08.06.2021

AGCM calls the Government with proposals on competition in Italian ports. Will the Government respond?

The Italian Antitrust Authority (“AGCM”) has – as usual – prepared and sent to the Government, last March, its annual report containing proposals for competition reform for the purposes of the Annual Law…

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08.06.2021

How to “pick up” a State Aid

Here we are again on the subject of port towage, but this time from a new perspective, the one of applicable State aid provisions. As is known, port towage is not included among the activities that can…

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08.06.2021

First reflections on the implementation of the new guidelines on the award of concessions for port towage

On the pages of our Shipping&Transport Bulletin [1] we have already dealt extensively with the new guidelines on the award of concessions for port towage issued by the Ministry of Infrastructure and…

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03.06.2021

Vaccination certificates, relevant privacy implications not to be underestimated

The following document was published on June 3, 2021 in "About Pharma and Medical Devices".  The current health emergency arising from the spread of the coronavirus ("Covid-19") has led both national…

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26.05.2021

IVASS Regulation No 47 of 27 April 2021: provisions on recovery plans and financing plans of (re)insurance undertakings

On 27 April 2021, IVASS published Regulation No 47 on recovery and financing provisions pursuant to Title XVI of Legislative Decree No 209 of 7 September 2005 - Private Insurance Code ("CAP"). With this…

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25.05.2021

Happy Birthday, GDPR!

Regulation (EU) 2016/679, also called “General Data Protection Regulation” (the “GDPR”), turns three. The GDPR indeed came into force on 25 May 2018, becoming the global benchmark for personal data…

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04.05.2021

Nctm: non-structure structure

When the merger leading to the formation of Nctm took place in 2000, very few people were fully aware of what brand identity meant for a law firm. For Nctm, it was a question of giving an appropriate…

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26.04.2021

Factoring transactions and financial exposures vis-à-vis public administrations in light of the new definition of default

Introduction This alert considers the impact of the new definition of prudential default[1], in effect as of 1 January 2021, both in terms of its application to factoring transactions and in the context…

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06.04.2021

IVASS Bulletin Year IX – No. 2/2021: partial portfolio transfer “from the Society of Lloyd's to Lloyd's Insurance Company S.A.”

In IVASS Bulletin No. 2/2021, the Italian Insurance Supervisory Authority announced that: “the UK Supervisory Authority, Prudential Regulation Authority, has communicated its approval to the partial…

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30.03.2021

European Commission and IVASS: clarifications regarding Product Oversight and Governance

EIOPA publishes European Commission Q&A on IDD implementation with important clarifications on Product Oversight and Governance On 23 March 2021, EIOPA published responses by the European…

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25.03.2021

The draft new Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal data to non-EU countries between (little) applause and (much) criticism

The draft new standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission As is known, on 12 November 2020 the European Commission published the draft new standard contractual clauses…

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18.03.2021

Contributions from Nctm Offices Around the World | January - March 2021

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a “European Year of Rail” In order to promote rail transport in line with the objectives set out in the European Green Deal, the year 2021 has…

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