05 January 2017
Skin betting from a Czech gambling law perspective
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/skin-betting-from-a-czech-gambling-law-perspective

The Czech Republic is set to modernise its gambling regulation by adopting the new Act No. 186/2016 Coll., on Gambling (the "Gambling Act").

08 October 2019
Copyright: infringement by sampling
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/copyright-infringement-by-sampling

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that a phonogram producer's exclusive right to reproduce and distribute allowed them to stop another person from taking a very short sound sample, unless the sample was ...

14 October 2019
The EU Parliament has adopted the Whistleblowing Directive proposal and is awaiting a final decision from the EU Council of Ministers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/forslag-til-whistleblowerdirektiv-vedtaget-af-eu-parlamentet

In April 2019, the European Parliament adopted a new Whistleblower Directive. The Directive will – when finally approved - require employers to implement whistleblower schemes.

02 December 2019
Talking Shop November 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/talking-shop-november-2019

Welcome to the November 2019 edition of our Retail & Consumer monthly news round-up

20 September 2019
A few more helpful hints from the Court of Justice of the EU on the indication of country of origin
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/a-few-more-helpful-hints-from-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-on-the-indication-of-country-of-origin

The Court of Justice held in a judgement of 4 September 2019 in case C-686/17 that where customs regulations require a specific indication of the country of origin to be provided for placing a product on the market, ...

25 March 2019
Launch of the EBA Register of Payment Institutions (PIs) and Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) under PSD2
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/launch-of-the-eba-register-of-payment-institutions-pis-and-electronic

On 18 March 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched its central electronic register under the Payments Services Directive (PSD2).

25 April 2019
European Union's new Cybersecurity act: what do you need to know?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/european-unions-new-cybersecurity-act

As internet-connected devices across Europe playing an increasingly important role in supporting day to day economic activity, EU parliament has recently passed a new Cybersecurity Act, ensuring cyber resilience of ...

08 April 2019
EU: The interplay of PSD2 and GDPR - some select issues
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-the-interplay-of-psd2-and-gdpr-some-select-issues

It can be argued that the principle purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR') and the Payment Services Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/2366) ('PSD2') are in contrast with one ...

30 May 2019
Talking Shop May 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/talking-shop-may-2019

Welcome to the May 2019 edition of our Retail & Consumer monthly news round-up

26 April 2019
New EU regulation sets strict limitations on added trans fats content in foods
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/new-eu-regulation-sets-strict-limitations-on-added-trans-fats-content-in-foods

As of 1 April 2021, no food intended for the final consumer or for supply to retail will be allowed to be placed on the market where its content of trans fat exceeds 2 grams per 100 grams of fat.