January 2019
International trade
It is often the case that an enterprise sources or sells its products abroad. This has been particularly common since the development of e-commerce. In many cases, the commercial activities that the company develops are carried out from the country of origin, i.e. the country where the company carries out its activities, without it setting up in the territory of another state. We will talk about the mobility of goods and services or international trade. In other cases, which are also very frequent in practice, the company's development requires a presence on the foreign market. We will talk about corporate mobility. The international trade [...]
December 2018
New Renewable energy directive (2018/2001/EU)
On 4 December 2018 the revised renewable energy directive 2018/2001/EU entered into force, as part of the general Clean energy for all Europeans package. Hereby the EU adopted one of the most ambitious renewable energy policies in the world aimed at keeping the EU a global leader in renewable energy sources and help the EU meets its GHG (greenhouse gas) reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement (12 December 2015). Learn more here
September 2018
Compliance explained for dummies
What is compliance? Compliance is the set of measures aimed at making actions taken by an organisation in accordance with the standard applicable to the one in question.here. These measures generally include the acquisition of basic documentation, the implementation of adequate training tools and, where applicable, the appointment of a responsible person whose mission content is generally precisely defined, as well as the updating of these elements following the adaptation of the legal framework. Unilateral obligation or commitment Compliance can be the result of a legal obligation or an organisation's own initiative. Obligation From time to time, the start of an activity [...]