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Romania is set to enforce mandatory rehabilitation works for hotel owners
On 14 May 2018, a draft law (PL no. 190/2014) regarding certain measures for the rehabilitation of tourist facilities of national interest was included on the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies. Should this draft law be approved and adopted, the impact could be significant. It would impose on hotel and hostel owners the obligation […]...
The major changes brought to the Romanian public procurement legislation by government emergency ordinance no. 45/2018
On 4 June 2018, the Romanian Official Gazette published Government Emergency Ordinance, which had been approved since 24 May 2018 ("GEO 45/2018"), regarding amendments and supplements to certain laws with impact on the public procurement field. This mainly relates to the public procurement legislative package adopted in 2016, but also impacts other related procurement regulations....
Serbia: Register of ultimate beneficial owners
On 25 May 2018 the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia adopted the anticipated Law on the Central Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (the “Law”). The Law came into force on 8 June, at which point, the entities required thereunder and their authorized persons will have 30 days to identify their Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO). […]...
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 […]...