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EU seeks to ban “forever chemicals” in consumer products
The European Commission’s new initiative to phase out “forever chemicals” from consumer products marks a significant shift in the European market, impacting industries across various sectors. Background “Forever chemicals”, formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl - Read More...
Cyprus companies mandated to include contractual prohibitions for re-exports to Russia
As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen sanctions against Russia and prevent the circumvention of export bans, the EU has introduced legal provisions, such as the ‘no re-export to Russia’ clause, effective as of - Read More...
Navigating trademark rights of Cyprus businesses in multiple jurisdictions
In a globalised marketplace, Cyprus businesses aiming to expand operations across borders require a comprehensive approach to safeguard Cyprus trademarks and intellectual property rights in multiple jurisdictions. Simply put, the protection offered to intellectual property - Read More...
Cyprus introduces legislation for class actions on consumer claims
Cyprus has introduced new legislation allowing the filing of class actions on consumer claims. The new law on the Issuance of Court Orders and the Filing of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective - Read More...
The Cyprus Advertising Standards Agency – a success story of a self-regulated organisation
The Cyprus Advertising Standards Agency (in Greek: Φορέας Ελέγχου Επικοινωνίας) has recently completed a decade of successful operation in the Cyprus advertising and media market. It is a non-profit organisation whose primary purpose is to - Read More...
World Intellectual Property Day
Happy World Intellectual Property Day! This year, the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO has chosen the theme “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity,” highlighting the ground breaking innovations and imagination of women.
The forthcoming amendment of the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Act 1972 (86/1972)
The European Parliament and the Council on 24 November 2021 adopted the Directive (EU) 2021/2118 aiming to modernise and amend the Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of - Read More...
Unfair terms in consumer contracts: national procedural principles, Ex officio control of unfair contract terms.
The legislation was prompted by a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which allows the district courts to examine cases of unfair terms in their own initiative. This ruling was - Read More...
Cyprus transposes the EU Copyright Directive in Cyprus law
The Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market (the Copyright Directive) has finally been transposed in Cyprus - Read More...
Recent judgment of the ECJ on Consumers’ Rights and Protections for Foreign Currency Loans
On 8 September 2022, under the European Union’s (EU) Unfair Contract Terms Directive, it was held that the application of national case law was forbidden, as replacing an unfair term with a supplementary national provision - Read More...
Prohibition of providing Russian oil by European ships
The EU has approved six packages of sanctions in response to Russia’s unprecedented and unprovoked military offense against Ukraine. The measures are aimed at limiting the Kremlin’s ability to finance the war and cause clear - Read More...
Assistance to seafarers affected by the situation in Ukraine in opening bank accounts in Cyprus
This article briefly describes the arrangements made by financial institutions in the Republic of Cyprus to facilitate the opening of bank accounts for seafarers affected by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.