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Delayed EU Code of Practice Provides Compliance Framework for General-Purpose AI Models

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Key Takeaways - - The European Commission published its Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Models on July 10, 2025, following three draft versions and just weeks before the first AI Act obligations take effect....more

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EU Releases General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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On July 10, 2025, the EU published its Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI Models, a comprehensive, though not exhaustive, framework designed to guide Artificial Intelligence ("AI") providers in complying with the...more

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The EU AI Act: Key Milestones, Compliance Challenges and the Road Ahead

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The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is rapidly reshaping the regulatory landscape for AI development and deployment, both within Europe and globally. In a recent Cooley webinar, partner Patrick Van...more

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Irish Data Protection Commission Fines TikTok Over EEA Data Transfers to China

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On May 2, 2025, the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) issued a decision, as lead supervisory authority, finding that TikTok infringed the GDPR regarding (a) its cross-border transfers of EEA User Data to China, and (b)...more

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EU AI Office Publishes Third Draft of EU AI Act-Related General-Purpose AI Code of Practice: Key Copyright Issues

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This LawFlash summarizes key EU copyright aspects of the European AI Office’s third draft of its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice developed in connection with the EU AI Act. The Code of Practice sets out “commitments” and...more

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European Commission publishes first draft of GPAI Code of Practice

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On November 14, 2024, the European Commission published the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (the Draft Code). The Draft Code is designed to help providers of general-purpose AI models (GPAI) and...more

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Limited-Risk AI - A Deep Dive Into Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act

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This blog post focuses on the transparency requirements associated with certain limited-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems under Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act....more

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Companies Prepare for Change as EU Legislators Agree on EU Artificial Intelligence Act

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On December 8, 2023, following marathon negotiations, European Union (‘EU’) legislators reached a political agreement on the much-anticipated EU Artificial Intelligence Act (‘AI Act’). The AI Act is billed as the first...more

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Almost there: The European Parliament passes the EU Data Act, with new rules for data access, switching cloud providers and...

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On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the EU Data Act, a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and interoperability requirements across the EU. It is widely...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU AI Act: The World’s First Comprehensive AI Regulation Is About to Be Finalized – What It Entails and What It Means for...

Draft AI Act – What Happened So Far: Back in April 2021, the European Commission provided a draft regulation laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (AI Act) aimed at safeguarding fundamental EU rights and...more

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Court of Justice of the European Union’s Decision on Beneficial Owners

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In a judgment handed down on 22 November 2022, the European Court, sitting as the Grand Chamber, held an anti-money-laundering directive to be invalid which required Member States under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of...more

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AI Regulation: Where do China, the EU, and the U.S. Stand Today?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are poised to drastically alter the way businesses and governments operate on a global scale, with significant changes already under way. This technology has manifested itself in multiple...more

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Click Yes To Accept: Fairness And Transparency In Consumer Contracts In Europe

Companies contracting with consumers have to take care to ensure their agreement terms are enforceable. In one of the first post-Brexit decisions on issues in an online consumer contract, a UK court recently showed that...more

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Europe Seeks to Tame Artificial Intelligence with the World’s First Comprehensive Regulation

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In what could be a harbinger of the future regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, the European Commission published its recent proposal for regulation of AI systems. The proposal is part of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Draft EU Regulation For Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines Of Up To 6% Of Total Annual Turnover

After the presentation of a general “European Approach to Artificial Intelligence” by the EU Commission in March 2021, a detailed draft regulation aimed at safeguarding fundamental EU rights and user safety was published...more

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Valuable Data Privacy Lessons In CNIL’s Enforcement Action Against Carrefour France

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In addition to the not-insignificant €2.25 million fine, CNIL's enforcement action against Carrefour France raises some universal points for companies handling data, both in the EU and in the U.S. Big Picture Takeaways:...more

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E-Commerce Businesses Beware: The Freedom to Contract does not Trump Reasonable Privacy Expectations

The EDPB’s new Guidelines on Article 6(1)(b) may severely limit e-commerce business’ ability to enhance data processing by unilaterally defining contractual services....more

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European Union Parliament Releases Guidelines on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

On September 19, 2019, the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) released a paper, European Union (EU) Guidelines on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI): Context and Implementation (“Paper”), to shed light on the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

European Commission Issues ‘Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI’

Following extensive consultations, the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI released ethics guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence. Three broad principles emerged from those guidelines, suggesting...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New EU Rules On Foreign Investments: All You Need To Know About The New Screening Mechanism

The Council of the European Union (EU) has adopted a new regulation “establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union” (the Regulation). This is the first time the EU is equipping itself...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2019

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month, with links to primary...more

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The General Data Protection Regulation – Top 10 Considerations

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The clock is ticking and in less than a year the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be in full force. Companies should be getting ready now in order to avoid hefty fines for violations (up to...more

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, July 2016

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. ...more

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