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The code covers transparency, copyright compliance, and management of systemic risks for providers of GPAI models....more
The adoption of Legal Notice 112 of 2025—Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions (Amendment) Regulations on 27 June 2025 marks Malta’s first legislative step toward implementing the European Union’s pay transparency...more
The upcoming EmpCo Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/825 as regards empowering consumers for the green transition), part of the EU's broader Green Deal initiative, introduces stricter rules to combat greenwashing and ensure...more
Germany must transpose the EU Environmental Crime Directive into national law by 21 May, 2026. The Environmental Crime Directive primarily aims to expand and intensify corporate liability. Companies should therefore conduct a...more
The EAA (i.e., Directive (EU) 2019/882) aims at improving the accessibility of certain products and/or services across the EU. It seeks to harmonize accessibility requirements, ensuring that people with disabilities can fully...more
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) came into force on 28 June 2025. It requires that all in-scope products and services placed on the market or provided after that date in the EU must meet specified accessibility...more
Key takeaways The EU NIS2 Directive defines cybersecurity obligations also for entities providing IT services only within their own corporate group of companies. To assess the applicability of these obligations, the necessary...more
On June 26, 2025, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published two sets of guidelines to help businesses ensure their organizational compliance with the NIS2 Directive....more
One of the aims of the European Union’s Capital Requirements Directive VI (CRD VI) is to harmonise the banking supervisory and access framework across the EU, including in relation to the provision of core banking services....more
On July 31, 2025, the long-awaited drafts of the updated European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) were published and are now open for public consultation. The ESRS are the mandatory reporting standards for European...more
As cybersecurity rises to the top of the corporate agenda, businesses face growing pressure to comply with the EU’s evolving regulatory landscape. Whether your company falls directly under EU cybersecurity laws or is...more
On 31 July 2025, EFRAG launched its 60-day consultation on the Exposure Drafts of the revised and simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”) for those reporting under the Corporate Sustainability...more
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union has adopted 18 packages of sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus, with the latest on July 19, 2025. In total, the EU has about 40 different sanctions...more
This note discusses the European Banking Authority’s (EBA’s) report, published on July 23, 2025, which addresses whether and when EU non-bank entities should be allowed to deal with locally unregulated non-EU banks. In some...more
The EU has introduced Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1190, establishing the first harmonized standards for threat-led penetration testing ("TLPT") across the financial sector. The regulation aims to strengthen the cyber...more
There once was a time when the publication of personal information had a defined readership life span. This life span was short and the public’s interest surrounding the publication of personal information would usually...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 on the timing for the application for prior permission to reduce own funds and...more
A recent update to EU consumer law will require many businesses selling online to offer a simpler, more accessible way for customers to cancel contracts within the standard 14-day cooling-off period....more
On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its keenly awaited technical advice to the Commission on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive 2007/16/EC (EAD). The report assesses EAD implementation across member states and...more
On 11 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a targeted “quick fix” for companies currently reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”). The “quick fix” will apply to companies that started...more
European Works Councils - TRILOGUE CONSENSUS MARKS TURNING POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS - 1. POLITICAL BREAKTHROUGH: (ALMOST) FINAL TEXT OF THE DRAFT REVISED DIRECTIVE ON EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS - On 28 May 2025, the...more
The circular economy invites us to fundamentally reconsider our relationship with resources and products. By moving away from the outdated "take-make-dispose" model, companies are embracing a more sustainable approach that...more
Ropes & Gray has once again updated its monthly Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Transposition Tracker. The Tracker is prepared in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe. The Tracker describes...more
In this article, we look at the proposed Anti-Corruption Directive, its impact on companies incorporated outside the EU and how non-EU countries might respond if it is implemented, looking to Ukraine and the UK as case...more
The EU Commission has adopted Directive (EU) 2024/2853, which implements a comprehensive overhaul of the 1985 Directive 85/374/EEC on defective product liability (“New PLD”). The new framework, which complements Regulation...more