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Unified Patent Court Agreement enters into force
The unitary patent will strengthen the existing centralised European patent-granting system while lowering maintenance costs and reducing overall complexity for patent…
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New information hub for European SMEs
The European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has created a centralised information hub for businesses interested in intellectual property aspects.
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SMEs weight in EU’s international trade in goods
In 2019, 99% of importing enterprises in total trade (intra-EU and extra-EU) were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Single Entry Point for difficulties in 3rd-Country-Trade
Discover the first point of contact for all EU stakeholders who are facing market access issues in third countries.
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Free Trade Agreements – Overview January 2022
The article gives an overview on current treaties and FTAs.
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Employment up, labour market slack down in Q3 2021
Unemployment amounted to 12.9% of the extended labour force aged 20-64 in the third quarter of 2021, down from 13.7% in the second quarter 2021 (-0.8 pp).
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SCIP Database - New documents published
‘SCIP’ is the database for information on Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (products) established under the Waste Framework Directive.
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EU anti-dumping measures - January 2022 Update
The EU Commission adopted a new tool to counter the use of economic coercion by third countries.
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Proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act
Discussions are progressing at different paces within the EU Council and the European Parliament on the analysis of the Commission proposal for an Artificial Intelligence…
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General Product Safety Regulation - January 2022 Update
The draft report on the proposed General Product Safety Regulation was published.
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CPR implementation - New references of European Assessment Documents (EADs) published
The European Commission published new references of European Assessment Documents (EADs) in the Official Journal.
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Legislative Update January 2022
Updates on selected EU Legislation January 2022
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CPR review - January 2022 Update
The final steps of the CPR will be completed in the next months as the proposal is now expected to be published in March or April 2022.
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New Legislative Framework (NLF) - Public consultation
Stakeholders can respond to the public consultation until 7 March 2022.
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Machinery Directive (MD) - January 2022 Update
Discussions on the Machinery Products Regulation file have progressed at a rapid pace in the last few months.
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Upcoming “Data Act” delayed
The presentation by the European Commission of a Data Act proposal has been delayed from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2022 to you and your families!
The CEO General Secretary sincerely wishes you and your families a Merry Christmas and a successful start into the New Year 2022.
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EU strengthens protection against economic coercion
The aim is to deter countries from restricting or threatening to restrict trade or investment to bring about a change of policy in the EU.
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Orgalim position on the proposal for a General Product Safety Regulation
Our lobbying partner Orgalim supports the revision of the existing General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) and the decision to transform it into a Regulation (GPSR),…
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Impact of EU-US Steel Agreement on EU Steel Safeguard Measures
A coalition of European steel users views as positive the recent announcement that the United States will remove Section 232 tariffs on EU steel and aluminium exports…
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