{"id":15747,"date":"2026-03-20T09:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexcovery.com\/2026\/03\/review-of-the-eu-legislation-for-20-03-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:14:08","slug":"review-of-the-eu-legislation-for-20-03-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexcovery.com\/en\/2026\/03\/review-of-the-eu-legislation-for-20-03-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the EU legislation for 20\/03\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Review of EU Legal Acts<\/h5>\n<p>Please provide the short review of the legal acts you want me to analyse. I will then offer a comprehensive review of the acts as requested.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Review of each of legal acts published today:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:32026R0137\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026\/137 of 15\u00a0January 2026 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No\u00a06\/2002 on European Union designs with rules specifying the details of certain proceedings concerning registered designs, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No\u00a02245\/2002<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=OJ:L_202600706\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Directive (EU) 2026\/706 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 amending Directive 2014\/32\/EU as regards measuring systems for electric vehicle supply equipment and compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters (Text with EEA relevance)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=OJ:L_202600615\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/615 of 19\u00a0March 2026 cancelling the registration of the protected geographical indication Colline Pescaresi (PGI)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=OJ:L_202600604\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/604 of 19\u00a0March 2026 cancelling the registration of the protected geographical indication Colline Frentane (PGI)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=OJ:L_202600700\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/700 of 4\u00a0March 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU)\u00a02024\/2651 as regards administrative changes to the Union authorisation of the biocidal product family Taski-Room Care-Suma Family based on Lactic Acid<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:32026R0138\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/138 of 15\u00a0January 2026 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No\u00a06\/2002 on European Union designs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=OJ:L_202600697\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Regulation (EU) 2026\/697 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019\/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:32026R0687\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Regulation (EU) 2026\/687 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 implementing the bilateral safeguard clauses of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0770\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.DB InfraGO AG and DB RegioNetz Infrastruktur GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Rail transport \u2013 Directive 2012\/34\/EC \u2013 Railway infrastructure \u2013 Management independence \u2013 Article 4(2) \u2013 Independence of the infrastructure manager \u2013 Infrastructure and services charges \u2013 Article 29(1) \u2013 Establishing, determining and collecting charges \u2013 Charging scheme for charges for the use of the German railway infrastructure \u2013 Short-distance rail passenger transport \u2013 Calculation of the amount of the charges \u2013 Multiplication of the amount of the average charges levied during a reference period by a fixed annual rate of increase laid down by law.Case C-770\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0513\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 March 2026.Oblastn\u00ed nemocnice Kol\u00edn, a. s., nemocnice St\u0159edo\u010desk\u00e9ho kraje v Odvolac\u00ed finan\u010dn\u00ed \u0159editelstv\u00ed.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Taxation \u2013 Common system of value added tax (VAT) \u2013 Directive 2006\/112\/EC \u2013 Right to deduct VAT \u2013 Article 173(1) \u2013 Proportional deduction \u2013 Expenditure forming part of the general costs of a taxable person \u2013 Minimum technical and material equipment of healthcare facilities required in order to obtain a licence to supply healthcare services in respect of which VAT is not deductible \u2013 Services necessary for the supply of services in respect of which VAT is deductible.Case C-513\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0679\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.HL v UniCredit Bank Zrt. and Momentum Credit Zrt.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Consumer protection \u2013 Directive 93\/13\/EEC \u2013 Unfair terms in consumer contracts \u2013 Loan agreement denominated in foreign currency \u2013 Term placing the exchange rate risk on the consumer \u2013 Effects of a finding that the term is unfair \u2013 Action for restitution of the sums paid pursuant to the unfair term \u2013 Starting point of the limitation period for an action for restitution \u2013 Resumption of the limitation period after a period of suspension.Case C-679\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0646\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arr\u00eat de la Cour (neuvi\u00e8me chambre) du 19 mars 2026.#Commission europ\u00e9enne contre R\u00e9publique de Bulgarie.#Manquement d\u2019\u00c9tat \u2013 Article 258 TFUE \u2013 Directive (UE) 2019\/882 \u2013 Exigences en mati\u00e8re d\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 applicables aux produits et services \u2013 Absence de transposition et de communication des mesures de transposition \u2013 Article 260, paragraphe 3, TFUE \u2013 Sanctions p\u00e9cuniaires \u2013 Demande de condamnation au paiement d\u2019une somme forfaitaire et d\u2019une astreinte \u2013 D\u00e9sistement partiel.#Affaire C-646\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0171\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arr\u00eat de la Cour (dixi\u00e8me chambre) du 19 mars 2026.#EVH GmbH e.a. contre Commission europ\u00e9enne.#Pourvoi \u2013 Concurrence \u2013 R\u00e8glement (CE) no 139\/2004 \u2013 Concentration d\u2019entreprises \u2013 March\u00e9s allemands de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et du gaz \u2013 Acquisition par E.ON SE d\u2019actifs de distribution et de commerce de RWE AG \u2013 D\u00e9cision d\u00e9clarant la concentration compatible avec le march\u00e9 int\u00e9rieur et le fonctionnement de l\u2019accord sur l\u2019Espace \u00e9conomique europ\u00e9en, du 2 mai 1992.#Affaires jointes C-171\/24 P \u00e0 C-176\/24 P.