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  20/12/2024

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  EDPB Opinion 28/2024: key takeaways on processing personal data in the context of AI models

  On 17 December 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models, which offered timely guidance on AI issues, addressing questions on the anonymity of AI models, how controllers can demonstrate legitimate interest as a legal basis and how unlawful processing of personal data in the development phase affects the lawfulness operation of the AI model. Introducing new concepts The EDPB provides its own interpretation of certain stages in the AI models’ life cycle, such...

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  18/12/2024

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  European Commission consultation on the revision of its State aid aviation guidelines

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  On 11 December 2024, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the targeted revision of the 2014 Guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines. The aim of the consultation is to gather comments from industry stakeholders on the application of the current Aviation Guidelines and the measures that should be adopted in the future. The consultation is open until 5 March 2025.The current Guidelines set out the European Commission's interpretation of aid in the context of airport financing (e.g. assumption of the deficit, investment subsidies, etc.) and the incentives granted...

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  13/12/2024

  Europe

  The new EU General Product Safety Regulation: What you need to know

  The EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) came into effect on 13 December 2024. It replaces the existing General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), and establishes a modernised framework for consumer product safety across the EU. The GSPR introduces significant new responsibilities, making understanding its implications essential.What is changing? Key updates under GPSRUniform Application: Unlike the GPSD, which required transposition at the Member State level, and allowed for varied national implementation, the GPSR is directly applicable across all EU/EEA member states, ensuring uniformity...

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  13/12/2024

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  Transfer of slots to easyJet, IAG and AFKLM at Milan Linate Airport as part of the im­ple­ment­a­tion of ITA Airways' commitments

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  On 30 November 2023, Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”) and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (“MEF”) notified the European Commission (“Commission”) of a proposed acquisition of joint control of ITA Airways (“ITA”) under merger control.ITA is based in Italy and is an airline active in passenger and cargo air transport, which was created in 2020 by the Italian state. It is based at the Rome and Milan airports. It was created to replace Alitalia, and was exclusively controlled by the Italian state, which was therefore planning to cede part of its...

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  13/12/2024

  Europe

  European Commission to overhaul EU ESG reporting regime?

  Last month, the President of the European Commission - Ursula von der Leyen – announced that the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”), Taxonomy Regulation (“Taxonomy”) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CS3D”) may be combined into one single “omnibus regulation”. This announcement follows the Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal (the “Budapest Declaration”), in which the Council of the EU expressed its desire for a “simplification revolution” and a “clear,...

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  12/12/2024

  Europe

  EU’s final ITS version extends the scope of ICT services subject to DORA

  On 2 December 2024, the final version of implementing technical standards (ITS) on standard templates for the register of information was published as Commission Implementing Regulation 2024/2956 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The ITS extends the scope of information and communication technology (ICT) services under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience (DORA), leading to additional compliance tasks for both financial entities and ICT third-party service providers. The following article provides an analysis of this regulation.Definition of ICT services under...

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