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Part VI: Internal Investigations: Role And Rights Of Employee Representatives
German works councils hold binding co-determination rights over monitoring systems, staff questionnaires, and personnel measures in internal investigations. This guide maps the statutory triggers under the Works Constitution Act, explains when system-level consent differs from case-level information duties, and shows how to balance speed and confidentiality with mandatory consultation—without automatically losing evidence in court.
Germany Employment
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Mayer Brown
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EU KIDS Act: Brussels Rewrites The Rules For Digital Services For Minors
The European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act introduces sweeping new requirements for digital service providers, establishing a harmonised age threshold of 15 for social media access and mandating safety-by-design principles across online platforms. This comprehensive regulatory framework fundamentally reshapes how providers must verify ages, design interfaces, and protect minors in the digital space, with sanctions reaching up to 6% of worldwide annual turnover for non-compliance.
European Union Privacy
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Advant Nctm
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Review Of The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation – The EU’s Disclosure Framework For Financial Products Integrating Environmental Or Social Aims.
The European Commission has proposed significant amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), introducing a simplified disclosure framework and new product categorisation system to address widespread criticism of complexity and compliance burdens. The proposal, part of the EU's competitiveness agenda, aims to replace the existing Article 8/Article 9 framework while balancing regulatory efficiency against ambitious climate targets.
Ireland Finance
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Matheson
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Legal & Regulatory Updates - September 2026
This quarterly bulletin compiles significant legal, regulatory, and compliance developments across multiple Maltese regulatory authorities, including the MGA, MFSA, FIAU, MCCAA, FSSA, and IDPC. The updates span artificial intelligence governance in gaming, financial crime compliance strategies, data protection rulings, and anti-money laundering frameworks, providing organizations with essential insights to navigate Malta's evolving regulatory environment.
Malta Commercial
GA
GVZH Advocates
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Fine Of €418,677 For Belarus Sanctions Breaches Upheld In Court
A Lithuanian court has overturned a substantial fine imposed on Dage Capital for alleged violations of EU sanctions against Belarus, involving luxury car sales and banking relationships. The case raises questions about enforcement boundaries and compliance obligations when dealing with sanctioned jurisdictions through third-party intermediaries. This decision could have implications for how companies structure transactions involving sanctioned territories.
Lithuania International
DM
Duane Morris LLP
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Der EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) und Software: Neue Cybersicherheitspflichten und CE-Kennzeichnung
The EU Cyber Resilience Act establishes cybersecurity as a prerequisite for EU market access, affecting not only hardware products with digital elements but also standalone software. Manufacturers must navigate new conformity assessments, CE marking requirements, and mandatory free security updates during defined support periods. These requirements may force companies to fundamentally rethink their go-to-market processes and pricing calculations.
European Union Media & IT
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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France’s Draft Pay Transparency Law Reaches Parliament: Five Key Changes For Employers
France's draft law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive has undergone significant amendments, introducing five key changes that will impact how employers handle gender pay gap reporting, employee categorization, and corrective measures. The September 2026 version strengthens labor authority powers and expands employee rights to request explanations on pay indicators.
France Employment
IL
Ius Laboris
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What Changed In EU Commodity Derivatives Reporting
ESMA's revised weekly commodity derivatives reporting arrangements went live on 3 September 2026, introducing updated technical requirements, validation rules and XML schema version 2.0. Businesses trading energy or other commodity derivatives must understand their specific reporting role, verify that correct information reaches the appropriate reporting party, and ensure their systems properly handle the new technical framework. Cyprus investment firms, energy traders and groups using commodity derivatives
Cyprus Finance
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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC
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Collocamento Obbligatorio: Dal 2027 Aumentano Contributo Esonerativo E Sanzioni
A partire dal 1° gennaio 2027, le aziende italiane dovranno affrontare un significativo aumento sia del contributo esonerativo per la mancata assunzione di persone con disabilità sia delle relative sanzioni amministrative. Il Decreto ministeriale n. 100/2026 introduce nuovi importi basati sulla retribuzione media del settore privato, con il contributo giornaliero che passa da 39,21 a 44,32 euro e le sanzioni che raggiungono i 221,60 euro per posizione scoperta.
Italy Employment
DL-Law Avvocati Giuslavoristi
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Mandatory Employment: From 2027 Exemption Contributions And Penalties Will Increase
Italy's Ministry of Labour and Social Policies has announced significant increases to both exemption contributions and penalties for employers who fail to meet mandatory disability employment quotas. Starting January 2027, companies that do not employ the required number of people with disabilities will face substantially higher daily costs, with exemption contributions rising by over 13% and penalties for non-compliance increasing proportionally based on updated national wage data.
Italy Employment
DL-Law Avvocati Giuslavoristi
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Completada la aplicación directa del Reglamento de abuso de mercado tras la Listing Act
La Listing Act introduce cambios significativos en el Reglamento de abuso de mercado europeo, simplificando el régimen de retraso en la difusión de información privilegiada en procesos prolongados y modificando las circunstancias que permiten a los emisores demorar la divulgación pública. ¿Cómo afectarán estas reformas a las obligaciones de comunicación de los emisores y a la supervisión de los mercados financieros?
Spain Commercial
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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The Rules Of Artificial Intelligence: From The “Primacy” Of The Ai Act To Multilevel Fragmentation
As artificial intelligence regulation proliferates globally, the question has shifted from whether to regulate AI to how best to govern it across multiple jurisdictions. Italy's implementation of the EU AI Act through Law No. 132 of 2025 reveals both the challenges of multilevel governance and the critical role legal professionals must play in balancing innovation with rights protection.
European Union Technology
AN
Advant Nctm
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