Assistant lawyer Natālija Ķīse compiled the material. Data protection Commission opens formal proceedings against AliExpress under the Digital Services Act Official press release: 14 March 2024 The Commission has initiated formal procedures to evaluate whether AliExpress violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to risk management and mitigation, content moderation, internal complaint […]
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. ESG Directive empowering consumers for the green transition and circular economy Adopted: 20 February 2024 The Council has adopted a directive aimed at empowering consumers to facilitate the shift towards sustainability. This new directive seeks to strengthen consumer rights by amending the unfair commercial practices directive (UCPD) and […]
News / Mihkel Miidla, Lise-Lotte Lääne, Zane Akermane, Raminta Matulytė, Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, Oliver Kuusk, Jürgen Adamson, Krišjānis Knodze, Linda Sarāne-Reneslāce, Gunta Bambāne, Stasys Drazdauskas, Sidas Sokolovas
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force for six years, but the area of data protection legislation keeps evolving. “We have just started to live with GDPR when a new package of legal acts is knocking on the door,” Mihkel Miidla, head of our Data Protection team, noted at a webinar held […]
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. Technology / data protection Digital Services Act starts applying to all online platforms in the EU Applicable since: 17 February 2024 Digital Services Act (DSA), a significant regulatory framework of the EU designed to enhance safety, fairness, and transparency in the online environment, becomes applicable to all online […]
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. Data protection Data Act Entered into force: 11 January 2024 The European Data Act increases the accessibility of data and establishes regulations governing the utilization and access of data for various purposes across all economic domains within the EU. It aims to promote fairness in the digital realm by […]
