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The Commission published its long-awaited simplification review package yesterday (4 May 2026). The headline: the EUDR legal text is not being reopened, and there are new FAQ and Guidance in town. What is changing is Annex I (the list of in-scope products) and the supporting documents. There is a public consultation on the draft Delegated Act revising Annex I running until 1 June 2026. Here is what you need to know.

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Viele Unternehmen sehen sich zunehmend mit Anforderungen des Geheimschutzes konfrontiert – etwa als Bieter bei öffentlichen Aufträgen im Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitsbereich oder als Zulieferer für Kritische Infrastrukturen. Die veränderte Sicherheitslage in Deutschland und Europa führt zu neuen Compliance‑Pflichten für die Privatwirtschaft. Dieses Briefing richtet sich sowohl an Unternehmen, die erstmals mit geheimhaltungsbedürftigen Informationen arbeiten, als auch an Unternehmen, die schon heute über entsprechende Erfahrungen verfügen.

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The European Commission (EC) continues to intensify its scrutiny of territorial supply constraints (TSC). On 13 April 2026, it carried out another set of dawn raids in the consumer goods sector, reportedly at two European premises of one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food producers. The inspections closely follow the EC’s decision in May 2024 to impose a fine of EUR 337.5 million on chocolate giant Mondelēz. The allegation in both cases: anticompetitive TSCs imposed on distributors. Both cases fit into a broader pattern of increased antitrust scrutiny of territorial restrictions in the consumer goods sector. What is at stake and what can suppliers do to stay out of the spotlight?

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Die Anforderungen an die Ausfuhr oder Verbringung von Rüstungsgütern und Kriegswaffen sind streng und das Gewirr von Einzel-, Sammel- sowie allgemeinen Genehmigungen erscheint in der Praxis oft komplex und undurchsichtig. Mit zwei „neuen“ All-gemeinen Genehmigungen (AGG) gewinnt dieses Gefüge nun weiter an Dynamik.

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Mit der Verordnung (EU) 2023/1542 verschiebt sich ein lange etablierter Industriestandard: Fest verbaute Batterien werden künftig nicht mehr der Regelfall sein. Ab dem 18. Februar 2027 gilt für viele Produkte eine klare gesetzliche Vorgabe: Batterien müssen entfernbar und austauschbar sein.

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Recently, the European Commission officially published both its Guidance and FAQs on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). As the PPWR will apply from 12 August 2026 onwards, further guidance on the Regulation’s interpretation has been much anticipated, with now only roughly five months remaining until the first material obligations will apply. This briefing provides an initial overview of key aspects that economic operators should already consider when preparing for compliance. It is intended as a starting point for navigating a Regulation that will affect the vast majority of economic operators.

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The EU is facing increasing pressure from global instability and a weakening rules-based order. The “Industrial Accelerator Act” (IAA), for which the Commission recently unveiled its proposal (the Proposal),  is designed to help navigate these challenges. The Proposal sets the target of raising the share of the manufacturing industry in the EU’s gross domestic product to at least 20 % by 2035. This aim shall be achieved mainly by two mechanisms: a framework for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening in certain sensitive sectors and “Buy European” requirements for public procurement procedures and subsidies on the other hand. While this briefing focuses on the FDI aspects of the Proposal, its “Buy European” elements are discussed separately.

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Die Verordnung (EU) 2024/573 (F-Gas-Verordnung) regelt den Einsatz fluorierter Treibhausgase in der Union. Erfasst sind neben den fluorierten Kohlenwasserstoffen auch teilfluorierte Kohlenwasserstoffe (HFKW). Die in 2024 novellierte Verordnung verschärft die administrativen Hürden für Unternehmen. Dieses Briefing ist der zweite Teil unserer Reihe zur F-Gas Verordnung, in welcher wir Sie über aktuelle Entwicklungen informieren (zum ersten Teil geht es hier). In diesem Briefing stehen die praktischen Anforderungen, insbesondere bei der Nutzung des F-Gas Portals, im Fokus.

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Die Verordnung (EU) 2024/573 (F-Gas-Verordnung) regelt den Einsatz fluorierter Treibhausgase in der Union. Die Anforderungen erfassen Hersteller sowie industrielle Anwender in verschiedenen Sektoren. Die Vorgängerverordnung (Verordnung (EU) Nr. 517/2014) führte bereits ein Quotensystem ein, das die neue F-Gas-Verordnung fortführt. Darüber hinaus sind Berichtspflichten und Verbote für bestimmte Anwendungsfälle von F-Gas vorgesehen. In unserer zweiteiligen Briefing-Reihe informieren wir über aktuelle Entwicklungen. In diesem ersten Briefing verschaffen wir einen Überblick über die relevanten Mechanismen, die erfassten Stoffe und die möglichen Pflichten. Im zweiten Teil soll der Fokus dann auf die Herausforderungen aus Sicht der praktisch betroffenen Unternehmen gelegt werden.

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In January of this year, the European Commission implemented economic measures after an anti-dumping investigation against fused alumina imported from China through the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/114. This specific anti-dumping procedure includes for the first-time considerations regarding economic security in the anti-dumping investigation and ended up combining anti-dumping duties with tariff rate quotas to balance the diverging interests of producers and users of fused alumina.

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