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EU Defence Readiness Omnibus: New Investment Pathways for Private Capital

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The European Commission (EC) released a communication on 17 June 2025 to introduce the “Defence Readiness Omnibus”, the latest in a series of legislative “Omnibus” packages presented by the EC in 2025. The Defence Omnibus...more

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ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – March 2025

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The legislative train continues apace for the omnibus simplification package proposed by the European Commission last month. We have seen progress at both the European Council and Parliament level on the “stop-the-clock”...more

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CS3D - Ten questions on the Omnibus

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The European Commission’s Omnibus package, published on February 26, 2025 (the Omnibus Package or the Package), proposes to simplify the EU’s sustainability laws. At the same time, it has generated significant uncertainty for...more

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The European Commission tackles shortages of critical medicines through the Critical Medicines Act

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On Tuesday 11 March 2025, the European Commission published a legislative proposal for a Critical Medicines Act. The objective of this Act is to ensure stable supply and continuous availability of critical medicinal products,...more

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European Commission 2025 work programme

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The European Commission (EC) has published a communication outlining its 2025 work programme. The EC also published the annexes to the 2025 work programme which include: - Annex I – new initiatives. The table in this annex...more

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10 key things you STILL need to know about the new EU Deforestation Regulation

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The EU's new Deforestation Regulation requires companies trading in cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, as well as products derived from these commodities, to conduct extensive diligence on the value chain...more

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EU agrees a delay to the application of the Deforestation Regulation

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In December 2024, representatives from the European Commission, Council of the EU and Parliament agreed a compromise that will delay the application of the Deforestation Regulation by 12 months....more

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EDPB calls for alignment between GDPR and EU digital legislation; adopts draft Guidelines on data transfers to third country...

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On December 2 – 3 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for its 99th plenary session. It subsequently issued several documents, one of which calls for the need for greater alignment between the GDPR and EU...more

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EU Deforestation Regulation: Postponement of EUDR's Entry Into Application and Other Latest Developments

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On 2 October 2024 the European Commission ("Commission") made public its proposal to postpone application of the EU Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR"). It also circulated long overdue draft guidelines and updated FAQ in order...more

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On the existence of a pan-European reverse solicitation regime under MIFID II, and importance on a 'Hard' BREXIT

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This client memorandum concerns a highly technical point of considerable practical importance. It challenges aspects of the received wisdom that, for post-Brexit cross-border investment business conducted from the U.K....more

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European Commission Report on Extension of Powers to Adopt Delegated Acts under MAR

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The European Commission has published a report, addressed to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, on the delegation of power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under the EU Market...more

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Compromise reached on the Artificial Intelligence Act

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The European Parliament (the Parliament) and the Council of the European Union (the Council) reached a compromise on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) on 8 December 2023. Although the final text is not yet...more

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EU Commission Proposes New Late Payment Regulation – Evolution or Revolution of the EU Late Payment Regime?

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On 12 September 2023, the European Commission proposed a new EU Regulation on combatting late payments in commercial transactions which will revise and replace EU Directive 2011/7/EU (the Late Payment Directive). The...more

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Commission proposal for a new European legal framework for GMOs

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In its two Confédération Paysanne decisions (cases C-528/161 and C-688/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union limited the exclusion of plants and products obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs) from the...more

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Generative AI and the EU AI Act – a closer look

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When the European Commission first released its proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act in April 2021, generative AI was far from being an immediate concern of regulators. That of course all changed with the recent surge...more

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The UK PRA’s Priorities for Insurance Supervision in 2023

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) laid out its priorities for insurance supervision this year in a 10 January 2023 Priorities Letter. In this newsletter, we summarise the broad themes emerging from the Priorities...more

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CSRD Update: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) adopted

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In November 2022, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was adopted by the EU Parliament (Parliament) and approved by the European Council (EC). It has thus taken the last hurdle in the legislative process...more

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Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Septembre 2022

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de septembre 2022.  Ces Actualités législatives et...more

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Proposals to Reform the UK Data Protection Regime

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On 10 May 2022 and as part of the Queen’s speech, which sets out the programme of legislation for the forthcoming parliamentary session, the government announced proposals to table a Data Reform Bill (the Bill) to reform the...more

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Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Avril 2022

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois d’avril 2022. Ces Actualités législatives et...more

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Annual European Competition Review 2021

CARTELS & RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS - EC FINES VALVE AND FIVE PUBLISHERS OF PC VIDEO GAMES FOR GEO-BLOCKING - AT.40413, Focus Home – Video Games; AT.40414, Koch Media – Video Games; AT.40420, Zenimax – Video Games;...more

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European Commission Outlines Proposed Regulation for Artificial Intelligence

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The proposed Regulation will be the first EU legal framework specifically focused on the rapidly accelerating landscape of AI. The feedback period for the European Commission (EC) proposal for the Regulation of artificial...more

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[Webinar] Privacy Law Update - Analyzing Recent Developments in U.S. and International Privacy Law - September 28th, 1:00 pm -...

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Over the past few months, there have been numerous developments in U.S. and international privacy law. In the United States, Colorado and Virginia passed consumer privacy laws, and California voters passed a substantial...more

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European Digital Services Act to Be Published in December 2020

This month the European Commission (Commission) is expected to publish the Digital Services Act (DSA), a package of EU legislation intended to modernize the legal framework for digital services in the European Union. ...more

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European Union reaches agreement to boost its trade retaliatory powers

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The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on a revised Trade Enforcement Regulation to strengthen the protection of the EU trade interests in World Trade...more

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