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  31.05.2023

  Hungary

  Hun­gary in­tro­duces new Whis­tleblower Pro­tec­tion Act

  On 25 May 2023, Hungary adopted Act XXV of 2023 on complaints, disclosures in public interest, and related rules on reporting abuses, which is commonly known as the Whistleblower Protection Act and transposes the EU’s 2019/1937 Whistleblower Directive. Organisations in Hungary have 60 days (i.e. until 24 July 2023) to establish or review their whistleblower systems to comply with the Whistleblower Protection Act.Which organisations are required to establish internal reporting channels?The Whistleblower Protection Act obligates organisations to establish internal reporting channels in two...

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  23.05.2023

  Hungary

  Hun­gary launches new re­gistry and re­gis­tra­tion pro­ced­ures for com­pan­ies as of 1 Ju­ly 2023

  A new bill has been recently proposed to the Hungarian parliament, which aims to amend various acts that, among others, include a proposal to postpone the entry into force of Act XCII of 2021 on the Registry and Registration Procedure of Legal Persons from the originally planned date of 1 July 2023 to 1 January 2026. According to the bill's explanatory memorandum, entry into force of the Act is to be postponed to provide more time for legal practitioners to prepare for the systematic reforms the Act intends to introduce. The proposal has not yet been adopted by the Hungarian parliament.Hungary...

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  12.05.2023

  Europe

  Con­sulta­tion on the EU’s in­ter­im emis­sions re­duc­tion tar­get for 2040

  Until 24 June 2023 the European Commission is consulting to gather views on the EU’s climate target for 2040.Since the Communication of the European Green Deal in late 2019, there have been a raft of significant new legal and policy measures and the re-evaluation of all existing law through the lens of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. At the heart of the European Green Deal is the European Climate Law, which establishes the framework for achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and a binding intermediate emissions reductions target of at least 55% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030. However,...

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  11.05.2023

  Europe

  At last: in­valid­ity and re­voc­a­tion ac­tions now avail­able be­fore TM of­fices in Italy, Ro­mania and Spain

  One of the most significant innovations introduced by the EU Trade Mark Directive 2015/2436 (the so-called trade mark reform package) was the requirement for all EU countries to implement – where not already in place - administrative procedures for both revocation and declaration of invalidity of trade mark registrations. These administrative procedures would either replace or supplement the court proceedings required to revoke or invalidate a trade mark registration. As trade mark owners will be aware, judicial actions before national courts (typically) last longer and are more expensive...

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  19.04.2023

  Hungary

  Hun­gary of­fers more flex­ible ap­proach on copy­ing em­ploy­ee doc­u­ments

  Hungary’s Data Protection Authority (NAIH) recently issued a position paper (only in Hungarian) on the copying of documents certifying that the qualifications of employees comply with the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standard.In drafting this paper, the NAIH examined in general whether an employer may store copies of employee education documents on a protected server, with limited accessibility, based on a legitimate interest. The NAIH's previous practice, which was stricter than most European data protection authorities, consistently prohibited the copying of official employee...

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  05.04.2023

  Ukraine

  Ukraine boosts con­struc­tion of elec­tric char­ging in­fra­struc­ture and elec­tric vehicles

  On 17 March 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Law No. 2956-IX “On Particular Issues of Vehicles with Electric Engines Use and Amendments to Specific Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Overcoming Fuel Dependence and Development of Electric Charging Infrastructure and Electric Vehicles”. The law, which went into effect on 23 March 2023, streamlines the regulations governing the establishment of electric vehicle charging stations and the rules for allocation of land plots and simplifies the construction and grid connection of such stations.Additionally, Ukraine has...

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