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The Law on the Amendment to the Consumer Protection and Property Ownership Law numbered 7392 [“Amendment Law”] was published in the Official Gazette on April 1, 2022. Most changes will enter into force six months later, i.e., as of September 1, 2022. In this article, we will explain the significant amendments introduced to the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 ["CPL"] as per the Amendment Law [available in Turkish only].
The former Environment and Project Development DWF team led by Zbigniew Kozlowski has spun off to establish the Kozlowski Tomasik Oszczak law firm, with Milosz Tomasik and Marcin Oszczak as co-founding Partners.
The Ministry of Finance has recently announced officially the opening of a call for submission of applications under the state aid scheme regulated by Government Decision no. GD 807/2014 for financing assets. The period for submitting financing requests is scheduled between 15.06.2022-26.07.2022, when investors may file the relevant documentation.
Rymarz Zdort has provided pro bono legal advice to the Save the Children International Foundation on the establishment and registration of its Polish operations.
After the recent alignment of Romanian state aid law with applicable European law, the procedure for granting state aid in Romania has also been updated as follows:
The new changes of the Company law published on the 21st of April, 2022, introduce the “real” convertible loan institute for the limited liability companies in North Macedonia.
TGS Baltic has advised I Asset Management on obtaining an alternative investment fund manager license under the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive, to operate throughout the EU.
Amendments to the Real Estate Tax Legislation: Significant Changes for Businesses Planned as of 2025
AP Legal Advises Banka Postanska Stedionica Belgrade on Sale of EUR 150 Million NPL Portfolio
Kinstellar Advises Canadian Nuclear Partners on Framework Agreement with Nuclearelectrica for Refurbishment of Unit 1 at Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant
Schoenherr and Herbst Kinsky Advise on Verdane's Investment in Fiskaly
Wolf Theiss Advises Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance on Financing Greenstone’s Acquisition of Format Office Building
A&O Shearman Advises Polenergia on Szprotawa 1 Photovoltaic Farm Financing
Schoenherr Advises Vehis Finanse Debt Securities Offerings
Dentons and A&O Shearman Advise on CPIPG EUR 250 Million Partnership with Sona Asset Management
CMS Advises Rail Cargo Group on Joint Venture with Transfera
