28 January 2021 | Soulier Bunch
The International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”) has unveiled a revised version of its Rules of Arbitration (the “Revised Rules”). This new version, which came into force on January 1, 2021, applies to arbitration proceedings initiated on or after that date, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. Although it does not introduce major substantive changes, […]
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28 January 2021 | Soulier Bunch
Does a player who is a little too experienced and victorious for an online poker site – this player having won 227,000 euros in less than a month and a half – retain the status of non-professional “consumer” within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of December 22, 2000 (known as the Brussels I Regulation)?
In a judgment issued on December 10, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union answered yes to this question.
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28 January 2021 | Soulier Bunch
Law No. 2020-1525 of December 7, 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action (often referred to under its French acronym “ASAP” Law) has extended until December 31, 2021 a number of derogations that adapt French legal provisions governing distressed companies to the COVID-19 health crisis.
The adoption of this Law provides the opportunity to recall the various measures that remain applicable to date.
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24 December 2020 | Soulier Bunch
Companies placing hazardous mixtures on the market have to submit information about these mixtures to specific bodies appointed by European Union Member States. Poison centers use this information to give medical advice in case of an emergency.
The notification requirement, based on Annex VIII to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, applies from 1 January 2021.
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