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All PostsEU Commission Proposes New Product Liability Directive
European LawThe European Commission has presented its much anticipated proposal for a new product liability directive. It is intended to replace the old and outdated Product Liability Directive, the initial version of which dates back to 1985. Software is now a ...
Artificial Intelligence Liability: Proposed EU Directive
European LawThe EU Commission has presented a draft directive to create harmonised civil liability rules on non-contractual liability for damages caused by an artificial intelligence (AI) system. Disclosure of evidence Anyone who asserts or wishes to assert a cl...
Fiscal Council Adjustment Act 2021 under review
With the submitted bill on the Fiscal Council Adjustment Act 2021 (Fiskalratsanpassungsgesetz, FRAG 2021), the government intends to comply with the EU Council Recommendation 2016/C 349/01 by creating an Austrian Productivity Council. The amendment i...
Draft for new consumer warranty law presented
The Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium für Justiz) has submitted a draft for a new consumer warranty law for review. In the course of this, the general warranty law will also be adapted. The reform is the implementation of two European di...
End of official secrecy has been drafted
Public LawAfter a long period of announcements, a draft of the Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt) for a new Freedom of Information Act (Informationsfreiheitsgesetz, IFG) is now available. The act aims to replace the constitutionally enshrined official secr...
D: draft on new regulation of the professional law of lawyers
A government draft submitted by the German Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection provides for a comprehensive new regulation of the professional law governing professional practice companies for lawyers and tax advisors. The aim of the ...
Federal Act on the Expansion of Energy from Renewable Sources goes into review
On 16 September 2020, the Federal Act on the Expansion of Energy from Renewable Sources (Bundesgesetz über den Ausbau von Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen, EAG) was sent for review. The new act regulates the conditions for and the promotion of the ge...
Federal Act on the Expansion of Energy from Renewable Sources goes into review
Public LawOn 16 September 2020, the Federal Act on the Expansion of Energy from Renewable Sources (Bundesgesetz über den Ausbau von Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen, EAG) was sent for review. The new act regulates the conditions for and the promotion of the ge...
COVID-19 Loss Allowance Regulation - COVID-19 reserve should allow for operating losses in 2020 to be taken into account in the 2019 assessment
Tax LawA draft of the Regulation on Loss Allowance 2019 and 2018 (COVID-19-Verlustberücksichtigungsverordnung) Allowance Regulation) was sent out by the Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium für Finanzen, BMF). The purpose of this regulation is to ...
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