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Ukraine: New rules of the game for renewables in Ukraine

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On 31 July 2020, the President of Ukraine has signed the long-awaited law of Ukraine No. 810 “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine related to Improvements of the Terms of Support for Production of Electricity from Renewables Energy Sources” (“Law”).

Effective from 1 August 2020, the adjusted Feed-in-Tariff rates will apply to the renewable energy projects (“REP”) in Ukraine. To see the Feed-in-Tariff (“FiT”) rates please follow the link here.

For the REPs commissioned before 30 June 2015, the FiT cap of EUR 24.56 KW/h will apply.

WPPs with up to three wind turbines (irrespective of the capacity) are not any longer eligible for FiT.

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TMT Talk Podcast Series – Latest Episode: Business Future Proofing – Compliance and Investigations

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A tech-entwined world necessarily puts focus on technology companies and the opportunities that arise with them. TMT Talk, the Global TMT industry podcast, will help you navigate and prioritize via insights from top legal advisers in strategic technology markets. We’ll go into the issues, how they affect businesses, society, and the way players deal with them.

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EMEA: COVID-19 Life Sciences Survey (Updated)

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As COVID-19 rapidly spreads to every corner of the globe and is officially declared a pandemic, governments across the world are adopting emergency measures to fight against this extraordinary situation. Ultimately, all these measures are aimed at protecting the health and wellbeing of citizens. However, on the healthcare and life sciences front in particular, such measures range from intervention powers to guarantee adequate supplies of treatment and medical equipment, to the relaxation of deadlines and regulatory requirements to simplify administrative procedures wherever possible, so that competent authorities, manufacturers and other actors can focus on urgent priorities related to the COVID-19 crisis.

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The Slave-Free Business Certification Act: Bipartisanship Grows in Congress Around Aggressive Corporate Legal Obligations on Supply Chain Responsible Sourcing

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Overview On July 20, 2020, Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced the Slave-Free Business Certification Act (“the Act”).  If passed, the Act would require every “covered business entity” — defined as any issuer under section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 that has annual, world-wide gross receipts of…

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Italy: COVID-19 – European Commission, EMA and FDA agree on new priorities to strengthen their collaboration on medicines

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On 18-19 June 2020, senior officials from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Commission and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a meeting to review their ongoing joint initiatives, discuss strategic priorities for the coming years and identify areas where their collaboration could be strengthened.

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Ukraine: State support for large investment projects

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On 21 July 2020, Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, passed in the first reading a Draft Law No. 3760 “On State Support for Investment Projects with Significant Investments” (“Draft Law”). The Draft Law was proposed by the President of Ukraine as part of his investment promotion agenda and is aimed at enabling state support for major investments in Ukraine.

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Global: Regulatory Focus on ESG Disclosure Means Increased Scrutiny on Accuracy and Thoroughness of ESG Data from Supply Chains

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Financial regulatory and enforcement momentum focusing on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues is building up from recent activities by US, EU and UK financial regulators.  As a result, we anticipate that asset managers and financial intermediaries will increasingly seek to obtain and analyze ESG-related data and information from companies…

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