This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.

LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS

Competition & State Aid

  • Air passenger rights during COVID-19 pandemic: Key rights not protected – Special Report by European Court of Auditors
  • European Commission adopts positive assessments of Recovery and Resilience Plans from an additional 2 Member States
  • European Commission approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy

Trade / Export Controls

  • European Commission prolongs COVID-19 export authorization mechanism until 30 September 2021
  • European Commission 2020 Annual Burden Survey includes proposed Single Window customs initiative

Medicines and Medical Devices

  • European Commission identifies five promising candidate therapeutics for treating COVID-19 and associated conditions

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

  • EU Digital COVID Certificate enters into application in EU
  • European Commission revises EU rules on product safety and consumer credit, including response to digitalization accelerated by the pandemic
  • European Commission publishes reports by online platforms on combating coronavirus disinformation

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