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Contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services [EU Legislation in Progress]
The digital content directive was proposed by the European Commission as part of a legislative package, alongside the online sales directive, to facilitate the development of the internal market for such content. Continue reading
Consumer sale of goods [EU Legislation in Progress]
On 22 February 2018, the European Parliament’s Committee for the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted its report on the Commission proposal for a new directive on the consumer sale of goods. Continue reading
Brand protection: new trends in EU case-law
At present, EU law and especially the case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) provides wide-ranging protection of brands, which are considered as trademarks in law, covering such functions of trademarks as their use for the purposes of advertising, investment and communication with consumers. However, this approach causes controversy because it broadens … Continue reading
Common European Sales Law
6 language versions available in PDF format Gemeinsames Europäisches Kaufrecht Normativa común de compraventa europea Droit commun européen de la vente Diritto comune europeo della vendita Wspólne europejskie przepisy dotyczące sprzedaży Common European sales law The proposed Common European Sales Law (CESL) is intended to create a uniform set of contract rules available to traders … Continue reading
Attribution de contrats de concession
6 language versions available in PDF format Konzessionsvergabe Adjudicación de contratos de concesión Attribution de contrats de concession Aggiudicazione dei contratti di concessione Udzielanie koncesji Attribution of concession awards Les concessions constituent une forme importante de partenariats public-privé, à la disposition des autorités publiques pour la réalisation d’infrastructures (par ex. routes à péages) ou la … Continue reading
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