19 website and mailbox for informal guidance
• Extension of State aid Temporary Framework
• Public short-term export credit insurance available...more
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors -
On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more
4/1/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
OCR ,
Online Safety for Children ,
People's Bank of China ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Competition & State Aid
• Delay of merger notifications
• State aid procedures fast-tracked
• Communication on Temporary State Aid Framework adopted
Foreign direct investment control
• Commission urges vigilance in...more
This week, the European Commission published white papers detailing its strategies regarding the use of data and artificial intelligence ("AI"). Several additional reports accompany the white papers and cover topics such as...more
The Situation: On July 4, 2019, the French data protection authority ("CNIL") published revised guidelines on the implementation of cookies or similar tracking technologies in order to take into account the new requirements...more
1/29/2020
/ CNIL ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Public Consultations
The Situation: The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union ("EU") on 31 October 2019. Negotiations between member states of the EU excluding the United Kingdom ("EU27") and the United Kingdom are ongoing, but it is...more
10/1/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK Brexit
The Situation: Fashion ID, a German online clothing retailer, embedded on its website the Facebook "Like" button. When a user consults the website of Fashion ID, that user's personal data are transmitted to Facebook Ireland....more
8/5/2019
/ Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Joint Liability ,
Personal Data ,
Social Media ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
The Situation: The European Union's Cybersecurity Act becomes effective on June 27, 2019.
The Result: The Act will strengthen the ability of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security ("ENISA") to help...more
The Situation: The UK Parliament has not approved the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future relationship of the European Union and United Kingdom. The next steps in the Brexit process are...more
The Situation: An investigation launched in 2016 by the German competition authority was meant to determine if Facebook was abusing its market position with its imposition of "misleading" data protection policies.
The...more
3/6/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition Authorities ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facebook ,
Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Instagram ,
Monopolization ,
Prior Express Consent ,
WhatsApp ,
Without Consent
UNITED STATES -
Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity -
In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more
12/26/2018
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
CNIL ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
COPPA ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hobbs Act ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
The Situation: The General Data Protection Regulation has a broad territorial scope and can apply to businesses based outside the European Union.
The Result: The European Data Protection Board has provided important...more
With this new legislative act, the European legislature aims to remove existing data localization requirements and enable storage of data in multiple locations across the EU.
On November 14, 2018, the European Parliament...more
12/7/2018
/ Big Data ,
Data Localization Law ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
New Regulations ,
Self-Regulatory Organizations