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  02.10.2023

  Schweiz

  Swiss Federal Council sets course for corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence framework

  BackgroundMajor Swiss companies are now required to be transparent in certain areas of their business, reporting on environmental, social, labour, human rights and anti-corruption risks. Such reporting must also outline the measures they have adopted in these areas (i.e. "non-financial reporting obligation").In addition, companies whose activities present risks in the sensitive areas of child labour and minerals and metals from conflict zones must also comply with a more extensive reporting obligation and specific duties of due diligence. These rules have been crystalised in the Swiss Code of obligations.In...

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  12.09.2023

  Ukraine

  The adoption of the law for prevention of abuse in wholesale energy markets (REMIT)

  The law No. 3141-IX “On making amendments to certain laws of Ukraine for prevention of abuse in wholesale energy markets” (“Law No. 3141-IX”)[1] was adopted on 10 June 2023 and entered into force on 2 July 2023, except for certain provisions that will come into force later[2]. The Law No. 3141-IX is aimed at implementation of the Regulation (EU) № 1227/2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (“REMIT”[3]).The implementation of REMIT by adopting the Law No. 3141-IX is an essential step for compliance of Ukraine with its obligations as a...

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  05.09.2023

  Oman

  The New Oman Social Protection Fund Law - Key Changes

  The Sultanate of Oman as a welfare state has for long operated under the old Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) Law (Royal Decree 72/9). Recently however, Oman has enacted the novel Social Protection Fund Law (SPFL) (Royal Decree 52/2023) in an attempt to enhance its social welfare framework by creating a single and unified social protection fund that improves financing and provides a wide range of benefits to workers and their families. This article provides an overview of some of the key aspects of the new law and compares it with its repealed predecessor, by highlighting the key impacts...

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  01.09.2023

  Ungarn

  Summary on the employment of guest workers in Hungary

  On 1 November 2023, Act L of 2023 on the Employment of Guest Workers in Hungary will enter into force, introducing a new type of residence permit (i.e. the guest worker residence permit). The government and ministerial decrees for the detailed rules of the Act have not yet been published, but the following is a summary of what is known about the legislation.Who can apply for a guest worker residence permit?Citizens of countries that are not neighbours of Hungary and located outside the European Economic Area. (These countries will be listed in the relevant ministerial decree). The permit can be...

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  30.08.2023

  United Kingdom

  Top of the class, or a carbon copy? Exemptions from the requirement to hold a carbon dioxide transport and storage licence

  Part 1 of the Energy Bill that is currently making its way through Parliament (the “Energy Bill”) envisages a licensing regime with respect to the transportation and storage (“T&S”) of carbon dioxide (see previous Law-Now articles in our CCUS series, including the latest here, in this regard). On 16 August 2023, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) published a call for evidence (the “Call for Evidence”) relating to its proposed exemptions from the requirement to hold a licence under this regime, intended to be introduced...

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  30.08.2023

  United Kingdom

  Hydrogen production – updated LCHA terms published

  On 9 August 2023, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) published an updated full-form front end agreement (the “Front End Agreement”) and standard terms and conditions (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) for the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (together the “LCHA”).This follows on from the draft that was published by DESNZ on 19 May 2023. This article provides commentary on the key changes in this latest draft, and summarises the position in relation to key terms of the LCHA.For further commentary on the latest developments...

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