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Call for evidence on Block Exemption for liner shipping operators
Call for Evidence on Block Exemption for Liner Shipping Operators Antitrust, Competition and TradeLegal Updates

Call for Evidence on Block Exemption for Liner Shipping Operators

The European Commission has opened a call for evidence until 3 October 2022 with regards to the “Consortia Block Exemption Regulation”. This block exemption allows liner shipping operators to cooperate in the provision of services. The block exemption will expire on 25 April 2024. The call for evidence is intended to assess how well the block exemption has functioned since it was last extended in 2020. The call for evidence may be accessed here : https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13519-EU-competition-law-evaluation-of-the-Consortia-Block-Exemption-Regulation_en Disclaimer: This document does not purport to give legal, financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or legal assistance, please do not…
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29th September 2022
Last few days of the public consultation on the Motor Vehicles Block Exemption
Last few days of the Public Consultation on the Motor Vehicles Block Exemption Legal Updates

Last few days of the Public Consultation on the Motor Vehicles Block Exemption

In July 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its draft proposals for the future of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (‘MVBER’) regime. The proposals include (i) a draft Regulation prolonging the validity of the existing MVBER for five years and (ii) a draft Communication introducing targeted updates to the Supplementary Guidelines. Comments may be submitted by the 30 September 2022. The draft rules follow a review process launched In December 2018 and provide that the MVBER expires on 31 May 2023. This was done with the aim of gathering evidence on the functioning of the rules…
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27th September 2022
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MFSA Issues Guidelines to the Submission of the Statement of Source of Wealth and Source of Funds Banking & FinanceInsurance & ReinsuranceInvestment Services & FundsLegal UpdatesRegulatory Compliance

MFSA Issues Guidelines to the Submission of the Statement of Source of Wealth and Source of Funds

On the 12 August 2022, the MFSA has issued a Circular to inform the financial services industry of the launch of a new standardised template (“Annex AX26: Source of Wealth and Source of funds self-declaration form”) to be used with immediate effect when submitting a statement of source of wealth and source of funds. The statement is to be submitted by all qualifying shareholders and Politically Exposed Persons as an attachment to their online Personal Questionnaire. The statement is to be filled in electronically and signed by the applicant. Disclaimer: This document does not purport to give legal, financial or…
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26th August 2022
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MFSA Issues Circular on Adopting EIOPA’s Revised Guidelines on the Legal Entity Identifier Insurance & ReinsuranceLegal Updates

MFSA Issues Circular on Adopting EIOPA’s Revised Guidelines on the Legal Entity Identifier

On the 8th August 2022, the Malta Financial Services Authority (hereinafter referred to as “the MFSA”) issued a Circular on Adopting the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (hereinafter referred to as “EIOPA”) Revised Guidelines on the Legal Entity Identifier (hereinafter referred to as “the Guidelines”) which became applicable on the 1st July 2022 and which repealed the Guidelines on the use of the Legal Entity Identifier. The Legal Entity Identifier (hereinafter referred to as “LEI”) is a 20-character, alpha-numeric, code which is unique to each legal entity participating in financial transactions. Each LEI code contains information about an entity’s…
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24th August 2022
MFSA Circular: Amendments to Chapter 5 of Insurance Rules and Related Legislation Insurance & ReinsuranceLegal Updates

MFSA Circular: Amendments to Chapter 5 of Insurance Rules and Related Legislation

On the 5th August 2022, the Malta Financial Services Authority (hereinafter referred to as “the MFSA”) issued a Circular on the amendments to: the Glossary of Terms, Chapter 5 of the Insurance Rules and the Insurance Business (Exemptions) Regulations. These amendments are being carried out to ensure that the MFSA adheres to the EU Notice on the adaptation in line with inflation of the amounts laid down in the Solvency II Directive which was published on the 19th October 2021 (hereinafter referred to as “the Notice”) and the Revised Guidelines on the Valuation of Technical Provisions and the Revised Guidelines…
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23rd August 2022
No More USA Social Media in the EU? Data Protection and PrivacyLegal Updates

No More USA Social Media in the EU?

It has been reported by various news outlets that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has prepared a draft decision which may well lead to the end of EU-US data transfers. This draft decision is a consequence of the concerns which have been raised by USA surveillance laws and practices and comes in the wake of the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield by the Court of Justice of the EU a few years ago. The draft decision has been shared with other EU data protection supervisory authorities and a period of one month has been allocated for their input before…
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25th July 2022