Reed Smith LLP (LexBlog Belgium)

On June 3, 2022, the European Union Council adopted a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which will phase-out the import of Russian oil and petroleum products over the next six to eight months.  This particular round of sanctions will not restrict the import of gas, but official guidance warns that “nothing is off the...

Belgium has issued a new protocol to facilitate the approval process for transfers of personal data outside the EU. Italy issued new regulations governing direct marketing, and the Slovak Republic has introduced a new data protection act—a busy few months! Belgium’s new protocol on data transfers was issued on the 25th of June by the...