Proposed amendments to the Draft Emergency Ordinance, April 2020
Considering that the Draft Emergency Ordinance on certain measures related to corporate law (the “Draft Emergency Ordinance”) has been launched for public debate and proposes various measures aiming to help Romanian companies in the Covid-19 outbreak context (for example, the possibility for holding virtual shareholder meetings even if such possibility is not reflected in the […]
EU Law: Are Airline Passengers Consumers?, April 2020
The issue of the protection of airline passengers has been an international priority ever since air travel has become the fastest and safest way to travel long distances. While the Warsaw Convention of October 12, 1929 was the first international treaty meant to unify rules regarding air travel, the protection of passengers and the liability […]
Implementing the EU’s NIS Directive in Romania, April 2020
In short, the Directive aims at achieving a high common standard of network and information security across Member States, in the context of the ever increasing importance of networks and information systems to European economies. The article was published initially in International Bar Association’s Technology Law Committee Publication.
Key takeaways from the Romanian Data Protection Authority, April 2020
One of the major changes pursued in the data protection field has been the harmonisation of the legislative framework across the European Union (the “EU”), target achieved by the enactment of the Regulation (EU) 679/2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of […]
Net neutrality in current pandemic context, April 2020
Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (“Net Neutrality Regulation”) has as […]
Overview of the New Romanian Airline Code, April 2020
In the context of constant evolution of regulations in the aviation field at European level, Romania enacted Law no. 21/2020 regarding the New Airline Code on March 19, 2020 (“New Airline Code”). The New Airline Code is by far one of the most important national regulatory instruments, being designed as an integrated civil-military air code, […]
Controller – Processor relationship in pandemic context
Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (“General Data Protection Regulation”), controllers must only use processors that provide sufficient […]