1. Amendment to EU Deforestation Regulation:
The regulation extends the implementation timeline of deforestation-free product requirements by 12 months. The main application date moves to December 2025, with small businesses getting until June 2026. Country risk classifications will be done by June 2025, and the old Timber Regulation remains in force until December 2025. The…
This Regulation amends existing rules to provide emergency financial assistance through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to farmers, forest holders and rural businesses affected by natural disasters occurring from January 2024. The act introduces a new temporary support measure with simplified procedures and increased flexibility in fund allocation to help affected regions…
This Regulation establishes a temporary framework called RESTORE (Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction) to provide immediate support to regions affected by natural disasters in the EU. It amends existing regulations on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to enable quick financial assistance for reconstruction and social support in affected…
This Regulation amends the EU Deforestation Regulation 2023/1115, which aims to prevent deforestation-linked products from entering the EU market. The key change is postponing the main application date by 12 months, from December 2024 to December 2025, to give stakeholders more time to prepare for compliance.The Regulation makes three main amendments to the original act:Changes…
RESTORE Framework Regulation
Creates an emergency support mechanism allowing use of up to 10% of ESF+ and ERDF funds for disaster response with 95% co-financing rate and 25% pre-financing. Covers infrastructure restoration, temporary work schemes up to 18 months, and basic assistance up to 6 months. Applies retroactively to disasters between January 2024-December 2025.
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No new decisions were published today
Here's a review of the significant legal acts:
RESTORE Framework Regulation
A new emergency support framework allowing quick financial assistance for regions hit by natural disasters. It enables using up to 10% of ESF+ and ERDF funds for disaster response with 95% co-financing rate and 25% pre-financing. Covers infrastructure restoration, temporary work schemes, and basic assistance,…
This Regulation amends existing rules to provide emergency financial assistance through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to farmers, forest holders and rural businesses affected by natural disasters occurring from January 2024. The act introduces a new temporary support measure with simplified procedures and increased flexibility in fund allocation to quickly address the…
This Regulation amends the EU Deforestation Regulation 2023/1115, which aims to prevent deforestation-linked products from entering the EU market. The key change is postponing the main application date by 12 months, from December 2024 to December 2025, to give stakeholders more time for preparation. The regulation also adjusts related deadlines for country risk classification and…
This Regulation establishes a temporary framework called RESTORE (Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction) to provide immediate support to regions affected by natural disasters in the EU. It amends existing regulations on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to enable quick financial assistance for reconstruction and social support in affected…
No new decisions were published today
The court noted that for persons whose pensions were assigned before the amendments to the law in 2017, the previous version of the law should be applied, which did not require pension assignment under special conditions to receive a supplement for excessive service length. The Supreme Court emphasized that the state had guaranteed special pension…
The court was guided by the fact that limiting the right to receive a higher amount of assistance only within two years after the initial establishment of disability contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine, as it unjustifiably restricts the right of servicemembers to social protection. This is confirmed by the Decision of the Constitutional Court dated…
Subject of the dispute - challenging a court verdict regarding the conviction of a person for theft of chocolate and headphones with a total value of less than 2,000 hryvnias during martial law. When making the decision, the court was guided by the fact that after the Law No. 3886-IX of 18.07.2024 came into force,…
The court was guided by the fact that amendments to the List of Narcotic Drugs, introduced by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 653 dated 24.05.2024, which transferred cannabis from especially dangerous narcotic drugs to narcotic drugs with limited circulation, cannot be considered as amendments to the criminal law. The court…
The court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that the grandmother has a legal right to communicate with her granddaughter and participate in her upbringing, and that the strained relations between the child's mother and grandmother cannot serve as grounds for restricting these rights. The court also took into account the conclusion…
No new legal acts were published today
This Regulation introduces changes to the classification and control of electrical and electronic waste shipments in the EU, implementing decisions made under the Basel Convention. It modifies the entries for hazardous and non-hazardous electronic waste in various annexes, establishing new classification codes A1181 and Y49. The changes become effective from January 1, 2025.The act amends…
This Regulation amends the EU rules on shipments of electrical and electronic waste to align them with changes made to the Basel Convention. The changes introduce new classifications for hazardous and non-hazardous electronic waste and modify the procedures for their transboundary movement. The amendments will become effective from January 1, 2025.The Regulation's structure consists of…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of seamless pipes and tubes originating in Russia. The regulation maintains existing anti-dumping duties following an expiry review, with rates ranging from 24.1% to 35.8%. The measures aim to protect the EU market from dumped imports that could cause injury to EU industry.The…
