04 May 2020
Czech Republic & LEX COVID & Measures for the Tourism Sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/czech-republic/czech-republic-and-lex-covid-and-measures-for-the-tourism-sector

Tourism is one of the sectors hardest hit by the current coronavirus outbreak. The Czech Government has prepared several statutory measures that should help people and businesses in these challenging times (the ...

01 April 2020
Increased leeway for horizontal and vertical co-operation in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/increased-leeway-for-horizontal-and-vertical-cooperation

Existing competition rules are broad enough to also cater for extraordinary times such as the COVID-19 crisis. The EU as well as the network of European competition authorities are now explicitly acknowledging that ...

12 September 2019
The Hungarian National Bank provides card issuers and acquirers an additional 12 months to comply with PSD2 strong customer authentication
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-hungarian-national-bank-provides-card-issuers-an-additional-12-months-to-comply-with-psd2

On 10 September 2019, the Hungarian National Bank (HNB) issued a press release (available in English here and in Hungarian here [PLEASE INCLUDE HYPERLINKS FROM WORD DOC]) in which it provides Hungarian cards issuers and ...

02 July 2020
Introduction of e-warranty cards and new product warranty terms in Hungary
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/introduction-of-e-warranty-cards-and-new-product-warranty-terms-in-hungary

As of 1 January 2021 new rules are entering into force affecting the statutory warranty rule for durable consumer goods. This is not an entirely new piece of law, but amendments to the standing Government Decree No ...

11 April 2019
Ensuring your boiler plate clauses work effectively once the UK has left the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/ensuring-your-boiler-plate-clauses-work-effectively-once-the-uk-has-left-the-eu

Examining the effectiveness of your boiler plate clauses is probably the last thing on your 'let's get ready for Brexit' to do list, but spending time thinking about these aspects of your commercial arrangements could ...

26 May 2020
Six Key Regulatory Rules for Entry into The Cosmetics Market
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/six-key-regulatory-rules-for-entry-into-the-cosmetics-market

Unlike other types of products (such as medicinal products) cosmetics products do not need prior regulatory approval before they can be put on the market. This does not mean, however, that they are unregulated – far ...

25 April 2018
New EU Geo-Blocking Regulation: what businesses selling into the EU and across Member State borders need to do to comply
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/new-eu-geoblocking-regulation-what-businesses-selling-into-the-eu-need-to-do-to-comply

A new EU Geo-blocking Regulation will apply from 3 December 2018 and will affect many businesses that sell their goods and services into EU countries and across the borders of the Member States. We highlight the main ...