Digital platforms – The gatekeepers under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act
18/01/2021
In December last year the European Commission published its much anticipated draft Digital Markets Act.
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Digital platforms – The gatekeepers under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act
Digital services act package
22/12/2020
On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published a long-awaited set of rules intended to reform the online space, in two parts: (i) the proposal for a regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC, called the “Digital Services Act” or “DSA”
Brexit: European Union Trademarks – Situation as from 1 January 2021
11/12/2020
The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 and Brexit’s transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Here is what will change for EU trademarks (“EUTM”) starting on 1 January 2021
CJEU clarifies legality of surveillance legislation for national security
20/11/2020
Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled on case C-623/171 and the joined cases C-511/18, C-512/182 and C-520/183 (the “Joined Cases”) on the lawfulness of national security laws of the United Kingdom, France and Belgium,
Finally some practical EDPB guidance on how to make international data transfers lawful
13/11/2020
After a long, four-month wait, we finally have recommendations from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on “supplementary measures” in the context of international transfers of personal data –
New rules on online platform transparency
06/11/2020
New EU platform-to-business rules aimed at enhancing transparency of online platforms for business users are now applicable. Implementation of certain procedural aspects in Luxembourg is pending.
Réglement « Platform to Business » : nouvelles obligations pour les plateformes en ligne visant à la protection renforcée de leurs utilisateurs professionnels
28/09/2020
Le 12 juillet 2020 est entré en vigueur le Règlement P2B (Règlement UE 2019/1150), fixant des règles visant à garantir l’équité et la transparence dans le traitement des entreprises utilisatrices de plateformes d’intermédiation en ligne.
New controller-processor guidelines: beware of impact on data processing agreements
14/09/2020
Armed with useful flowcharts to help organisations determine their role, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published new guidelines on the concepts of "controller", "processor" and "joint controller".
5G: Opportunities and Legal Challenges
10/09/2020
This article is the first of a series of following publications, which will focus on more specific 5G topics.
Update on international transfers of personal data - Privacy Shield invalidated and new requirement around the use of Standard Contractual Clauses: which actions should you take?
07/08/2020
In the context of the “Schrems II” case held before the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), some mechanisms used to transfer personal data out of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) have been fully invalidated (Privacy Shield) while others (Standard Contractual Clauses) – although validated by the CJUE –
