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EIOPA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

Every year, usually during the fourth quarter, EU-level authorities such as the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority...

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

The Joint Committee Of The European Supervisory Authorities Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

On 16 October 2025, the Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)—comprising the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Publishes Results Of Its First Mystery Shopping Exercise

On 17 June 2025, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) released its inaugural report on a coordinated mystery shopping exercise examining the sales process for Insurance-Based Investment Products (IBIPs) across eight EU Member States

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Court Of Justice Of The European Union Clarifies Obligations Of Bankruptcy Courts To Assess Unfair Contract Terms In Consumer Insolvency Proceedings

On 3 July 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgment in Case C-582/23 (Wiszkier) (the Judgment).

Germany Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

Court Of Justice Of The European Union Clarifies Expectations On Consumer Protection And Mortgage Enforcement

Germany Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Releases 2024 Annual Report – Key Developments, Regulatory Initiatives And Strategic Priorities

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Use Of Personal Data For AI Training Does Not Violate DMA According To Higher Regional Court Of Cologne

Germany Technology

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PwC Legal Germany

Consumer Credit Directive 2.0 – More Consumer Protection, Higher Regulatory Burden? A View From Germany

Germany Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

German Bundestag Decision: New Law On The Introduction Of The Remedial Action

Germany Consumer

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Schlun & Elseven Rechtsanwalte

New Type Of Action Redress Action For Mass Proceedings In Germany

Germany Consumer

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Certified Environmental Claims – The Draft Of The "EU Green Claims Directive"

European Union Environment

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Norton Rose Fulbright

EBA's Report On Mystery Shopping Of Personal Loans And (basic) Payment Accounts Demonstrate The Value This Supervisory Tool Generally Adds To Tasks Of NCAs

European Union Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

Bundeskartellamt – Termination Of The Proceeding Against Lieferando About Price Parity Clause

Germany Consumer

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Nazali

Introducing The PSD3, PSRs And FIDAR – Reshaping The EU's Regulatory Framework On Payment Services And E-money

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EU Data Act: New Rules For Data Access, Contract Fairness And Cloud Portability In The Financial Sector

European Union Privacy

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PwC Legal Germany

VW muss nachsitzen: BGH erklärt Zustimmungsbeschlüsse zum Deckungsvergleich für nichtig

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Focus IT&C – 3rd Quarter 2025

Germany Privacy

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Oppenhoff

German Government Adopted The Law On CO₂ Storage And Utilisation

Germany Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Erforderliche Maßnahmen Für Anbieter Vernetzter Geräte: Herausforderungen Im Rahmen Des EU-Data Acts

European Union Privacy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

German Whistleblower Protection Act Finally Coming

The last draft of a Whistleblower Protection Act failed in February 2023 due to the lack of approval of the Federal Council. In response, the Mediation Committee was called to mediate between...

Germany Employment

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L&E Global

The German Price Indication Regulation Under The Scrutiny Of The European Court Of Justice

The German Price Indication Ordinance (PAngV) is celebrating its first anniversary and may receive a rather unusual birthday gift: a visit to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

European Union Consumer

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K&L Gates LLP

Digital Products In The Metaverse: How NFTs Enable The Attribution And Distribution Of Digital Products And What Legal Aspects Distributors Must Consider

As described in our first article in our series on the metaverse (LINK), the metaverse is primarily used by companies to promote their own products and also to sell digital products.

Germany Technology

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Oppenhoff

ECJ On Art. 82 GDPR: No Compensation Without Damage!

In its judgment of 4 May 2023, the ECJ (C-300/21) clarified that a non-material claim for damages under data protection law requires proof of specific and causal harm. A materiality threshold for claiming damages in national law is not permissible.

Germany Privacy

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Oppenhoff

Revisiting The European Banking Authority's Loan Origination Guidelines And The Road Ahead To 2024

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Online Platforms: Does My Website Meet The Legal Requirements?

