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Forum calls for EU's latest ecommerce laws to be amended Hostway The Forum of Private Business said that the upcoming EU Consumer Rights Directive, which if introduced would see companies forced to trade across Europe, would be "devastating" for small companies. It added that under Article 17, firms of any size ... See all stories on this topic » Hostway

EU tells Italy to keep solar incentives stable Reuters The law was issued in compliance with the EU's directive on 2020 green energy targets but the sudden change in the support scheme has caused uproar among investors and operators about the future of business in one of Europe's biggest solar markets. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Honorary vertebrates: the protection of cephalopods in research under EU law Southern Fried Science Recently, the EU passed a directive that will require all of its member states to follow certain guidelines when using any animals for research. This piece of legislation, passed in 2010, replaced an older law from 1986 on the same topic. ... See all stories on this topic »

European effect Mortgage Strategy Although the proposals will become law in all EU states some rules will be more definitive than others. Once the final proposals are out the EC will specify what parts of the directive are absolute and what rules countries can adapt to their own ... See all stories on this topic » Mortgage Strategy

EU data retention law blasted on privacy issues However, transposing this directive into law has proved difficult in many EU member states and the resulting uneven playing field has created difficulties ... www.networkworld.com/.../041811-eu-data-retention-law-blas...

data retention en At EU level, the retention and use of data for law enforcement purposes was first ..... The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 (2009 No. 859). ... ec.europa.eu/.../20110418_data_retention_evaluation_en.pdf