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EU Proposes Regulation to Phase Out Russian Natural Gas Imports: Key Measures and Implications

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On June 17, 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published a proposal for a Regulation aimed at phasing out imports of Russian natural gas, enhancing the monitoring of energy dependencies, and amending existing EU...more

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European Commission Proposes To Postpone The Due Diligence Obligations For Batteries

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On May 21, 2025, the European Commission filed a proposal to postpone the implementation of the due diligence obligations in Regulation 2023/1542, concerning batteries and waste batteries (the “EUBR”). The proposal would push...more

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European Commission Proposes Further Prohibitions of Territorial Restrictions on Branded Products

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Future prohibition on territorial supply constraints would expand EU law to prohibit certain unilateral conduct by large manufacturers....more

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European Commission consultation on draft Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation on fees relating to supervision of...

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The European Commission (EC) has published a draft Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/930 regarding fees relating to the supervision by ESMA of consolidated tape providers (CTPs)....more

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IP Hot Topic: European Commission Suddenly Withdraws Proposed SEP Regulation

On February 11, 2025, the European Commission withdrew its longstanding, and much debated, proposal for standard essential patent (SEP) regulation. The withdrawal was met with mixed reactions, with SEP holders largely...more

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European Commission Releases First Draft of General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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The Draft Code sets out various obligations relating to transparency, copyright compliance, and management of systemic risks for providers of GPAI models....more

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FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - July 2024

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This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more

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EDPB adopts opinion on the notion of main establishment during 90th plenary

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) during its 90th plenary session, on 14 February 2024, amongst other things: - adopted an opinion (the Opinion) on the notion of a controller’s main establishment, including...more

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Treasury Department and IRS Issue Proposed Regulations on the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit under Section 45V of the Internal...

The proposed regulations go beyond the use of the GREET model by requiring the use of “energy attribute certificates” (EACs) to prove eligibility for the credit under section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The use of...more

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European Parliament Committees Adopt Their Position on the Proposed EU Forced Labour Regulation

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On October 16, 2023, the Committee on International Trade (INTA) and the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the European Parliament adopted their position (the Committee Position; see here and...more

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Reversal of Burden of Proof Under Proposal for a New EU Product Liability Directive

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In Short - The Situation: The EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ("PLD") was adopted nearly 40 years ago and has remained almost unchanged since its inception....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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Draft EuGB Regulation and implications for future green ABS

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On 10 May 2023, the Council of the European Union (the "Council") submitted a draft for a European Green Bonds Regulation (the "Draft EuGB Regulation") to the European Parliament for review and approval....more

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Who, What, When: The Impact of the EU CSRD on Non-EU Companies

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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

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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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A Proposed European Commission Regulation Would Dramatically Alter How Standards Organizations and their Members Approach Standard...

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The European Commission's ("EC") Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Standard Essential Patents COM(2023) 232 final (27 Apr 2023) (the "Proposed Regulation") was issued by the Commission...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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EU Adopts Reporting Requirements for Transactions and Public Bids Under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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In Short - The Situation: On July 10, 2023, the European Commission ("EC") adopted the Implementing Regulation ("IR") and the corresponding notification forms (Form FS-CO and Form FS-PP), which specify the information and...more

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EU - New EU Regulation to complement GDPR by clarifying cross-border enforcement procedures unveiled

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The European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation (on 4 July 2023) laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of GDPR (the Proposal), which aims to complement the GDPR by specifying the...more

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Adoption of the European Commission's retail investment strategy

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On 24 May 2023, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted and published its retail investment strategy ("RIS") a key tenet of its Capital Markets Union Action Plan (the "CMU Action Plan"). One of the core objectives...more

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The EU Sustainable Finance Package: key points for private fund managers

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On 13 June the European Commission (the Commission) published a new package of measures to bolster the EU sustainable finance framework.  Its aim is to: “ensure that the EU sustainable finance framework continues to...more

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European Parliament’s Leading Committees Vote to Approve AI Act

The world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework is “a step closer” to becoming law, the European Parliament recently announced. Following the European Commission’s 2021 draft proposal, a draft negotiating...more

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The EU IP Harmonization Package to Include EU-wide compulsory License

Key Points - The EU aims to harmonize patent protection rules and flexibilities with a layer on top of national rules. This is in line with long-term efforts by the EU institutions to harmonize patent rules and motivated,...more

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Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements: Towards Convergence of the US and EU Approaches?

Following up on an earlier blog post outlining the United States Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) increased regulatory action against non-compete agreements in employment contracts, a view across the pond reveals that...more

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The Council of the EU adopts an approach on the proposed AI Regulation

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The Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted a general approach on the draft Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) aimed at ensuring a common high standard for the safety of AI systems introduced to the EU market...more

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