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27/03/2024
Plastics and packaging laws in Slovakia
1. What is the general legislative framework regulating packaging and plastic waste in your jurisdiction? Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste and on the amendment to certain acts (the “Waste Act”) is...
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27/03/2024
Cannabis law and legislation in Slovakia
Medical use It is not permitted to grow, import or sell cannabis for medical use in Slovakia. However, it is now permitted to grow cannabis for the research purposes, subject to approval granted by the...
25/03/2024
Patentability of inventions relating to diagnostic methods at the EPO
Under Article 53(c) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), diagnostic methods practised on the human or animal body are excluded from patentability. The purpose behind this exclusion is to avoid patent...
25/03/2024
Price Increases in Commercial Contracts in Slovakia
1. In respect of existing busi­ness-to-busi­ness (B2B) agreements that do not contain an explicit price adjustment clause: a. Is the supplier permitted to unilaterally increase prices (or does it have...
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21/03/2024
CMS European M&A Study 2024
The CMS Corporate/M&A Group is pleased to launch the 16th edition of the European M&A Study
19/03/2024
Recent publication of Directive 2024/825 on empowering consumers for the...
Following its adoption on 28 February 2024, the new Directive 2024/825[1] has now been published (the Directive). The adoption of the Directive aims at guiding and supporting consumers in engaging with...
18/03/2024
After many postponements, the Council of the European Union reached an...
As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission proposed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD” or the “Directive”) on 23 February 2022, with the aim to introduce...
18/03/2024
Emerging Europe’s Energy Transition
CEE Legal Matters | 12 March 2024
15/03/2024
Real estate finance law in Slovakia
A. Mortages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Foreign corporate lenders are not restricted from taking mortgages over immovable property located in Slovakia. 2. Can lenders take a mortgage...
14/03/2024
“Pre-branded” spare parts: CJEU has its say in Audi trade mark case
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given its ruling following a referral from the Regional Court of Warsaw, in a trade mark infringement claim brought by Audi (Audi AG v GQ, Case C-334/22)...
14/03/2024
MiCAR Levels 2 and 3 measures – where do we stand?
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets (“MICAR”) will enter into application at the following dates:as of 30 June 2024...
13/03/2024
Tax: A CEE Level of Intricacy
CEE Legal Matters | 12 March 2024