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13/12/2024
The new EU General Product Safety Regulation: What you need to know
The EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) came into effect on 13 December 2024. It replaces the existing General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), and establishes a modernised framework for consumer...
13/12/2024
Transfer of slots to easyJet, IAG and AFKLM at Milan Linate Airport as...
On 30 November 2023, Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”) and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (“MEF”) notified the European Commission (“Com­mis­sion”) of a proposed acquisition of joint control...
13/12/2024
Article 17 GDPR in the EDPB's Next Coordinated Action
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) makes the right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR) the subject of the Coordinated Action of data protection authorities for 2025The topic of the next Coordinated Action...
13/12/2024
European Commission to overhaul EU ESG reporting regime?
Last month, the President of the European Commission - Ursula von der Leyen – announced that the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”), Taxonomy Regulation (“Taxonomy”) and Corporate...
13/12/2024
EU Competition Law Briefing
The EU Competition Law Briefings have been created to provide a platform for our clients and other competition law experts to stay up to date on the developments of EU Competition Law. 
13/12/2024
International arbitration law and rules in Germany
German State Courts are arbitration friendly. The jurisdiction for almost all arbitration related issues is concentrated at the Higher Regional Courts. Their attitude is to support arbitration proceedings...
12/12/2024
CMS advises InDebted on the acquisition of Receeve
Frankfurt/Main, 12.12.2024 – CMS has provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to the Australian InDebted Holdings Pty Ltd on the acquisition of the German Receeve GmbH. With such acquisition, InDebted is enhancing its competitiveness in the debt collection platform market.A CMS team led by lead partner Markus Herz advised on the acquisition. InDebted is a debt collection partner for forward-looking companies. The company has in the past helped create better customer experiences for companies such as Klarna, Snap Finance and Trustly through AI-powered alternatives to other debt collection agencies. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
12/12/2024
CMS Tax practice: Dr Andreas Eggert joins firm at partner level
München, 12.12.2024 – Commercial law firm CMS is strengthening its Tax practice by hiring Dr Andreas Eggert with effect from 1 January 2025. He will join the firm as a partner at CMS’s Munich location. Previously with Hogan Lovells, Dr Andreas Eggert will provide advice on all aspects of transaction tax law and international tax matters. He brings with him particular experience in advising on and structuring complex tax and legal projects, while also advising companies on transfer pricing and tax compliance issues. The addition of Dr Andreas Eggert brings the total number of partners in CMS’s Tax practice in Germany to eleven as of the start of 2025. Partners Thomas Gerdel and Dr Martin Mohr are joint heads of the practice. Thomas Gerdel: “Andreas Eggert’s extensive knowledge of the market and strong links will enable us to better meet demand for high-quality advice.” The broadly-based Tax practice at CMS leverages a team that brings together the best minds across multiple locations and the entire business, thus ensuring excellent advice. “We are delighted that Andreas Eggert is strengthening our practice. His commitment will play a key role in reinforcing the transaction tax law section at CMS and provide fresh impetus,” Dr Martin Mohr added. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
11/12/2024
EU’s final ITS version extends the scope of ICT services subject to DORA
On 2 December 2024, the final version of implementing technical standards (ITS) on standard templates for the register of information was published as Commission Implementing Regulation 2024/2956 in the...
11/12/2024
UPC: (Even) more cases soon?
Two recently published decisions could pave the way for even more proceedings before the UPC.The incentives come from completely different directions: In the case of AIM Sport v. Supponor Oy et al., the...
09/12/2024
EU anti-dumping investigation of Chinese imports of sweetcorn
On 9 December 2024, the EU opened an anti-dumping in­vest­ig­a­tion con­cern­ing EU imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in the People’s Republic of China, which could...
09/12/2024
CMS advises GPW Group on acquisition of Orly Pharma
Frankfurt/Main, 09.12.2024 – GPW Group GmbH, a leading international specialist pharmaceutical distributor based in Saarbrücken, has acquired Dutch-German pharmaceutical wholesaler Orly Pharma. The transaction was supported by GPW’s majority shareholder, Silver Investment Partners. An international CMS team headed by lead partners Dr Peter Polke and Elmer Veenman provided the GPW Group with comprehensive legal advice. The GPW Group and Silver Investment Partners have relied on the expertise of teams headed by CMS partner Polke for many years. The GPW Group trades internationally in medicines that are temporarily unavailable or not licensed in the importing country and which may only be imported if certain conditions are met. The acquisition of Orly Pharma will see the GPW Group expanding its offering in the Benelux region and enable it to leverage synergies with other group companies. CMS in Germany Dr Peter Polke, Lead Partner Dr Matthias Löhle, Counsel Hanno Brandt, Senior As­so­ci­ate Nath­alie Amrhen, Associate (all Corporate/M&A) Dr Roland Wiring, Partner (Medical Law) Jörg Schrade, Partner Eduard Kosavtsev, Senior As­so­ci­ate Chris­ti­an Linseisen, Senior Associate (all Tax) Jonas Hötzel, Senior Associate (Em­ploy­ment) Till Komma, Counsel (Bank Regulation) Jule Marie Holz, Legal Specialist (Smart Operations) CMS in the Netherlands Elmer Veenman, Partner Bob Barnhoorn, Associate Niels de Vries, Associate Pieter de Kanter, Associate (all Corporate/M&A) Herman Boersen, Partner (Tax) Elisabeth von Meijenfeldt, Counsel Cilia van Nierop, Associate (both Medical Law) Laura Jacobs (Notarial Team)Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com