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    11/10/2024
    Europe

    EU anti-dumping investigation of Chinese hardwood plywood imports

    On 11 October 2024, the EU opened an anti-dumping investigation concerning EU imports of hardwood plywood, originating in the People’s Republic of China, which could lead to substantial anti-dumping duties on future imports.The product under investigation for alleged dumping is plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood other than bamboo and okoumé, each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood or non-coniferous wood, whether or not coated or surface-covered. The relevant species are specified under the HS Code subheadings 4412 31, 4412...
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    04/10/2024
    Europe

    The EU Deforestation Regulation: deferred application, updated guidance and new FAQs

    On 2 October 2024, the European Commission published a proposal for a new legislative act which would defer the application of the recently adopted EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months, citing the concerns raised by international partners about EUDR and the need to allow them and affected entities additional time to prepare.Separately, the Commission published updated Guidance on the interpretation of some of the key provisions of the EUDR and an updated, lengthy, Frequently Asked Questions document.BackgroundThe EUDR, which is an EU statute designed to ensure that no products or commodities...
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    04/10/2024
    International

    A week in the world of ESG

    A lot can happen over the course of a week in the world of ESG. Since Wednesday 25 September 2024, there have been several important developments in Europe and the US and, while we don’t claim to cover every development, this is a summary of those that have most captured our interest and attention.As ever, please reach out if you would like to discuss any of these areas in more detail.European Commission begins infringement process regarding transposition of the CSRDOn Thursday 26 September 2024, the European Commission (“EC”) announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU Member...
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    02/10/2024
    International

    Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures launched

    On 23 September 2024, the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (“TISFD”) was launched.The TISFD, which has been launched to bring attention to the financial risks presented by inequality and other social-related issues to companies and financial institutions (“FIs”), has said that it will develop a global framework for companies and FIs to include more effective disclosures about impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities related to social issues in their public reporting.Yet another disclosure framework?Standardised, measurable reporting...
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    01/10/2024
    Germany

    NPLs in German commercial real estate countered by regulation and changing economic conditions

    The financing of commercial real estate in Germany is currently under strain. The increase in non-performing loans (NPLs) in the commercial real estate sector is enormous and is putting both borrowers and financiers at risk. Regulation and supervision by national and European authorities, however, are playing a decisive role in overcoming the NPL problem along with changing economic conditions. In this article, the third in a series, we explore the rise of NPLs in German commercial real estate, the impact of this on the markets, and the response by regulators at the national and EU level.BackgroundNPLs...
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    25/09/2024
    Europe

    Priority entitlement: the EPO implements the new “rebuttable presumption” criteria of G 1/22 and G 2/22 (T 2360/19)

    In recent Technical Board of Appeal decision T 2360/19, the Board considered the validity of priority claims following the Enlarged Board of Appeal consolidated decision G 1/22 and G 2/22.The opposed patent EP2784162 in the name of The Broad Institute, Inc. relates to CRISPR gene editing technology and is a divisional of EP2771468. The parent patent EP2771468 was previously revoked as confirmed by the Board of Appeal decision in T 844/18 (discussed in our article here) following case law known as the “same applicant” or “all applicants approach”, which preceded G 1/22 and...
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