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15. 04. 2019

Collective actions in the Czech Republic?

At present, the Government of the Czech Republic is discussing a draft law on collective actions, which is intended to regulate the collective proceedings, including the legal enforcement of judgments and possible collisions with insolvency proceedings. The law should enable the effective enforcement of rights collectively, thereby reducing the risk of different legal assessments of …

05. 04. 2019

Single-Use Plastics Directive – new rules on single use plastics to reduce marine litter

On 27 March 2019, the European Parliament adopted new rules on single-use plastics to reduce marine litter by approving the proposal for a Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Single-Use Plastics Directive). After this European Parliament’s approval the Council of Ministers shall complete the formal acceptance which …

01. 04. 2019

New EU directive on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

Farmers, processors, traders, wholesalers, retailers and consumers are all actors in the food supply chain. In the context of supplier-customer relations, there is often an uneven position and distribution of the participant´s forces. As far as unfair trading practices are concerned, smaller participants in the agricultural and food supply chain are more often exposed to …

28. 03. 2019

Act on Personal Data Processing has been finally approved

On 12 March 2019, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic has approved the Act on Personal Data Processing (hereinafter the “Adaptation Act”) in wording as returned by the Senate of the Czech Republic, which is a so-called adaptation act to the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 …