http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress A guide to access the EU sources of law and politics especially for Korean investors Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:15:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A proposal on translation arrangements for a future EU Patent, the final element needed for a single EU Patent to become a reality, has been presented today by the European Commission. Today, obtaining a patent in Europe costs ten times more than one in the US. This situation discourages research, development ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=628 Registrants who are part of a joint submission can decide to submit their Chemical Safety Report (CSR) jointly or separately. New Manual 19 'How to jointly submit Chemical Safety Reports', outlines the principles which should be followed in that event.There are three key benefits of one CSR per substance. Firstly, ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=646 The number of patent settlements in the pharmaceutical sector that are potentially problematic under the European Union's antitrust rules fell to 10% of total patent settlements in the sector in the period July 2008 to December 2009 compared with 22% in the period covered in last year's inquiry into the ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=623 The European Commission has adopted new competition rules for agreements between vehicle manufacturers and their authorised dealers, repairers and spare parts distributors. The new rules will increase competition in the market for repair and maintenance by improving access to technical information needed for the repairs and by making it easier ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=595 The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the South Korean cameras manufacturer Samsung Digital Imaging Co, Ltd (SDIC), by the South Korean consumer electronics producer Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd (SEC). After examining the operation, the Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=519 The consultation aims to gather feedback from stakeholders on the review of the European Standardisation System and to gather input on its possible development and strengthening for the benefit of all interested parties. European standards are aimed at enhancing SME competitiveness by facilitating access to the Single Market. The system ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=559 The European Commission has adopted a new Regulation that block exempts certain types of agreements in the insurance sector from the EU's general prohibition of practices restrictive of competition. The new Block Exemption Regulation (BER), which will come into force on the 1st of April, renews two of the four ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=537 The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a multilateral agreement currently under secret negotiation that aims to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights and combat counterfeiting and piracy of goods. The European Parliament (EP) is calling on the European Commission to continue working ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=563 Korea and the EU agreed to formally sign the Korea-EU FTA in April 2010, reaffirming their commitments to the entry into force of the Agreement in 2010. Furthermore, Korea and the EU agreed to make necessary modifications on the text of the Korea-EU FTA which was initialed on October 15, 2009, reflecting ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=578 In December 2009 the Commission introduced the web-based application "eQuestionnaire" in its merger market investigations. This application will be progressively introduced in certain antitrust investigations in the future. The application provides respondents with a modern, secure and efficient web-based workspace to submit their replies to the Commission. It is designed to ... http://blog.kapitalmarktrecht.at/wordpress/?p=522