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15 November 2018, 20:54 CET

Latest business news about EU law, legal issues and the European Court of Justice

'Right to be forgotten' in companies register limited: EU Court

'Right to be forgotten' in companies register limited: EU Court

Posted by EUbusiness at 09 March 2017, 17:58 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline2

There is no right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in the companies register, although restricted access is possible after a company's dissolution, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday.

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Gina Miller threatens second court case against UK government

Gina Miller threatens second court case against UK government

Posted by EUbusiness at 08 March 2017, 22:25 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline1, UK

Gina Miller came to the European Parliament Wednesday, threatening to take the British government to court for a second time if it tried to bypass Parliament following its Brexit negotiations with the EU.

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After-sales calls should not be excessive: EU Court

After-sales calls should not be excessive: EU Court

Posted by EUbusiness at 03 March 2017, 00:22 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline2, Telecoms

The cost of making a call to an after-sales telephone number must not exceed the cost of a standard call, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday.

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Court backs EU anti-dumping measures against Chinese solar panels

Court backs EU anti-dumping measures against Chinese solar panels

Posted by EUbusiness at 28 February 2017, 18:41 CET |

The EU's top court gave its backing Tuesday to anti-dumping duties imposed by the EU in respect of imports of solar panels and key components originating in and consigned from China.

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Austria misrepresentation of government debt data

Posted by EUbusiness at 23 February 2017, 13:35 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Austria, Facts & Figures

The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council implementing decision on 22 February for Austria to pay a fine of EUR 29.8 million for the misrepresentation of some government debt data.

Tax exemptions for Church run schools do not breach state aid rules: EU Court

Tax exemptions for Church run schools do not breach state aid rules: EU Court

Posted by EUbusiness at 16 February 2017, 18:50 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline2, Spain

As a rule, tax exemptions for Church-run schools do not breach prohibitions on state aid, the EU Court's Advocate General stated Thursday in an Opinion on building work for a Catholic school in Spain.

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Comparative advertising must not mislead, rules EU Court

Comparative advertising must not mislead, rules EU Court

Posted by EUbusiness at 09 February 2017, 23:04 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline2, Consumer

The European Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled against inaccurate and misleading advertising practices which compare prices between shops while using different formats and sizes.

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EU countries fall short in implementing environmental laws

EU countries fall short in implementing environmental laws

Posted by EUbusiness at 06 February 2017, 23:24 CET |

States are falling short in implementing EU environmental laws in areas such as waste management, air quality and water management, the EU Commission said on Monday.

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Posted by EUbusiness at 06 February 2017, 17:45 CET |
Filed under: Development, EU Law, Social

The European Union has actively participated in international cooperation to promote the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation. Discussion on Female Genital Mutilation is included in human rights and political dialogues with partner countries and in annual dialogues with civil society organisations.

Terrorist links sufficient to reject asylum seeker: EU Court

Terrorist links sufficient to reject asylum seeker: EU Court

Posted by EUbusiness at 01 February 2017, 13:54 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, terrorism, Headline2

An asylum seeker does not personally need to have committed terrorist acts for an application for asylum to the EU to be refused, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday.

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ECB Greek debt exchange scheme lawful: EU Court

ECB Greek debt exchange scheme lawful: EU Court

Posted by EUbusiness at 26 January 2017, 18:30 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline2, Finance, Greece

The ECB is not bound to make good losses allegedly sustained in 2012 by commercial banks holding Greek debt instruments in connection with restructuring of Greek debt, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday.

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EU antitrust concerns prompt changes to Amazon e-books contracts

EU antitrust concerns prompt changes to Amazon e-books contracts

Posted by EUbusiness at 25 January 2017, 17:30 CET |

The EU Commission is inviting comments on a number of changes Amazon is making to its e-books contracts, in response to a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's practices started in 2015.

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Court confirms Toshiba, Panasonic fine for cathode ray tubes cartel

Court confirms Toshiba, Panasonic fine for cathode ray tubes cartel

Posted by EUbusiness at 19 January 2017, 13:50 CET |
Filed under: EU Law - competition

Europe's top Court confirmed Wednesday a fine of EUR 82 million imposed jointly and severally on Toshiba and Panasonic for their part in a cartel on the market for tubes for television sets.

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New debt recovery rules enter into force

New debt recovery rules enter into force

Posted by EUbusiness at 18 January 2017, 23:49 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline1, SMEs, Finance

Businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will be able to benefit from new EU rules to recover debt from debtors in other EU countries which came into force on Wednesday.

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European Account Preservation Order - faster, cheaper and more efficient debt recovery

Posted by EUbusiness at 19 January 2017, 00:41 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, SMEs, Finance

Around 1 million smaller business (SMEs) in the EU face problems with cross-border debts. This is about EUR 600 million lost every year for these small companies.

EU Court confirms EUR 60m phosphates cartel fine

EU Court confirms EUR 60m phosphates cartel fine

Posted by EUbusiness at 12 January 2017, 22:20 CET |

The EU Court of Justice confirmed Thursday a European Commission fine of nearly EUR 60 million imposed on the Roullier group for sharing the phosphate market for animal feed for more than 30 years.

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EC toughens measures against terrorist financing

EC toughens measures against terrorist financing

Posted by EUbusiness at 22 December 2016, 00:54 CET |
Filed under: Headline, Terrorism, Finance, Crime

The European Commission adopted a package of measures on Wednesday designed to strengthen the EU's capacity to fight the financing of terrorism and organised crime.

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Nestle fingers burnt in EU Kit Kat case

Nestle fingers burnt in EU Kit Kat case

Posted by EUbusiness at 20 December 2016, 11:00 CET |
Filed under: EU Law, Headline2

Nestlé's application to register the three-dimensional shape of 'Kit Kat 4 fingers' as an EU trade mark has been declared invalid by the General Court of the European Court of Justice.

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