The EU Commission (DG Fisma) tasked our team to deepen the understanding of the structures and activities of "Mixed Activity Groups" (MAGs), defined as groups engaging in various sectors beyond finance, extending to the provision of financial services. The foundation for this study was...

EU Regulation No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council of November 21, 2012, on quality systems for agricultural products and foodstuffs, establishes three geographical indicators and traditional specialties. Products registered under one of the three schemes may be marked with...

Technology transfer agreements are agreements by which one party authorises another to use technology rights (such as, patents, design rights, software copyrights and know-how) for the production of goods or services. Common forms of technology transfer agreements are IP licensing agreements and...

Over the last decade, information and communication technologies have changed the way employees work and communicate with each other. While the digitalisation of work offers many benefits, widespread access to digital devices in working life has created new forms of antisocial behaviour. This...

Over the last decade, information and communication technologies have changed the way employees work and communicate with each other. While the digitalisation of work offers many benefits, widespread access to digital devices in working life has created new forms of antisocial behaviour. This...

The special scheme for small enterprises ('SME scheme') allows small enterprises to sell goods and services to their customers without charging VAT (VAT exemption) and to get some simplifications regarding their compliance and invoicing obligations. This scheme is optional, so small enterprises...

This document is a comprehensive technical and scientific guidance on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures10, hereafter referred to as CLP. CLP amended the Dangerous Substance Directive 67/548/EEC (DSD), the...

In 2022 and 2023, the Union transmitted 9 414 and 9 277 export notifications, respectively. These related to 113 PIC chemicals for exports to 153 non-EU countries in 2022, and 132 PIC chemicals for exports to 150 non-EU countries in 2023. The number of export notifications forwarded in 2022 (9...