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Regulatory Outlook

Regulatory Outlook | April 2022

Welcome to the Regulatory Outlook, providing you with high-level summaries of important forthcoming regulatory developments to help you navigate the
Digital Regulation

Extended producer responsibility: the new law on waste and contaminated soils

The new law on waste has reinforced the extended producer responsibility regime and producers must adapt their business models to
Tech, Media and Comms

What regulation is on the horizon for the metaverse?

A live concert staged in the metaverse raises broad legal and regulatory issues
Digitalisation

Sport looks to artificial intelligence to deliver competitive edge

As teams and coaches turn to AI data to enhance success, what are the legal challenges and what is on
Retail and Consumer

Evolution of retail platforms and marketplaces risks additional regulatory consequences for businesses

The business models of retail platforms and marketplaces can be impacted by financial services regulation – but there are exclusions
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Health data leak: 1.5 million euro fine against Dedalus Biologie

Following a massive health data leak disclosed in the press concerning nearly 500,000 persons in February 2021, the French Authority
Digitalisation

Retailers adopt facial recognition technology as regulators play catch-up

Automated facial recognition raises broad challenges for privacy regulators but industries such as retail are using the technology ahead of
Tech, Media and Comms

Blockchain in the metaverse: what international regulatory challenges lie ahead?

A metaverse unleashed by blockchain technology raises big questions for digital, financial and data regulators the world over
Digitalisation

Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum launches a UK hub for expertise

A network of UK regulators' research portal will bring together work on the regulation of digital markets and is likely
Regulatory Outlook

Regulatory Outlook | March 2022

Welcome to the Regulatory Outlook, providing you with high-level summaries of important forthcoming regulatory developments to help you navigate the
IT and data

Clinical research and pharmacovigilance: Farmaindustria and AEPD's interpretation of data protection regulation

The novelties introduced in the Code of Conduct Regulating the Processing of Personal Data in the Field of Clinical Trials