As of August 1, 2022, it will be more difficult for employers in the Netherlands to prohibit employees from working for other employers. Employers will then be able to prohibit such work only if they have objective reasons that justify such a prohibition. This change does not mean that existing clauses regulating work for third parties will automatically become null and void, even if they state that the employee requires the prior written consent of the employer to carry out...

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In a critical step towards mandating a common charger across the EU, Members of the European Parliament’s internal market and consumer protection committee (IMCO) agreed on their position for a single charger for mobile phones and other small electronic devices, such as tablets, e-book readers, smart cameras and wearable electronics at their meeting on Wednesday. The Parliament’s internal position largely backs the September 2021 proposal put forward by the European Commission and must now be negotiated with the EU Member...

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A European consortium comprising Portuguese developer Madoqua Renewables, Dutch energy transition project developer and consultancy Power2X and Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced plans to build a €1bn ($1.08bn) industrial-scale complex for the production of green hydrogen and ammonia in Sines, Portugal. The Portuguese government placed Sines, which is home to the country’s largest deepwater port, at the centre of the national EN-H2 hydrogen strategy, approved in 2020. Dubbed the MadoquaPower2X, the project will use renewable energy and 500MW...

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This article is part of Portolano Cavallo’s “INFORM@Life Sciences” Newsletter. Click here to subscribe | The Italian version of this article has been published on March 17, 2022 on AboutPharma.com, within Portolano Cavallo's bi-monthly column on the new Clinical Trials Regulation EU 536/2014. On February 16, 2022, more than two years later than planned, the Ministerial Decree of November 30, 2021, containing measures to facilitate and support the development of nonprofit clinical trials of medicinal products and observational studies, as well as to...

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Initially published on Elvinger's website here | On 6 April 2022, the European Commission ("EC") adopted the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR") Regulatory Technical Standards in the form of a delegated regulation ("RTS"). As previously announced, the EC decided to consolidate all 13 SFDR RTS into one single delegated act, which is expected to apply from 1 January 2023. The RTS should provide the asset management industry and EU regulators with much needed certainty when preparing for compliance. In the Explanatory Memorandum...

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