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28. 11. 2022

Littering costs and a new way of accounting for single-use plastic packaging

As part of efforts to progressively prevent overuse of plastic packaging and reduce its adverse environmental impacts, in particular within the framework of the European Union’s common policy, new rules and thresholds for the use of certain single-use plastic packaging and packaging devices are gradually being introduced, among other things. Amendments to legislation At the …

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21. 11. 2022

The upcoming directive on cybersecurity and the most important changes to the legislation

A proposal for a new Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures to ensure a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (hereinafter as the “Directive NIS2“) is currently being prepared at the level of the European Union. The text of the draft Directive NIS2 is currently being finalised and …

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16. 11. 2022

Program of support for the increased costs of gas and electricity as a result of the exceptionally sharp increase in their prices – update

On October 19, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade approved an update of the Support Program for increased costs of natural gas and electricity (hereinafter the “Program“), the legal basis of which is the Temporary Crisis Framework, which was approved by the European Commission on October 28, 2022. The Ministry of Industry and of …

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26. 10. 2022

Capping of energy prices

Introduction On 5 October 2022, the Government approved a regulation on the determination of electricity and gas prices in an extraordinary market situation, which was authorised by an amendment to the Energy Act[1].The proposal of the regulation was submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in response to the extraordinary situation on the electricity …

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