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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
On 24 June, the European Commission published a Communication on the General Data Protection Regulation, concluding its first evaluation and review two years after the…
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CPR: Revised roadmap
An updated version of the roadmap was published in June.
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17 new European Assessment Documents
The European Commission published references to 17 new European Assessment Documents and 2 revised documents.
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Single Market Scoreboard 2020
The Commission published the Single Market Scoreboard 2020.
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Environment and Climate – June 2020 update
The EU environment and climate ministers held a video conference, with the following main results.
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Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies
This draft Report is based on an analysis of the benefits and hazards of Artificial Intelligence and proposes an “ethical threshold” based on the EU principles and…
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Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence
The draft Report first insists on the central role of the current Product Liability Directive and the existing fault-based liability systems of the Member States when the…
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Construction Products Regulation (CPR) review – May 2020 update
The European Commission is still working on the revision of the Construction Products Regulation.
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Task force on Regulation on market surveillance and compliance
The Commission has created a Task Force to implement Article 9 of the Regulation 2019/1020 (joint activities between market surveillance authorities and economic…
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4 Reasons 4 Trademarks: New Interactive Guide for SMEs
The European IP Helpdesk has developed a new interactive guide identifying the four key benefits of trademarks.
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New Guide to IP Management in International Business
This guide by the European IPR Helpdesk intends to outline the basic steps you should take in terms of IP management, before expanding your business abroad.
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Time limits for expiring trademarks extended
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has further extended all time limits expiring between 1 May 2020 and 17 May 2020 for parties to proceedings before…
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Regulation on market surveillance and compliance – March 2020 update
The European Commission invited stakeholders to participate in an ad hoc workshop on draft guidelines on the application of Article 4 of Regulation 2019/1020 on the…
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Presentation of the results of the Impact Assessment study
Member States and Stakeholders tabled a number of suggestions for the revision of the Machinery Directive during the past Machinery Working Group meetings.
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Construction Products Regulation (CPR) review – March 2020 update
The revision of the Construction Products Regulation was announced in the Circular Economy Action Plan published in March 2020.
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Standardisation policy – March 2020 update
Our lobbying partner Orgalim and 20 other European trade associations launched a joint call to Shape a New Deal for the Single Market.
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New International Innovation Standard ISO 56000
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the latest standard in its innovation management series.
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February update on chromium trioxide authorisation
The CTAC Submission Consortium’s application on the authorisation of 6 uses of chromium trioxide will be voted again in the REACH Committee in February 2020.
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CPR: Staff working document published
The European Commission finally published the long-awaited staff working document.
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Union Product Compliance Network
Member States and the European Commission will start to operate a platform of cooperation among market surveillance authorities as from 1 January 2021.
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