The subject of the dispute concerns the correctness of the criminal proceedings closure by the court of first instance due to the alleged expiration of pre-trial investigation terms. The court was guided by the fact that the period between the criminal proceedings closure by the prosecutor (01.03.2022) and the cancellation of this resolution by a…
This judgment concerns the legality of Directive (EU) 2019/692 which amended Directive 2009/73/EC regarding common rules for the internal natural gas market. The key issue was the extension of EU gas market rules to pipelines between EU Member States and third countries, particularly affecting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany.The judgment analyzes…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation establishing technical standards for reporting requirements related to asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens under the EU's crypto-assets regulation (MiCA).The regulation sets detailed rules for how issuers of asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens must report information to competent authorities regarding:Number and location of token holders Value of tokens issued and…
1. Essence of the decision: The European Court of Human Rights ruled on a case concerning two Cypriot nationals convicted of money laundering and extortion based primarily on testimony from an accomplice who received immunity from prosecution. The Court found no violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) and Article 6…
This Regulation establishes detailed procedures and standard forms for cooperation and information exchange between competent authorities supervising crypto-asset markets in the EU. It implements technical standards for the application of Regulation 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA).The Regulation consists of 12 articles and 4 annexes containing standard forms. The main provisions cover designation of contact…
This Commission Implementing Regulation establishes a standardized form for reporting personal data processing by providers of number-independent interpersonal communications services in their efforts to combat online child sexual abuse. The regulation implements specific reporting requirements under Regulation (EU) 2021/1232.The regulation consists of two main parts: the legal basis and requirements (Articles 1-2) and a detailed…
This Commission Implementing Regulation establishes detailed rules for collecting agricultural statistics in the EU for the reference year 2026. Here are the key aspects:The regulation provides a comprehensive framework for gathering data about agricultural holdings across the EU, covering both structural information and details about production methods, rural development, and environmental aspects.The regulation is structured…
This Commission Implementing Regulation establishes a standardized form for reporting personal data processing by providers of number-independent interpersonal communications services in their efforts to combat online child sexual abuse. The regulation is directly linked to Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 and aims to ensure uniform data collection across the EU.The regulation consists of two main parts: the…
This Regulation establishes detailed procedures and standard forms for cooperation and information exchange between competent authorities supervising crypto-asset markets in the EU. It implements technical standards for the application of Regulation 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA).The Regulation consists of 12 articles and 4 annexes containing standard forms. The main provisions cover designation of contact…
This Commission Implementing Regulation establishes detailed rules for collecting agricultural statistics in the EU for the reference year 2026. Here are the key aspects:The regulation provides a comprehensive framework for collecting data about agricultural holdings in the EU, covering their structure, production methods, rural development measures, and environmental aspects. It implements Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 on…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure and…
The court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that preferential old-age pension is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduced retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Therefore, a person who is already receiving a preferential old-age pension cannot repeatedly claim assignment of the…
The court was guided by the fact that persons who acquired the right to a preferential pension under the Chornobyl Law before the amendments in 2017 retain the right to a 1% supplement for each year of overtime service under the old version of the law. The Supreme Court emphasized that extending new restrictive rules…
Subject of the dispute - transfer of criminal proceedings for consideration by the United Chamber of the Cassation Criminal Court due to the presence of a prosecutor's cassation appeal against the ruling of the Kyiv Court of Appeal. The court does not disclose detailed arguments in the operative part, but the transfer of the case…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions for pension assignment by reducing the retirement age. It is important that the Supreme Court departed from previous practice and formulated a new conclusion that persons…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure and conditions…
The subject of the dispute concerns the correctness of the application by the first and appellate instance courts of the provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding sentencing for a person who committed a new crime before the previous judgment was rendered. The cassation instance court established that the lower courts incorrectly applied criminal…
Subject of Dispute: Cassation review of a sentence against a person convicted of death threats and theft during martial law.
Key Court Arguments: The court drew attention to legislative changes introduced by Law No. 3886-IX dated 18.07.2024, which decriminalized petty theft of property valued less than 2 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens. Since the value of…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding African swine fever (ASF) control measures. The regulation updates the zoning of restricted areas for ASF in several EU member states, particularly in Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy and Lithuania. It modifies the classification of zones based on the epidemiological situation and…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in the case of Orlov v. Ukraine concerning the ineffective investigation of ill-treatment inflicted on the applicant by private individuals in 2009, which resulted in his partial disability. The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture) in its procedural…
