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Businesses concluding online consumer contracts will need to introduce a “withdrawal function”
What the new rules require Businesses concluding consumer contracts through a website or mobile application will be required to provide consumers with a dedicated “withdrawal function”. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that consumers can exercise their right of withdrawal in a simple and user-friendly manner and for withdrawing from a contract to […]
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New report – Stricter rules for audiovisual commercial communications
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has just published a major new comparative study co-financed by the European Commission: Stricter and more detailed national rules for audiovisual commercial communications. The Latvian submission to the report was provided by Ieva Andersone, Country Managing Partner and head of the competition and regulatory […]
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New report – Independent production and retention of intellectual property rights
The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a new in-depth analysis of the national definitions of independent production in Europe and the frameworks governing copyright retention by independent producers. The study has been co-financed by the European Commission under Creative Europe. The data used in the report was provided by a pan-European team of national experts and […]
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TMT Newsletter Q2
Q2 2023 Below you can find our quarterly TMT newsletter, covering the latest updates about 5G rollout in Estonia, data protection enforcement in the Baltics, as well as safeguarding your intellectual property rights in the region. This issue covers: TMT Insight EU Legislation Data Protection Technology Media Telecom Knowledge Management & Innovation TMT Insight Tips […]
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Collective Redress Directive: what will it bring for businesses and consumers?
In 2020, the European Union (EU) adopted the Collective Redress Directive[1] as a part of the New Deal for Consumers package. Strong consumer protection rules increase total consumer shopping, which boosts trade and market development. Therefore, the EU has taken a step further and established collective protection of consumers’ rights through representative actions. The Directive […]