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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 …
Read moreNew 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 …
Read moreAct 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 …
Read moreCompensation for non-pecuniary harm and compensation for the death of close people
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, in its recent decision dated September 19, 2018, file no. 25 Cdo 894/2018, dealt with the issue of compensation for non-pecuniary harm (within the meaning of compensation for the death of close people), including the definition of the essential circumstances which have to be taken into account for …
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