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  05.09.2023

  Oman

  The New Oman Social Protection Fund Law - Key Changes

  The Sultanate of Oman as a welfare state has for long operated under the old Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) Law (Royal Decree 72/9). Recently however, Oman has enacted the novel Social Protection Fund Law (SPFL) (Royal Decree 52/2023) in an attempt to enhance its social welfare framework by creating a single and unified social protection fund that improves financing and provides a wide range of benefits to workers and their families. This article provides an overview of some of the key aspects of the new law and compares it with its repealed predecessor, by highlighting the key impacts...

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  01.09.2023

  Hongrie

  Summary on the employment of guest workers in Hungary

  On 1 November 2023, Act L of 2023 on the Employment of Guest Workers in Hungary will enter into force, introducing a new type of residence permit (i.e. the guest worker residence permit). The government and ministerial decrees for the detailed rules of the Act have not yet been published, but the following is a summary of what is known about the legislation.Who can apply for a guest worker residence permit?Citizens of countries that are not neighbours of Hungary and located outside the European Economic Area. (These countries will be listed in the relevant ministerial decree). The permit can be...

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  30.08.2023

  United Kingdom

  Top of the class, or a carbon copy? Exemptions from the requirement to hold a carbon dioxide transport and storage licence

  Part 1 of the Energy Bill that is currently making its way through Parliament (the “Energy Bill”) envisages a licensing regime with respect to the transportation and storage (“T&S”) of carbon dioxide (see previous Law-Now articles in our CCUS series, including the latest here, in this regard). On 16 August 2023, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) published a call for evidence (the “Call for Evidence”) relating to its proposed exemptions from the requirement to hold a licence under this regime, intended to be introduced...

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  30.08.2023

  United Kingdom

  Hydrogen production – updated LCHA terms published

  On 9 August 2023, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) published an updated full-form front end agreement (the “Front End Agreement”) and standard terms and conditions (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) for the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (together the “LCHA”).This follows on from the draft that was published by DESNZ on 19 May 2023. This article provides commentary on the key changes in this latest draft, and summarises the position in relation to key terms of the LCHA.For further commentary on the latest developments...

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  11.08.2023

  United Kingdom

  Availability of Electricity Network Connections: Update on Key Reforms and Initiatives

  The scarcity of electricity grid connection capacity available in areas across Great Britain (and beyond) is fast rising to the top of the agenda for businesses across a broad range of sectors. The findings of the Electricity Networks Commissioner, appointed by the Government to report on these challenges, have recently been published. This has come on top of a very wide range of other shorter and longer term initiatives seeking to tackle various aspects of the issue of grid capacity. In this Law-Now we bring together a summary of the Electricity Networks Commissioner’s key recommendations...

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  26.07.2023

  United Kingdom

  A Touch of Class: Update on Electricity Licence Exemptions Consultation

  It has been almost three years since the UK Government published its October 2020 short call for evidence (the “Consultation”) on reform of the electricity licence exemptions regime in Great Britain (see our previous Law-Now on this here). However, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) has now moved things along by publishing a summary of the responses received (the “Response Summary”) together with a brief indication of its proposed next steps. In this update, we briefly draw out some of the key points raised in the Response Summary.A key...

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