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Legal updates from the SCLA Legal Observatory, announcements, activities and stories from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
The Hong Kong SAR Government has gazetted the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill 2026 to establish a legal framework modelled on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic…
The European Commission has adopted the 2027 European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme, unlocking €1.8 billion in funding to support Europe's most promising deep tech entrepreneurs…
The European Commission published a questions and answers document regarding its 2027 work programme, which outlines the Commission's main initiatives for the coming year in line…
The European Commission adopted its proposal for 2027 fishing opportunities covering 11 EU-managed fish stocks in the Atlantic, Kattegat, and Skagerrak.
At a speech on 5 November 2026, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlighted how trade frameworks, including the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies in force since September…
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force arrested a 34-year-old local company director in Mong Kok for allegedly importing seditious publications into local…
European Commissioner Dombrovskis presented a report on Simplification, Implementation and Enforcement at CEPS in Brussels on 5 November 2026, emphasizing that EU rules must be simpler…
France's data protection authority, CNIL, has published its final recommendation regarding session replay tools used on websites and mobile applications. The guidance clarifies prior consent rules…
The French data protection authority (CNIL) published regulatory guidance in November 2026 outlining mandatory consent, transparency, and data minimization rules for website and mobile application publishers…
The European Banking Authority published revised Guidelines on internal governance under CRD VI, introducing greater proportionality, simplified compliance requirements, and dedicated arrangements for third-country branches.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to revise provisions in 14 administrative regulations and repeal four others, aiming to reduce administrative burdens and…
Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), outlined four key initiatives under the Eurosystem's comprehensive payments strategy during a speech…
