Category Archives: Other legal areas

Changes in consumer protection and merchant liability in 2023

Amendment to Consumer Protection Act brings changes to consumer law in 2023   At the beginning of January the new consumer protection rules and especially e-commerce traders brought about by the long-awaited amendment to Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection as amended ("CPA"), and Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code as amended ("CC") done…
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New EU General Product Safety Regulation

EU General Product Safety Regulation: new obligations and responsibilities for economic operators A new European Union regulation on general product safety enters into force (Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and repealing Directives 2001/95/EC and 87/357/EEC ), which will replace the current legislation with effect…
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Extracts from records of beneficial ownership registers in EU countries

How to get sExtracts from records of beneficial ownership registers in EU countries Pursuant to Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing (the so-called 4th ALM Directive), EU Member States are obliged…
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