The Japan-EU Adequacy Agreement: GDPR’s First Country-to-Country test, and What This Means for Asian Businesses
As of 17 July 2018, Japan and the EU have reached a preliminary [Adequacy] agreement regarding future free-flow of personal data between the two countries. This situation represents a significant practical test with regard to country-to-country data sharing agreements in light of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ [hereafter “GDPR”]) applicable since […]
New Guidelines on International transfer of data to third countries
Under GDPR, there are essentially 3 possibilities to transfer data to a country outside of the European Union (hereafter a “third country”): The EU Commission has adopted an adequacy decision recognizing that the third country provides a similar standard with regard to data protection as the EU (so far only Andorra, Argentina, Canada (commercial organisations), […]
Reform des Arbeitsrechts: Was ändert sich mit dem Gesetz vom 8. April 2018?
Das Gesetz vom 8. April 2018 bringt einige Änderungen im luxemburgischen Arbeitsrecht mit sich. Die Ziele des Gesetzgebers nach diesem Gesetz sind folgende (Gesetzesentwurf 7086, Begründung): Effektiver die Rechte der Arbeitnehmer schützen; Verbesserung der Wirksamkeit von Beschäftigungsmaßnahmen durch Förderung der Integration der am stärksten gefährdeten Gruppen von Arbeitslosen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt Gewährleistung einer besseren Kenntnis […]
Labour law reform: What changes with the law of 8 April 2018
The law of 8 April 2018 has just made a few changes to the Luxembourg labour law. The objectives of the legislator, within the law, are as follows (bill 7086, explanatory statement): better protect the rights of employees; improve the efficiency of the employment measures by fostering integration in the labour market including some of […]
European Anti Dumping Regulation: Latest developments
This article shall briefly explain the current climate in the European Union (“EU”) and apposite European Economic Community (“Community”) with regard to dumping legislation, inclusive of contemporary decisions which have attempted to address how intra-Community markets should indemnify EU industry from, inter alia, mass imports from foreign enterprise which could adversely affect Community industries. Like […]
Authorisation of establishment in Luxembourg: Abrogation of the requests for special authorisations for big-box stores
A bill was introduced at the end of December 2017 (7228), in view of the abrogation of the specific autorisation requested for the establishment of superstores in Luxembourg (currently provided for under the amended law of 2 September 2011 on the right of establishment (the « Law of 2011 »). Indeed, in 2016, the European Commission had […]
Unjustified Absence : When does the employer have the right to dismiss a worker?
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””]In case of sickness, the employee is required to inform the employer on the first day of sickness. Furthermore, they must provide the employer, within no more than 3 days, with a sickness certificate that indicates their inability to work as well as the foreseeable duration of the sickness. A decision of the […]
Manni Case: Not everyone has the “right to be forgotten”
Mr. Manni was the sole director of Italiana Costruzioni Srl, an Italian building company which was awarded a contract for the construction of a tourist complex. In 2007, he brought proceedings before the Lecce Court (Italy) against the Lecce Chamber of Commerce, claiming that the complex buildings were not selling. This was due to the […]
Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment for the purposes of GDPR
The new European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) was published on 4 May 2016. It will be enforced after a two-year transition, beginning on 25 May 2018, replacing the national laws and regulations and reaching all companies that target EU consumers from outside the EU. GDPR introduces the concept of a Data Protection Impact […]
