European Union: Constitutional & Administrative Law

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La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a rendu une décision majeure concernant le géoblocage et le droit d'auteur transfrontalier dans l'affaire opposant l'Anne Frank Fonds à plusieurs organismes ayant publié en ligne les manuscrits d'Anne Frank. Cette affaire soulève des questions cruciales sur la protection des œuvres dont le statut juridique varie selon les États membres de l'UE.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on draft guidelines for classifying high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act, with stakeholders having until June 2026 to provide feedback. These guidelines aim to help providers and deployers determine whether their AI systems fall into high-risk categories that significantly affect health, safety, or fundamental rights.

This seventeenth edition of Bulletin Concurrence provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant competition law developments that emerged during the first quarter of 2026. The bulletin examines key regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and judicial decisions that are shaping the competitive landscape across multiple jurisdictions.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling on when EU Member States can enforce their media, youth-protection, and platform laws against online services established in other Member States. The judgment fundamentally reshapes the application of the country-of-origin principle under the e-Commerce Directive, distinguishing between general statutory prohibitions and individual regulatory orders. This decision has immediate implications for how adult content providers, video-sharing

The German Federal Constitutional Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of Section 8c of the Corporate Tax Act, which mandates complete forfeiture of tax losses when more than 50% of a corporation's shares change hands. The Hamburg Fiscal Court has supplemented its 2017 referral order with new details about a specific case where losses would be forfeited solely due to share acquisition, raising fundamental questions about whether this provision violates Germany's constitutional principle of equality

El Tribunal Supremo anula el procedimiento de Registro Único de Arrendamientos (RUA) establecido por el Real Decreto 1312/2024, en una sentencia histórica obtenida por Toda & Nel-lo que reafirma las competencias autonómicas en materia de vivienda y turismo. ¿Qué implicaciones tiene esta decisión para los anfitriones de alojamientos de corta duración y las plataformas digitales en España?

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation introduces a harmonised regulatory framework across the European Union, bringing significant changes to Customer Due Diligence requirements and risk-based approaches. Organizations will need to review their compliance frameworks to meet new obligations on customer identification, beneficial ownership, sanctions screening, and risk assessment ahead of implementation.

The Spanish Supreme Court has annulled the Single Rental Registry procedure established by Royal Decree 1312/2024, ruling that it infringes upon regional competences in housing and tourism matters.