https://www.bizcommunity.com/440/717.html Europe Legislation & Regulation news 15 Legislation & Regulation news - Europe https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/440/717.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:11:41 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tiktok-meta-fined-hundreds-of-millions-by-eu-regulators-for-data-privacy-breaches-251787a In a landmark ruling, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530m ($571m) for illegally transferring European users’ data to China, marking one of the largest penalties under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The decision reflects Europe’s intensified focus on data protection. 1-257560 Tue, 13 May 2025 11:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legislation & Regulation Europe https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-will-not-delay-deforestation-law-environment-chief-says-on-ivory-coast-visit-453349a The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. 1-247415 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legislation & Regulation Europe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/825/238038.html The European Union (EU) is currently undertaking a review of its design laws, with the aim of making design law protection more relevant as the world transitions into a digital area. The proposed revision to the legislation introduces several key changes to expand the protection afforded by design law and to make it simpler, faster and more cost effective to protect and enforce design rights in the EU. 1-238038 Tue, 02 May 2023 12:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legislation & Regulation Europe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/307/217147.html Discarded single-use plastic shopping bags (SUPBs) are a growing environmental menace. Dubbed the 'white flower' in South Africa, the negative effects of SUPBs include reducing the aesthetic value of landscapes, clogging waterways, depleting petroleum reserves through their production, and endangering marine life through entanglement and ingestion. 1-217147 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legislation & Regulation Europe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/177887.html The General Data Protection Regulation legislation is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years. Its fundamental aim is to protect all EU citizens from privacy and data breaches in an increasingly data-driven world. 1-177887 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legislation & Regulation Europe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/307/177781.html France recently passed an amendment to its Agriculture Bill. It prohibits any product that is largely based on non-animal ingredients from being labelled like a traditional animal product. This essentially bans product names such as "vegetable steak", "soy sausage", or "bacon-flavoured strips". 1-177781 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Legislation & Regulation Europe