10.09.2019

The new EU Regulation on safeguarding competition in air transport

On 17 April 2019, the European Parliament and the Council approved the new Regulation (EU) 2019/712 on safeguarding competition in air transport, repealing Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 (which proved to be…

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10.09.2019

The sale of ships registered with the International Ships Registry between entities of different nationalities: the relevant market practice

We hereby summarize the procedure followed in the market practice in the event of sale of a vessel registered with the International Ships Registry between an Italian selling company and a foreign company…

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10.09.2019

An important clarification from the European Court of Justice on social security provisions for seafarers

The maritime employment relationship is intrinsically characterized by important elements of internationality, which frequently impose the operator and seafarers to cope with juridical systems of other…

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10.09.2019

The proper management of the waste produced by a breakdown on board a ship

The Court of Justice of the European Union, by deciding the case C-689/17, dealt with the issue of the proper classification of the “waste” produced by a breakdown on board a ship. All waste intended to…

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10.09.2019

New guidelines on the award of concessions for port-towage (part two)

Let’s continue our brief analysis of the new guidelines on the award of concessions for port-towage, issued in March 2019 by the Italian Ministry for Infrastructures and Transports (Ministero delle…

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10.09.2019

Aeroporto di Genova S.p.A.: to tender or not to tender? “That is the question”

Let's go back to the subject of the legal nature of the granting entities and the consequent obligation or otherwise to carry out a public tender procedure in the awarding of concessions and / or…

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09.09.2019

The Lazio Regional Administrative Court on the P.E.C. and the exemption from piloting: pilots score a goal, but the game is still open

In previous articles [1] on piloting we focused on the critical issues that mark its organization, tariff setting mechanisms and any distortions of competition that are likely to arise from the current…

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04.09.2019

Towards a “new” real estate securitisation

Recent updates on the securitisation of proceeds arising from ownership of real estate assets introduced by Italian Budget Law 30 December 2018, no. 45 and Law Decree 30 April 2019, no. 34 (so called…

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02.08.2019

Cannabis, even if light, is illegal. Sales banned by Italy’s Supreme Court?

Criminal Supreme Court en banc, judgment No. 30475 on filed 10 July 2019 The attentive reader will remember that in our first article, "Light cannabis in Italy: products are booming in Italy, but…

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18.06.2019

Contributions from Nctm Offices Around the World
Shipping & Transport Bulletin June - July 2019

State aid for a dredger in the port of Klaipeda Lithuania sought to provide aid for the purchase of a dredger for the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority as there are no dredging services offered on the…

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18.06.2019

Changes to the Instruments for Maritime Labour Inspection (Maritime Labour Certificate, Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance and Report on Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Agencies)

As is generally known, the Maritime Labour Convention (ILO – MLC, 2006) is one of the most important cornerstones of national and international maritime labour law. More specifically, the Convention –…

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18.06.2019

Article 577 of Italian Navigation Code: interpretation issues involved with the limitation period of naval mortgages

Interest and criticism have arisen from among legal commentators and courts in relation to article 577 of the Italian Navigation Code, due to its poor wording: “The rights arising from the grant of a…

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