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62025CJ0043\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 March 2026.SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH v AK en tant qu\u2019administrateur dans la proc\u00e9dure de liquidation portant sur le patrimoine de MAPLAN Maschinenfabrik und Anlagen f\u00fcr Kunststofftechnik Schwerin GmbH.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Judicial cooperation in civil matters \u2013 Regulation (EC) No 1346\/2000 \u2013 Insolvency proceedings \u2013 Article 13 \u2013 Conflicts of laws \u2013 Loan granted by a shareholder of a capital company to that company \u2013 Action for restitution of payments received by the creditor before the opening of the insolvency proceedings \u2013 Action aimed at ensuring compliance with the ranking of claims in those proceedings.Case C-43\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0363\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.Finansinspektionen v Carnegie Investment Bank AB.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Regulation (EU) No 596\/2014 \u2013 Market abuse \u2013 Article 7(1) \u2013 Concept of \u2018inside information\u2019 \u2013 Article 7(2) \u2013 Information of a \u2018precise nature\u2019 \u2013 Email containing information relating to the inclusion of a person in an insider list \u2013 No statement of the reasons that led to that inclusion \u2013 Correct assessment of the circumstances \u2013 Correct information \u2013 Necessity.Case C-363\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0371\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.HW v Minist\u00e8re public.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data for the purpose of combating criminal offences \u2013 Directive (EU) 2016\/680 \u2013 Article 10 \u2013 Processing of special categories of personal data \u2013 Collection of biometric data \u2013 Taking of fingerprints and of photographs \u2013 Person reasonably suspected on one or more grounds of having committed or attempted to commit a criminal offence \u2013 Whether strictly necessary \u2013 Discretion \u2013 Obligation to state reasons \u2013 Refusal of the data subject to consent to the collection of his or her biometric data \u2013 National legislation allowing a person to be prosecuted for and convicted of a specific criminal offence penalising such a refusal, even in the absence of any prosecution or conviction in respect of the criminal offence that formed the basis of the envisaged collection of those data.Case C-371\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0870\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.Valsts ie\u0146\u0113mumu dienests v SIA \u201eOUTLETICO\u201d.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 State aid \u2013 Regulation (EU) No 651\/2014 \u2013 Categories of aid which may be considered to be compatible with the internal market \u2013 Exemption provided for aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) \u2013 Article 1 of Annex I \u2013 Concept of an \u2018enterprise\u2019 \u2013 Article 3(3) of Annex I \u2013 Concept of \u2018linked enterprises\u2019 \u2013 Natural person holding the majority of voting rights associated with the shares of an enterprise \u2013 Engaging in an economic activity \u2013 Actual control exercised through direct or indirect involvement in the management of the enterprise.Case C-870\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62023CJ0649\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 March 2026.Institutul de Istorie \u015fi Teorie Literar\u0103 \u201eG. C\u0103linescu\u201d and Funda\u0163ia Na\u0163ional\u0103 pentru \u015etiin\u0163\u0103 \u015fi Art\u0103 v HK, en qualit\u00e9 d&#8217;h\u00e9ritier de TB and\u00a0Others.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Approximation of laws \u2013 Directive 2001\/29\/EC \u2013 Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society \u2013 Reproduction right \u2013 Article 2(a) \u2013 Concept of a \u2018work\u2019 \u2013 Protection of works by copyright \u2013 Conditions \u2013 Directive 2006\/116\/EC \u2013 Article 5 \u2013 Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works \u2013 Article 2 \u2013 Critical edition of a pre-existing work the purpose of which is to restore a Latin manuscript \u2013 Intellectual creation reflecting the personality of its author, by expressing the latter\u2019s free and creative choices \u2013 Subject matter identifiable with sufficient precision and objectivity.Case C-649\/23.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0178\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arr\u00eat de la Cour (dixi\u00e8me chambre) du 19 mars 2026.#Mainova AG et enercity AG contre Commission europ\u00e9enne.#Pourvoi \u2013 Concurrence \u2013 R\u00e8glement (CE) no 139\/2004 \u2013 Concentration d\u2019entreprises \u2013 March\u00e9s allemands de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et du gaz \u2013 Acquisition par E.ON SE d\u2019actifs de distribution et de commerce de RWE AG \u2013 D\u00e9cision d\u00e9clarant la concentration compatible avec le march\u00e9 int\u00e9rieur et le fonctionnement de l\u2019accord sur l\u2019Espace \u00e9conomique europ\u00e9en, du 2 mai 1992.#Affaires jointes C-178\/24 P et C-179\/24 P.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0526\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.Brillen Rottler GmbH &amp; Co. KG v TC.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data \u2013 Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 \u2013 Article 12(5) \u2013 Article 15(1) \u2013 Data subject\u2019s right of access to the personal data concerning him or her \u2013 Controller\u2019s right to refuse to act on the request for access \u2013 Excessive character of the request \u2013 Abuse of rights \u2013 First request for access \u2013 Right to compensation and liability \u2013 Article 82(1) \u2013 Action based on infringement of the right of access \u2013 Non-material damage \u2013 Loss of control over personal data.Case C-526\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/AUTO\/?uri=CELEX:62024CJ0589\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 March 2026.Almirall BV and Almirall SA v Infinity Pharma BV and Pharmaline BV.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Medicinal products for human use \u2013 Directive 2001\/83\/EC \u2013 Scope \u2013 Article 2(1) \u2013 Medicinal products prepared industrially or manufactured by a method involving an industrial process \u2013 Article 3(2) \u2013 Medicinal products prepared in a pharmacy in accordance with the prescriptions of a pharmacopoeia and intended to be supplied directly to the patients served by the pharmacy in question \u2013 Exclusion from the directive\u2019s scope \u2013 National regulation subjecting the latter medicinal products to an authorisation requirement on the basis of a numerical criterion.Case C-589\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review of EU Legal Acts Please provide the short review of the legal acts you want me to analyse. 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