European Union Commercial

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Oppenhoff

The EU's Credit Servicers Directive – The Outlook Ahead

European Union Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

Joint ESA Response To The EU Commission On Digital Finance

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

2021 To 2025: The New German Government's Agenda For Digital Regulatory Compliance

European Union Consumer

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

New "Two-Click Cancellation" Button – German Exceptionalism For Subscription Terminations

Germany Consumer

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

The German Parliament Adopts Government Bill For A Second Act Concerning The Simplification And Modernization Of German Patent Law

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Vom Scharfen Schwert Zur Stumpfen Waffe? Zur Diskussion Um Die Neuregelung Des Patentrechtlichen Unterlassungsanspruchs (§ 139 RefE-PatG)

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Klinkert Rechtsanwalte

Some Things Never Change… Including, Apparently, T&Cs In Germany

Germany Consumer

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

§ 19a GWB Und DMA – Zwei Regulierungskonzepte Im Vergleich

Germany Anti-trust

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

The German Parliament Adopts Government Bill For A Second Act Concerning The Simplification And Modernization Of German Patent Law

On June 10, 2021, the German parliament adopted the version of the government bill for a Second Act concerning the Simplification and Modernization of German Patent Law (parliamentary paper 19/25821)...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Vom Scharfen Schwert Zur Stumpfen Waffe? Zur Diskussion Um Die Neuregelung Des Patentrechtlichen Unterlassungsanspruchs (§ 139 RefE-PatG)

Das Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz (BMJV) hat kürzlich den Referentenentwurf für ein Zweites Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Modernisierung des Patentrechts (2. PatMoG) vorgelegt

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Klinkert Rechtsanwalte

Some Things Never Change… Including, Apparently, T&Cs In Germany

Common Way to Make Changes to Consumer Terms & Conditions Invalidated by German Federal Court, Creating Enforcement Risk and Need to Re-evaluate Clauses

Germany Consumer

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

§ 19a GWB Und DMA – Zwei Regulierungskonzepte Im Vergleich

Nach Inkrafttreten von § 19a GWB im Januar will der Digital Markets Act nun auch auf europäischer Ebene neue Regeln für die Digitalwirtschaft setzen.

Germany Anti-trust

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU Copyright Directive – Quo Vadis: First Steps Towards Its German Implementation

European Union IP

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Diskussionsentwurf des Bundesministeriums der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz für ein Zweites Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Modernisierung des Patentrechts (2. Patentrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz - 2. PatMoG)

Am 14. Januar 2020 hat das Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz einen Diskussionsentwurf eines Zweiten Gesetzes zur Vereinfachung und Modernisierung des Patentrechts ...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

A Further Step Towards An EU-Wide Collective Action

Today representatives of EU member states agreed on a mutual position regarding the Commission's Proposal for a Directive on representative actions.

European Union Consumer

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Hogan Lovells

One Year Of Model Declaratory Action In Germany – Taking Stock And Outlook

Fuelled by revelations consequent of the Volkswagen diesel emissions technology cases, the German legislator hastily introduced a new law on Model Declaratory Action (Musterfeststellungsklage).

Germany Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EuGH: Bezahlung per Lastschrift darf nicht von Wohnsitz im Inland abhängig gemacht werden

Im Online-Handel werden den Kunden üblicherweise mehrere alternative Zahlungsmethoden (Rechnungskauf, Lastschrift, Kreditkarte, PayPal usw.)

Germany Technology

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SKW Schwarz

Der Betrieb 4.0 – Kündigungsschutz in „internationalen Betrieben"?

Germany Consumer

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SKW Schwarz

Verrechnung von Zahlungen auf einen Nachteilsausgleich mit einer Sozialplanabfindung

Germany Employment

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SKW Schwarz

Ordering At The Push Of A Button? – Not According To The North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center

European Union Media & IT

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SKW Schwarz

German Federal Cartel Office Publishes Paper On Competition Restraints In Online Sales

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

New Collective Redress For Consumers? German Legislation Enabling Model Declaratory Actions On Behalf Of Consumers In Force

Germany Consumer

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Mayer Brown

Germany Permits Consumer Protection Associations To File Class Actions For Violations Of Data Protection Law

Germany Consumer

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Orrick

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Byrne Wallace

What Are The Risks Of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)? (Video)

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WH Partners

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