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Council of the EU agrees position on PSD3

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On June 18, 2025, the Council of the European Union (EU) took a significant step forward in modernising the EU’s payment services framework by formally agreeing on its negotiating mandate for the Payment Services Directive 3...more

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European Court of Justice Restricts Advertising for Food with Botanicals

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On April 30, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that advertising food products containing botanicals with health claims is not permitted until the European Commission has granted the permission...more

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Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green and Social Responsibility Claims

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In recent years, legislative initiatives have increasingly reflected the green agenda and sustainability objectives of the European Commission (the Commission)....more

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On Hold: EU pulls the plug on Green Claims Directive

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What happened? The European Commission announced on Friday, 20 June 2025 that it is considering scrapping its proposed directive to introduce substantiation and certification requirements for environmental claims and labels,...more

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European Commission Announces Intention to Withdraw EU Green Claims Directive Proposal

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The announcement follows the EPP’s call not to further reinforce the existing EU anti-greenwashing framework, citing “overly complex” procedures in the proposal....more

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EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network finds consumer law breaches in the e-commerce sector

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The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) found that the online marketplace and fast fashion e-retailer SHEIN engaged in a range of practices that are in breach of EU consumer law. Scope of the CPC coordinated...more

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Apple Faces Severe Penalties in Epic v. Apple Case for Violating Injunction and Perjury

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Key Takeaways - - Apple's 27% off-app commission, restrictive link placement, and deceptive conduct with the court led to a finding of civil contempt, financial penalties, and a referral to the U.S. Attorney for potential...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – May 2025

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Belgian Competition Authority Issues Fines for Category Management Agreement - On 24 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) announced fines on three pharmaceutical manufacturers for what the BCA considered to...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – April 2025

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UK CMA Imposes Fines for Information Exchanges Affecting Labour Markets - On 21 March 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced fines on four UK broadcast and production companies for engaging in...more

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European Commission’s powers to fine, impose remedies, and block access to VLOPs under the DSA

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The European Commission is currently engaged in a number of high-profile investigations of Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act. Its powers to enforce compliance are designed specifically for the DSA,...more

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European Commission investigations under the CPC Regulation

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The European Commission has substantially expanded its use of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (‘CPC’) Regulation to secure compliance by market places and other online services with EU consumer protection law. This...more

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Council of the European Union Agrees Negotiating Mandate on Retail Investment Package

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The Council of the European Union has announced that it has agreed its negotiating position on the retail investment package and published the relevant texts. The package consists of an amending Directive, known as the...more

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The DMA and the DMCC: A Side by Side Analysis

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC”) introduces a framework to govern ‘big tech’ in the UK, similar in aim to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). The bill is currently at report stage in the House of...more

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Dyrektywa Omnibus – Wyjaśnienia UOKiK dotyczące informowania o obniżkach cen

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Na początku maja 2023 r. Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów opublikował obszerne Wyjaśnienia dotyczące zasad informowania o obniżce ceny (dalej „Wyjaśnienia”). Wcześniej, w 2021 r., Komisja Europejska...more

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Omnibus Directive – Polish Guidelines on informing about price reductions

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In early May 2023, the Polish consumer protection authority (the President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection, the "UOKiK") published comprehensive Guidelines on the Rules for Price Reduction Information...more

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The march to regulatory change for artificial intelligence: the commonalities between the EU and US

This briefing links up some commonalities between the EU and US in terms of the AI march to regulatory change. Our global regulatory specialists have put their heads together for this update on EU, New York City (NYC) and...more

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European Commission Consults on Revised EU Payment Services Directive and Open Finance

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The European Commission has published three consultations on the revised EU Payment Services Directive and on open finance. The results of the consultations will help inform the Commission's review of PSD2 and proposed...more

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Online Travel Update: Agoda adds installment payments, and Expedia scales back its non-core businesses while its competitors press...

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We end 2020 with a heavy dose of antitrust/competition stories (which is a theme likely to continue into 2021), including updates from Russia, Croatia and the European Union. Those of you with properties in those markets may...more

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UK Consumer Protection Update: How is the EU approaching consumer protection issues in 2020?

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Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission was making substantial progress with its Digital Single Market strategy, aimed at ensuring better access to online goods and services by limiting barriers to...more

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European and US regulators consider efforts to combat counterfeit goods

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Reducing sources of counterfeit or grey market goods is a perennial challenge for every brand owner. Recent parallel developments in the EU and the US show how legislators are tackling the issue of counterfeit goods on online...more

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European Parliament Approves Resolution on Artificial Intelligence

Last week, the European Parliament approved a resolution calling on the EU Commission (Commission) to protect individuals’ rights in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM). The...more

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Financial Regulatory Observer - December 2019: The uneasy road toward a single EU market for fintech

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Current rules fall short of providing a clear framework for a single European market for fintech companies. The development of a single market for fintech has recently been placed at the center of the EU financial...more

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A further step towards an EU-wide collective action

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Recently, representatives of EU member states agreed on a mutual position regarding the Commission's Proposal for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and...more

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The CMA launches a new market study in a bid to keep pace with a fast-moving digital economy

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On 3 July 2019, the Competition & Markets Authority ('CMA') announced a new Digital Markets Strategy, which sets out the watchdog's new "road map" for policy development in a bid to keep pace with a rapidly developing digital...more

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French Class Actions at a Glance and Their Prospects for Development

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The Situation: After a lukewarm start since their introduction in 2014, class actions in France have gradually seen their field broaden. Still, while the regime of class action is already quite comprehensive in France...more

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