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Expected amendment to the Labour Code submitted to legislators – summary of planned changes
Introduction Year 2019 was a year full of great, but in many ways unfulfilled, expectations for labour law, the government’s amendment to the Czech Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Labour Code”) has been subject to extensive discussions as its content was supposed to adapt labour law …
Read moreStrengthening of consumer protection in light of technological and digital developments
At the beginning of this year, Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “Accompanying Directive“) entered into force, amending four existing EU consumer directives – Directive 93/13/EEC (on unfair terms in consumer contracts), Directive 98/6/EC (on consumer protection in the indication of …
Read moreWhat may bring the forthcoming amendment to the Czech Act on Foodstuffs? End of dual food quality?
The Czech Government draft law amending Czech Act No. 110/1997 Coll., on food and tobacco products and amending certain related acts, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “amendment” and “act”), was discussed in December during the first reading in the Czech Chamber of Deputies. In addition to the transposition of the new European Regulation …
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