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France Welcomes EU IP Directive Tax-news.com by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels French President Nicolas Sarkozy has recently welcomed the European Union council of ministers decision to adopt the draft directive providing for the extension of intellectual property rights for performers and ... See all stories on this topic »

Privacy watchdogs to form opinion of advertising code's compliance with cookie ... Out-Law.com The amended EU Directive was implemented into UK law in May. The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations state that website owners must obtain "informed consent" to tracking users through cookies. The Information Commissioner's Office has the ... See all stories on this topic »

EU late payment rules 'should be fast-tracked' Freelance UK An EU directive on late payment that imposes a minimum fixed sum of compensation for the slow-to-get paid must be brought forward, to take effect in the UK from next year, not 2013 as required. Sounding the call, coalition MPs said the regulations ... See all stories on this topic »

Regulation: Relief for custodians and depositary banks Financial Times Currently, the finer points of the AIFMD, which is to be implemented by member states across theEuropean Union by July 2013, are still being hammered out. Market participants are working their way through the 436-page consultation paper issued by the ... See all stories on this topic »