04.05.2020

COVID-19: Are purely virtual general meetings of cooperative societies also permitted?

The Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, insolvency and criminal procedure law (Federal Law Gazette I 2020, page 569 et seq.) contains considerable facilitating provisions…

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03.05.2020

25 Years Schengen Area - The Challenges of COVID-19 and the Consequences of the Pandemic for the Freedom of Goods and Services

More than a month ago, Europe celebrated the first 25 years of the abolition of intra-European border controls - and this despite the restrictions on freedom of travel and the free movement of goods that…

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03.05.2020

coronavirus and staggered increase in short-time working allowance

The German Trade Secret Protection Act (Geschäftsgeheimnisschutzgesetz) is celebrating its first birthday these days. It entered into force on 26 April 2019. I had originally planned the title "Happy…

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03.05.2020

Holidays Against Your Will? – A stroll through German Holiday Law in times of the corona pandemic

The consequences of the global corona pandemic are also seriously affecting the German economy. Under the impression of the current crisis, many companies are faced with a lot of questions and new…

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03.05.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Listed init SE on Takeover of DResearch Fahrzeuglektronik

Frankfurt am Main, 4 May 2020 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised init innovation in traffic systems SE, Karlsruhe, on the takeover of DResearch Fahrzeugelektronik Group. The…

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29.04.2020

Digital Works Council Work on the Home Straight: German Parliament Passes Bill

At the end of April, the German Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the resolution recommendation and the report of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs (BT Printed Matter 19/18753) for a law on the…

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27.04.2020

Digital Health Applications Ordinance – DiGAV of 21 April 2020

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, the use of applications (apps) that are used on smartphones or smart watches has been proposed frequently. It is not least this consideration that suggests that…

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26.04.2020

Live streams on the Internet: Simplified notification requirements for broadcasting licenses

A broadcasting license may also be required for live streams on the Internet. If this is the case, the live stream must be notified to the State Media Authorities. In the course of the corona crisis, the…

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23.04.2020

Lockdown - Extensive closure of companies and (public) facilities

Lockdown - Extensive closure of companies and (public) facilities - what are the consequences for the payment of remuneration and what are the claims for compensation and possibilities of relief for…

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23.04.2020

New Tax Support Measures: Changes in Profits Tax for Russian Companies

On April 22, Federal Law No. 121-FZ was adopted, which provides for a number of reliefs with regard to the profits tax. From April 2020, Russian companies have an opportunity to reduce advance payments…

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22.04.2020

Delayed Payment of Short-Time Allowance by Employment Agency – Pre-financing of Reimbursement Claim by Main Bank?

Germany has turned to short-time work. Thanks to the relaxation of the short-time work allowance (KUG) in response to the coronavirus crisis, more than 720,000 companies are currently using short-time…

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22.04.2020

Update: Entry into Force of the SARS-CoV-2 Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)

The SARS-CoV-2 drug supply regulation announced on 8 April 2020 (see our Article of 17 April 2020) came into force on 22 April 2020 (SARS-CoV-2-Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation). The Regulation…

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