In a call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment, the European Commission has introduced its initiative for a new Cyber Resilience Act that is set to establish new cybersecurity rules for digital products and ancillary...more
The European Commission (“EC”) gets started with its plans to improve toy safety in Europe with a Public Consultation leading the way to a new legislative proposal envisaged for Q4 2022. The new legislation is expected to put...more
In its decision of 18 January 2022, the German Federal Constitutional Court rejected several constitutional complaints against climate protection laws on the federal state level. Further to its seminal 2021 Climate...more
In implementation of the Sales of Goods Directive (Directive 2019/771/EU of May 20, 2019, "WKRL") and the Digital Content and Services Directive (Directive 2019/770 (EU), "DIDRL"), a comprehensive reform of the BGB came into...more
In Umsetzung der Warenverkaufsrichtlinie (Richtlinie 2019/771/EU vom 20. Mai 2019, „WKRL“) sowie der Richtlinie über digitale Inhalte und Dienstleistungen (Richtlinie 2019/770 (EU), „DIDRL“) erhalten insbesondere digitale...more
On Friday, 1 October 2021, the German Act to Promote Consumer-Oriented Offers in the Legal Services Market [Gesetz zur Förderung verbrauchergerechter Angebote im Rechtsdienstleistungsmarkt – so called "Legal Tech Act"] enters...more
Das Bundeskabinett hat am 8. September 2021 die vom Bundesministerium des Inneren, für Bau und Heimat (BMI) vorgelegte neue Cybersicherheitsstrategie 2021 beschlossen. Die neue Cybersicherheitsstrategie wird die deutsche...more
On 8 September 2021, the Federal Cabinet adopted the new strategy for cybersecurity 2021 presented by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (Bundesministerium des Inneren, für Bau und Heimat, BMI). The...more
Already in 2011, the EU Commission stated its intention to revise the Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety ("GPSD") "to improve the safety of products circulating in the EU through better coherence and enforcement...more
Nachdem Betriebsärzte bisher nur im Rahmen einzelner Modellprojekte der Länder in die COVID-19-Impfkampagne eingebunden waren, wird im Zuge der Aufhebung der Impf-Priorisierung ab 7. Juni 2021 nun die vollständige Einbindung...more
The German Bundestag adopted the IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-Sicherheitsgesetz 2.0 – "IT-SiG 2.0") on 23 April 2021. On 7 May, the draft IT-SiG 2.0 has now also been endorsed in the Bundesrat. We have set out the latest key...more
Viele deutsche Unternehmen sind nach eigener Aussage schon bereit zum Impfen. Einige wollen eigene Impfstraßen aufsetzen, um das Impfgeschehen in ihrem Betrieb und damit auch in Deutschland voranzubringen. In vielen...more
Um die öffentlich etablierten Impfzentren zu entlasten und die vom Bund organisierte Impfkampagne voranzutreiben, bereitet sich eine wachsende Zahl an Unternehmen auf die Planung von Impfungen ihrer Mitarbeiter/innen im...more
Mit dem Angebot der Durchführung von Corona-Schutzimpfungen am Arbeitsplatz gehen eine Reihe an Rechtsfragen einher im Hinblick auf Produkthaftung, Arzneimittelsicherheit, Versicherungs-, Datenschutz- und Arbeitsrecht, um nur...more
Step by step towards self-testing: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to impinge upon everyday life, the German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, “BMG”), after approving the distribution...more
In May 2020, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs took the initiative and published a draft report with recommendations to the Commission on a civil liability regime for artificial intelligence (AI) (the Draft...more
We are excited to bring you the latest issue of our International Products Law Review with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, we explore the trustworthiness of AI, a consumer whistleblowing...more
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On 5 April 2017, despite uncertainties about the regulatory legal scope, the practical applicability of certain provisions, and the law's realizability within the given transition period, the European Parliament adopted the...more