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On July 11, 2013, Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 (EU Cosmetics Regulation) replaced the previously applicable legal regulations. The EU Cosmetics Regulation concerns primarily [...]
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The VII Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for the law on contracts for work and services, has ruled that certain liability limitation clauses commonly used in the textile cleaning trade are invalid. [...]
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In October 2011, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the Consumer Rights Directive [...]
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