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Legal updates from the SCLA Legal Observatory, announcements, activities and stories from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
The Irish Data Protection Commission finalized an inquiry into Ireland's Health Service Executive, issuing €645,000 in administrative fines, a reprimand, and compliance orders after unauthorized intruders…
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) fined IT and engineering company EXTIA EUR 300,000 following an audit that revealed systematic failures in handling data subject erasure…
Between October 2025 and September 2026, Switzerland's Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) released regulatory developments covering debtor data exposure judgments, commercial privacy investigations, and…
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted additional sanction measures against Belarus effective 19 September 2026, aligning its regime with European Union restrictions. The measures introduce transaction…
China's Ministry of Commerce firmly opposed media reports claiming the EU requested China to voluntarily restrict hybrid vehicle exports under threat of higher tariffs, asserting such…
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) expressed firm opposition to unilateral U.S. secondary sanctions and secondary tariffs of up to 100% authorized under the newly signed 'Lindsey…
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded combined enforcement proceedings against Julius Bär, ordering profit confiscation, additional capital requirements, and long-term regulatory reporting following…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has submitted its recommendations to the European Commission's public consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation…
The European Union approved the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships on 18 June 2026, reiterating its declaration under article…
The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China has established regulatory frameworks spanning enterprise credit management, IPR protection, laboratory testing procedures, China-New Zealand…
On January 26, 2021, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and New Zealand Trade Minister Damien O’Connor signed a protocol upgrading the bilateral Free Trade Agreement, introducing…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree adopting a new regulation on exit and entry administration, scheduled to take effect on September 15.…
