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    07/04/2025
    United Kingdom

    The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme will go live from 1st July 2025

    The government has announced that the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme will go live from 1st July this year.The Scheme requires the registration of:Arrangements to undertake political influence activities in the UK that are directed by a foreign power (the “Political Influence Tier”); andArrangements with foreign entities for such activities as may be specified (the “Enhanced Tier”).Arrangements registered under the Political Influence Tier will, subject to some exceptions, be published on a publicly available register.A key intent behind the Scheme is to increase transparency...
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    19/02/2025
    France

    Internal in­vest­ig­a­tions in France: why HR should consider using a lawyer?

    According to a French recent survey, when an alert is reported, it leads to an internal investigation in 61.11% of cases, but also to disciplinary measures (28.89%) and a review of the company's processes (23.33%) (source: Ethicorp and the French Association of the in-house Jurists (AFJE)) Internal investigations have been common practice in the US for a while but are now developing in France, particularly in financial, economic and governance matters, but the employment field is not left behind, thanks to the increasing use of whistleblowing policies. The above-mentioned figures demonstrate...
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    18/02/2025
    CEE

    The EU AI Act’s ten key points of AI literacy

    Under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, by 2 February 2025 all organisations must ensure that their staff are AI literate, whether they participate in the AI value chain as providers or as users (or deployers).Beyond the general provisions in Article 4 on AI literacy, the AI Act does not specify the measures organisations must take to develop AI literacy with their staff and among others involved in operating or using AI systems on their behalf.Practical compliance may be facilitated by using the guidelines issued by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) in early...
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    22/01/2025
    Hungary

    Hungary introduces new comprehensive laws for NIS2 transposition

    On 20 December 2024, the Hungarian Parliament adopted Act LXIX of 2024 on Cybersecurity in Hungary ("Cybersecurity Act"), which repealed the  partial NIS2 transposition Act XXIII of 2023 on Cybersecurity Certification and Cybersecurity Supervision. The new Cybersecurity Act, which went into effect on 1 January 2025, and Government Decree 418/2024 (XII. 23.) on the implementation of Hungary’s Cybersecurity Act transposes the EU’s NIS2 Directive, introduces additional network and information security requirements and establishes related supervisory and procedural rules.What entities...
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    21/01/2025
    Hungary

    Hungary makes changes to employment and guest worker residence permits

    The Hungarian government issued Government Decree 450/2024 (XII. 23.) on the employment of guest workers in Hungary, which amends the detailed rules on the issuance of certain residence permits set out in Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Admission and Right of Residence of Third-Country Nationals. In addition, the Minister for National Economy issued Decree NGM 51/2024 (XII. 23.) on the total number of residence permits for employment purposes and guest worker residence permits that can be issued annually in Hungary.These Decrees, which entered into force on 1 January 2025, include the...
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    16/01/2025
    International

    CMS Expert Guide on Beauty

    With a highly circumspect online and IRL consumer, the beauty industry is facing increasing scrutiny on everything from ingredients to their supply chain. For those offering treatment services in particular, which has until now been the wild west of wellness, there’s a shift in consumer demand for transparency and accountability – namely a desire for better regulation and insurance. This follows well documented horror stories in national press worldwide of those travelling to secure these services at bargain prices with catastrophic results.This Expert Guide on Beauty considers...
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