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    26.05.2023
    Ukraine

    Ukraine launches up­dated elec­tron­ic ver­sion of the Re­gister of Med­ic­al Devices

    In January 2023, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MoH) revised the Procedure for maintaining the register of persons responsible for placing medical devices, active implantable medical devices and IVDs on the market through Order #2311 dated 21 December 2022, (Procedure). This register collects information not only about responsible persons but about each medical device that is allowed to be marketed in Ukraine (Register of Medical Devices or RMD). The amendments came into effect on 25 January 2023 and already in January 2023 the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control (SSMD)...
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    24.05.2023
    Ukraine

    Coun­cil of Europe Sum­mit es­tab­lishes re­gister of war dam­age for Ukraine

    On 17 May 2023, 41 nations joined the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine (adopted under the Resolution of the Committee of Ministers CM/Res(2023)3). This is part of the effort to implement Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly A/RES/ES-11/5, acknowledging the need for the establishment of an international reparation mechanism and Russian Federation's legal responsibility for internationally wrongful acts committed in Ukraine. The Resolution of the Committee of Ministers represents an essential...
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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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    19.05.2023
    EU

    European Com­mis­sion's pub­lic con­sulta­tion on the ex­ten­sion of op­er­at­ing aid to re­gion­al air­ports

    FR
    The European Commission has recently submitted for public consultation its draft communication extending the transitional period for operating aid that can be granted to regional airports under the 2014 Guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines. The Commission had already published a "call for contributions" on the extension of operating aid to regional airports in 2022 and received 26 contributions, which it published on its website. (Aviation guidelines – prolongation of operating aid to regional airports (COVID-19 response) (europa.eu))The 2014 Guidelines on State aid to airports...
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    15.05.2023
    Ukraine

    Ukraine ini­ti­ates waste man­age­ment re­form

    On 9 July 2023, Ukraine's Waste Management Law dated 20 June 2022 No. 2320-IX that brings significant changes to the Ukrainian waste management system will come into force. The new law, however, is considered only a starting point in framing a new waste management system. Therefore, other laws and secondary regulations will follow the enactment of the new law.The main aim of the reform is to rebuild the waste management system according to European Union principles (e.g. preventing the generation of waste, implementing a "polluter-pays" principle, ensuring competition among companies involved in...
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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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