Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is relevant for everyone doing business in Ireland. The Act, with the exception of Part 4 (which deals with sanctions and enforcement), came into force on 1 September 2015.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe European Commission has intervened in ports in an ad hoc manner for many years particularly through the means of competition law. Its attempts to create a formal regime have not been very successful to date. Indeed, its proposals to adopt legislation have even met with angry protests on the streets of Brussels by dockworkers.
EU, Competition & ProcurementDirective 2010/65 deals with the reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of EU Member States.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 21 January 2009, the Commission adopted a Communication setting the strategic goals and recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018.
EU, Competition & ProcurementVincent Power, Partner and Head of A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement Group provides an analysis on the key aspects of State Aid law and policy in Ireland.
EU, Competition & ProcurementCatherine Duffy and Eileen Roberts, Partners at A&L Goodbody, provide an overview of shipping law, the shipping industry and legislative framework in Ireland.
Aviation & Transport FinanceCatherine Duffy and Eileen Roberts, Partners at A&L Goodbody, provide an overview of shipping law, the shipping industry and legislative framework in Ireland.
EU, Competition & ProcurementAn issue of key concern to the shipping community is whether EU law prevails over international treaty law (in particular, treaties in the maritime sector).
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 8 May 2015, the European Commission announced that DG Competition will host the second Global Maritime Regulatory Summit on 18 June 2015 in Brussels. It will be a follow-up to the first Summit in Washington in December 2013.
EU, Competition & ProcurementWhile the European Commission contemplated the creation of an EU register (the so-called “EUROS” proposal), the regime remains (and is likely to remain) one characterised by Member States having their own national registers (whether one national registry or a national registry with a parallel one) rather than there being an EU register.
EU, Competition & ProcurementConsortia agreements typically allow liner shipping carriers to rationalise their activities and achieve economies of scale. If consortia face sufficient competition and are not used to fix prices or share the market then users of services provided by consortia are usually able to benefit from improvements in productivity and service quality
EU, Competition & ProcurementConsultation on the impact of procurement law challenges The European Commission is consulting on the effectiveness of the remedies available to tenderers in the context of breaches of public procurement law.
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