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  Country report, gender equality
  How are EU rules transposed into national law? : Germany 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2019-01-14
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, application of EU law, equal pay, equal treatment, gender equality, Germany, maternity leave, national law, parental leave, paternity leave, pension scheme, report, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, social security
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  Artificial intelligence and civil law
  Liability rules for drones

  This study – commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee – analyses existing European and national legislation on the regulation of drones for civil use, discussing how they are defined and class...

  This study – commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee – analyses existing European and national legislation on the regulation of drones for civil use, discussing how they are defined and classified, whether certification and registration is required, how liability is apportioned between the subjects involved, and if compulsory insurance is provided for. Finally, on the basis of a risk-management approach, the study elaborates recommendations for future policy formulation.

  • Published: 2019-01-10
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union (European Parliament)
  • Subject: aircraft, artificial intelligence, civil law, civil liability, drone, EU law, insurance, national law, robotics
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  Overview of EU national legislation on genomics
  

  This report presents a mapping, as complete as possible, of existing national legislations linked to genomics. It can be used as a baseline for the analyses of possible consequences for EU policies already in place, and to forecast policy gaps and eventual interventions....

  This report presents a mapping, as complete as possible, of existing national legislations linked to genomics. It can be used as a baseline for the analyses of possible consequences for EU policies already in place, and to forecast policy gaps and eventual interventions.

  • Published: 2018-12-13
  • Corporate Author(s): Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
  • Subject: biology, criminal law, data protection, genetically modified organism, genetics, national law, patent, research report
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Latvia 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, Latvia, national law, religious discrimination, report, sexual discrimination, social policy
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  Country report non-discrimination
  Liechtenstein 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, application of EU law, equal pay, equal treatment, gender equality, Liechtenstein, maternity leave, national law, parental leave, paternity leave, pension scheme, report, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, social security
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  Study on complaints-handling systems
  Final report

  The Study provides information about the complaints-handling arrangements in the EU Member States. Based on Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Structural and Investment Funds, the Member States should ensure that effective arrangements for examination of comp...

  The Study provides information about the complaints-handling arrangements in the EU Member States. Based on Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Structural and Investment Funds, the Member States should ensure that effective arrangements for examination of complaints are in place. According to the Study, in most cases the Member States have standardised complaints-handling arrangements based on national laws or programme documents. The arrangements among the EU Member States are effective overall. Moreover, the complaints-handling arrangements are more developed in the 2014-2020 programming period compared to the arrangements in the 2007-2013 period. In comparison to the national funding programmes, the arrangements for the ESIF in 2014-2020 period are generally more developed. Lastly, the Study presents the good examples of complaints-handling arrangements within the Member States. The Study includes general description of the arrangements on the EU level and provides further details about each Member State.

  • Published: 2018-11-13
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (European Commission) ; Ernst & Young
  • Subject: complaint to the Commission, data collection, EU Member State, EU regional policy, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, national law, regulation (EU), report, Structural Funds
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  Evaluation of regulatory tools for enforcing online gambling rules and channelling demand towards controlled offers
  

  The convenience, 24/7 availability, perceived anonymity and innovation in online gambling have resulted in more widespread consumption of such services. This increased pervasiveness is coupled with challenges in effectively regulating such online gambling services. Regulatory objectives in the r...

  The convenience, 24/7 availability, perceived anonymity and innovation in online gambling have resulted in more widespread consumption of such services. This increased pervasiveness is coupled with challenges in effectively regulating such online gambling services. Regulatory objectives in the regulation of online gambling are containing gambling addiction (as a public health matter), protection of minors, consumer protection (in particular minimising misleading advertising and unfair commercial practices), upholding the integrity of sports (preventing sports manipulation such as match-fixing), preventing money laundering and fighting crime more generally (fraud, organised crime). While the seriousness of potential harms stemming from unauthorised online gambling underlines the importance of these regulatory objectives, there are significant challenges for the enforcement of online gambling regulation. The enforcement challenges of effectively regulating online services are mainly due to the cross-border nature of such services and the limited jurisdictional reach of national regulators and enforcers. But other aspects of online interaction also play an important role, such as the virtual nature of online gambling facilities, the complex eco-system of service providers (which is a direct consequence of the degree of innovation in the field of internet technologies and business methods: cloud computing, affiliate networks, advertising networks monetizing online profiling, social media, payment services), as well as the immediacy of internet communication. Given the transnational nature of these challenges, it makes sense to examine the effectiveness of regulation at an EU/EEA level. Within the EU/EEA there is a patchwork of national regulation and in this patchwork, States uphold differing regulatory regimes and standards in relation to the challenges which online gambling produces. Regulation is fragmented, but, while the objectives of each national regulatory regime vary, they are also very broadly similar. The same can be said for the (extra-territorial) pressures which unauthorised gambling services place on attaining national regulatory objectives. Therefore, all EU/EEA Member States are seeking to optimise effective enforcement tools and the ability to channel demand towards the locally authorised offer.

  • Published: 2019-01-29
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (European Commission)
  • Subject: administrative cooperation, cloud computing, consumer protection, EU Member State, exchange of information, fight against crime, gambling addiction, game of chance, national law, official market, online game, payment
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  Country report, gender equality
  How are EU rules transposed into national law? : the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2019-02-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, application of EU law, equal pay, equal treatment, gender equality, labour market, Macedonia, maternity leave, national law, parental leave, paternity leave, pension scheme, report, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, social security
• Decision (EU) 2019/322 of the European Central Bank of 31 January 2019 on delegation of the power to adopt decisions regarding supervisory powers granted under national law (ECB/2019/4)

  • Published: 2019-01-31
  • Corporate Author(s): European Central Bank
  • Subject: banking supervision, decision-making body (EU), EU banking union, EU Member State, financial supervision, national law, powers of the institutions (EU), transfer of competence
• Case C-97/18: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 January 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Noord-Nederland — Netherlands) — criminal proceedings against ET (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Principle of mutual recognition of confiscation orders — Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA — Article 12(1) and (4) — Law governing the execution — Law of the executing State authorising recourse to imprisonment for the non-execution of the confiscation order — Conformity — Law of the issuing State also authorising recourse to a term of imprisonment — Lack of effect)

  • Published: 2019-01-10
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: confiscation of property, criminal law, EU police cooperation, imprisonment, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, national law, Netherlands, seizure of goods