The European Commission ("Commission") adopted an Industrial Carbon Management Communication ("Communication") on 6 February 2024, outlining the Commission's ambitions for a strategy to boost the deployment of technologies in...more
The Council of the European Union ("EU") approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") on March 15, 2024. The CS3D contains due diligence and governance obligations that will have an extensive impact...more
3/20/2024
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Green Deal ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sustainability
The Council of Europe and the European Parliament announced on December 14, 2023, that they reached a political agreement on the text of the upcoming European Union ("EU") Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) requires the most detailed and onerous ESG reporting and disclosures anywhere in the world. All told, it is estimated that more than 50,000 companies, including...more
9/21/2023
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Biodiversity ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Parent Corporation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
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Sustainability ,
Water
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The Situation: The European Union ("EU") has adopted a new regulation designed to tackle deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and globally by preventing European citizens from buying, using, and...more
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The Situation: The European Commission ("EC") is expected to release guidelines regarding a newly introduced exemption to the EU antitrust rules for certain agreements aimed at achieving the EU's sustainability...more
EU rules prohibit "State aid," unless the Commission authorizes the aid as compatible with the EU Treaties. State aid is a Member State funding measure imputable to the State and financed through State resources that benefits...more
2/14/2022
/ Climate Action Plan ,
Corporate Financing ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Justice ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Deal ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pollution Control ,
State Aid
The Situation: The European Commission ("Commission") has faced significant pressure from stakeholders to quickly address growing concerns over the distortive effects of foreign subsidies and to ensure a level playing field...more
The REACH reform recently announced by the European Commission is expected to substantially change the current rules for REACH restrictions and authorizations.
The European Commission ("Commission") has recently provided...more
The European Commission would gain extensive new powers to counteract alleged distortive effects of foreign subsidies in the EU Single Market—combining elements from EU rules on state aid, trade defence, merger control, and...more
Although the EU has strict rules that limit the circumstances in which Member States can subsidize companies in the EU, the rest of the world does not. The European Commission considers this difference unfair because it would...more
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FDA Proposes New Compliance Dates for the Water Provisions of the Produce Safety Final Rule -
On September 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule to extend, for covered produce...more
9/30/2017
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APHIS ,
Bioengineering ,
Crop Insurance ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ,
Farms ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
Organic ,
Pesticides ,
Product Packaging ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UK Brexit ,
USDA
On May 9, 2017, the Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the next FDA commissioner. With a 57-42 vote, the Senate filled the commissioner position most recently held by Dr. Robert Califf, who resigned in January 2017 and...more
5/19/2017
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Australia ,
Dairy Farmers ,
European Commission ,
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ,
FDA Commissioner ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
FSVP ,
GMO ,
Italy ,
Organic ,
Pesticides ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
USDA