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  15/01/2025

  Chine

  2025 – Topics that may Concern You

  Companies doing business in China constantly have to deal with changes in regulations and new laws. This will also continue in 2025.Topics such as the new PRC Company Law, new PRC Tariff Law, PRC Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items, network data security management, data transfer, opening up capital markets to foreign investment, and raise of statutory retirement age of employees etc. will continue to be a concern for many companies in China in 2025.Complying with regulatory requirements is one of the key challenges for foreign companies and investors in China, not only in terms of...

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  23/12/2024

  Allemagne

  CMS launches cooperation with satellite start-up on new EU Deforestation Regulation

  A new collaboration between CMS and LiveEO supports companies in implementing the requirements under the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).The technology partnership between CMS Germany and LiveEO aims to integrate CMS's expertise into the EUDR tool developed by LiveEO to make it easier for clients and customers to implement the EU Deforestation Regulation.How did the collaboration come about?It was more of a coincidence. We published an article on our CMS blog about the EU Deforestation Regulation, or "EUDR" for short. Then, LiveEO noticed it and contacted us. We arranged an initial meeting....

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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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  06/12/2024

  England and Wales

  Energy performance of buildings consultation launched

  Summary  On 4 December 2024 the Government launched a consultation on reforms to the energy performance of buildings regime. The topics covered include improving the applicability, quality and data usage of energy performance certificates in domestic and non-domestic buildings, refining requirements for energy performance certificates and display energy certificates, and updating the metrics of energy performance certificates. This is an opportunity for the property industry to give its views on reform of the legislative position on the energy performance of buildings. The period for responding...

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  05/12/2024

  Europe

  Updated EU Chemicals, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation: implications for labels, advertisers, online marketplaces

  The updated EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging of hazardous chemicals Regulation (CLP Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 20 November 2024 and enters into force on 10 December 2024.New provisions and clarifications include:practical labelling changes, in particular mandatory formatting rules for labels to ensure legibility (including minimum font sizes and spacing), greater flexibility to use fold-out labels/leaflets (with mandatory content and arrangement of label elements), additions to what must be included when using ‘limited’ labelling, and voluntary...

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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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