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Temporary authorisations for certain biocidal products to tackle the Corona crisis: unusual times call for unusual (temporary) measures

The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.

Does your everyday cleaning product qualify as a 'biocidal product' under European legislation?

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the concept of 'biocidal product' on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, in a case on a cleaning product primarily used "to ensure the absence of mould".

International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment & Climate Change Law 2020 - European Union chapter

The ICLG to Environment & Climate Change Law 2020 covers common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations – including environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, liabilities, among others – in 27 jurisdictions.

Europese klimaatwet: op weg naar klimaatneutraliteit

Op 4 maart 2020 presenteerde de Europese Commissie de Europese klimaatwet, een kader voor klimaatneutraliteit en wijziging van EU-verordening 2018/1999. Één van de tools om de doelstellingen van de Europese Green Deal te realiseren.

Legal trend: climate change litigation

The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation.

Silvio Spiniello

Junior Associate Brussels

Noor Dewulf

Junior Associate Brussels

Stibbe advises Schneider Electric

Stibbe advises Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its strategic investment in Planon.

Stibbe advises EFG Hermes's Vortex Energy

Stibbe Luxembourg advised EFG Hermes's Vortex Energy on the sale of Vortex III.

De vergroening van het openbaar vervoer

Op 20 juni 2019 werd Richtlijn 2019/1161/EU aangenomen. Deze Richtlijn wijzigt Richtlijn 2009/33/EG inzake de bevordering van schone en energiezuinige wegvoertuigen, ook gekend als de ‘Clean Vehicles Directive’. De nieuwe Richtlijn voorziet in minimumstre

Geen concessieovereenkomst, geen inhouse-gunning OV-diensten aan interne exploitant op grond van de PSO-verordening

Het Hof van Justitie oordeelde onlangs in twee arresten dat artikel 5 lid 2 PSO-Verordening niet van toepassing is op de onderhandse gunning van opdrachten voor busdiensten die niet de vorm aannemen van een concessieovereenkomst.

EU Single-Use Plastics Directive is now in force: brief recap

The EU adopted a new directive aiming at tackling marine litter generated from 10 single-use plastic products and from abandoned fishing gear and oxo-degradable plastics. This is called the Single-Use Plastics Directive.

Monitor Wind op Land 2018: Doelstelling voor 2020 naar verwachting niet gehaald, optimistisch over opgesteld vermogen in 2023

De minister van Economische Zaken en Klimaat stuurde op 28 juni 2019 de Monitor Wind op Land 2018 naar de Tweede Kamer vergezeld van een kamerbrief.

Stibbe successfully represents Vantage in enforcement of international arbitration ruling

Stibbe has represented Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc. and Vantage Deepwater Company (Vantage) in the enforcement of an arbitral award against Petrobras in the Netherlands. Stibbe worked on this matter in close cooperation with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Su

Stibbe wins summary proceedings for energy companies

Under the strict sustainability provisions of the Agreement on Energy for Sustainable Growth 2013 (known as the Energy Agreement), coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands are using an increasing proportion of biomass instead of coal.

Stibbe advises Excess Materials Exchange (EME)

Stibbe advises Excesss Materials Exchange, a digital facilitated marketplace B2B platform for excess materials trade, on legal matters including setting up the articles of association, structure, employment law, data protection, and defining "waste".

HvJ: nationale rechter dient toe te zien op de naleving van de verplichtingen inzake luchtkwaliteit

Bij arrest van 25 juni 2019 (C-723/17) deed het Hof van Justitie uitspraak over enkele prejudiciële vragen, voorgelegd door de Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel, over de toepassing van de Europese Luchtkwaliteitsrichtlijn (2008/50/EG).

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