Client Alert
Bulgaria – Electronic communication and electronic files now available option for employers
As of May 2018 the new Ordinance on the Rules and Requirements for Creation and Storage of Electronic Documents at the Employee’s File [1] (the 'Ordinance') entered into force in Bulgaria allowing employers to keep electronic records of employees....
Romanian parliament adopted new law regarding the competences of the local data protection authority
On 24 June Law no. 129/2018 entered into force. It had been published in the Romanian Official Gazette no. 503 of June 19, 2018, and it amends and supplements Law no. 102/2005 on the setting up, organization and functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing, as well as repealing Law no. 677/2001 […]...
Proposed screening of foreign direct investments to Hungary
The new Hungarian Government has submitted its draft act setting out the rules to enable screening of foreign acquisitions of certain Hungarian strategic companies engaged in providing strategic services (such as finance and telecoms) or otherwise handling critical infrastructure or technologies by investors having their background outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area […]...
Adótörvény módosítási javaslatok 2019
A Kormány 2018. június 19-én nyújtotta be 2019-es adótörvény módosítási csomagját, amely több területen is jelentős változásokat irányoz elő. Jelen hírlevelünkben a lényegesebb módosítási pontokat foglaltuk össze....
New law to implement the GDPR measures in Romania was adopted by the Parliament
On 27 June 2018 the legislative proposal for implementing the GDPR measures in Romania was adopted by the Romanian Parliament. The draft has recently been submitted to the General Secretary for exercising the right to refer to the constitutionality of the law. The form to be signed for promulgation is available only in Romanian language and can be analyzed at the following official link*: https://www.senat.ro/Legis/Lista.aspx?cod=21407...
Guidelines for monitoring employees after GDPR
Due to the implementation of GDPR, new provisions have been added to the Polish Labor Code ("Act") which, among others, regulate the monitoring of employees. We present information on the circumstances under which monitoring is permissible, what types of monitoring may be implemented and the obligations of employers to employees....
Bulgarian public procurement law changes – Will the procurement procedures be fastforwarded?
A new approach to speed-up appealing procedures and prevent bad faith appeals has been proposed by the Bulgarian government and adopted by the Bulgarian Parliament. The new Bill for amendments of the Public Procurement Act ("Bill") has been published in State Gazette No. 49/12.06.2018, entering into force on 15 June 2018. Both the contracting authorities and the bidders will be affected by the legal novelties....
Changes to the E-RES promotion act in Romania
The Romanian parliament has recently enacted law no. 184/2018 for the approval of emergency government ordinance no. 24/2017 (“geo no. 24/2017”), which amends and completes law no. 220/2008 regulating the support scheme for the production of energy from renewable sources, (“e-res promotion act”). Law no. 184/2018, which took effect as of 23 July 2018, aimed […]...
Vergaberecht – Bundesvergabegesetz 2018 kundgemacht!
Das Bundesvergabegesetz 2018 (BVergG 2018) ist heute kundgemacht worden und tritt daher mit dem morgigen Tag (0:00 Uhr) in Kraft. Alle Vergabeverfahren, die ab morgen eingeleitet werden, unterliegen somit bereits den neuen Gesetzesbestimmungen. Eine Übersicht über die wichtigsten Neuerungen gegenüber dem “alten” BVergG 2006 haben wir bereits mit früheren Client Alerts versendet. Das gesamte BVergG […]...
Change in perpetual usufruct is coming
Starting from January 1, 2019, the rights of perpetual usufruct of plots built-up with residential buildings will be transformed into ownership rights. The draft of the new act, which aims to support citizens in obtaining the ownership rights of real estate developed with residential buildings, has already been adopted by the lower house of the parliament of Poland....
Revolution in residential development
On 22 August 2018 a new Act on facilitating the preparation and implementation of residential and accompanying investments came into force. The law significantly affects the existing spatial planning system in Poland and may cause major disruptions on the residential market. ZONING BY DISCRENTIONARY RESOLUTION The regulation introduces a new method of establishing zoning requirements […]...
A new collective agreement for Slovenia’s trade sector: Does it apply to you (yet)?
On 15 August 2018, the new Collective agreement for Slovenia’s trade sector (“new CA”) has entered into force. Currently it is only binding upon employers that are members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, the Slovenian Employers’ Association, but may become binding for all employers from the […]...