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The Green Transition Directive: Financial Services Impact
The European Union's Green Transition Directive introduces sweeping changes to consumer protection law, targeting misleading environmental claims and sustainability labels across all sectors. Ireland's implementing regulations, effective September 2026, will prohibit generic green claims, require detailed verification of environmental promises, and ban sustainability labels lacking proper certification. Financial services firms must now navigate expanded rules on misleading practices, particularly regarding
Ireland Consumer
AC
Arthur Cox
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New European Regulations For Webshops: Will An Online Withdrawal Button Become Mandatory?
New EU regulations introduce mandatory online withdrawal functions for e-commerce, requiring companies to provide easily accessible, clearly labeled cancellation tools with two-step confirmation processes. Companies must verify their webshops comply with specific criteria including permanent availability throughout withdrawal periods and explicit confirmation buttons to prevent unintentional cancellations.
Belgium Consumer
ML
Monard Law
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Consumer Credit

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Cuidado tengan los bancos que financian rehabilitaciones urbanas comunitarias
Una comunidad de propietarios contrató obras de restauración de fachadas con financiación bancaria individual para cada propietario, pero la empresa contratista abandonó el proyecto tras recibir el dinero. El Tribunal Supremo debe determinar si los propietarios pueden reclamar solidariamente tanto a la empresa como al banco financiador, y si pueden oponer el incumplimiento del contrato de obra frente a sus obligaciones de pago del préstamo.
Spain Litigation
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Article
The Green Transition Directive: Financial Services Impact
The European Union's Green Transition Directive introduces sweeping changes to consumer protection law, targeting misleading environmental claims and sustainability labels across all sectors. Ireland's implementing regulations, effective September 2026, will prohibit generic green claims, require detailed verification of environmental promises, and ban sustainability labels lacking proper certification. Financial services firms must now navigate expanded rules on misleading practices, particularly regarding
Ireland Consumer
AC
Arthur Cox
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Consumer Law

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The Green Transition Directive: Financial Services Impact
The European Union's Green Transition Directive introduces sweeping changes to consumer protection law, targeting misleading environmental claims and sustainability labels across all sectors. Ireland's implementing regulations, effective September 2026, will prohibit generic green claims, require detailed verification of environmental promises, and ban sustainability labels lacking proper certification. Financial services firms must now navigate expanded rules on misleading practices, particularly regarding
Ireland Consumer
AC
Arthur Cox
Article
Förslag om nationellt förbud mot PFAS i vissa konsumentprodukter
Sweden proposes a national ban on consumer products containing PFAS above specified thresholds, covering cosmetics, ski wax, textiles, leather, and food contact materials. Companies manufacturing, importing, or selling affected products must map their supply chains and ensure reliable information from suppliers. The regulation would take effect January 1, 2028, ahead of broader EU restrictions currently under review.
Sweden Environment
AC
Advokatfirman Cederquist
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Los abogados de consumo reclaman a la CNMC la revisión del establecimiento de baremos de honorarios por los jueces de Valladolid y Bilbao
La Asociación Española de Abogados de Consumo ha presentado una denuncia ante la CNMC contra las Juntas de Jueces de Valladolid y Bilbao por establecer cuantías fijas de honorarios en procedimientos de consumo. ¿Constituyen estos acuerdos judiciales una práctica restrictiva de la competencia similar a los baremos que la propia CNMC sancionó a los Colegios de Abogados en 2018? La controversia plantea un debate sobre los límites de las facultades organizativas de los ór
Spain Anti-trust
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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Product Liability & Safety

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Förslag om nationellt förbud mot PFAS i vissa konsumentprodukter
Sweden proposes a national ban on consumer products containing PFAS above specified thresholds, covering cosmetics, ski wax, textiles, leather, and food contact materials. Companies manufacturing, importing, or selling affected products must map their supply chains and ensure reliable information from suppliers. The regulation would take effect January 1, 2028, ahead of broader EU restrictions currently under review.
Sweden Environment
AC
Advokatfirman Cederquist
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