On February 17th, 2024, the European Union (EU) introduced a transformative piece of legislation that impacts both European users who create and share content online and the tech companies that act as intermediaries on the internet. This legislation, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), was first proposed in December 2020 to modernize the outdated EU e-Commerce Directive, a 20-year-old law that has long provided critical safeguards and legal certainty for businesses operating in the digital space.

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On June 13, 2024 the European Parliament and the European Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union, also referred to as the EU AI Regulation or Artificial Intelligence Act.

  1. Law No. 361/2022, which implemented the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 into national legislation

In 2019, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 instituted protection for individuals reporting breaches of European law, and was later transposed into national legislation, creating an obligation for some companies to have internal channels through which employees, and not only them, can report breaches of EU law without suffering negative consequences from the company for these reasons.

From July 3, 2024, the rule required by the European Parliament and Council through Art. 6 of EU Directive 2019/904 on reducing the environmental impact of certain plastic products, according to which single-use plastic products whose caps and closures are made of plastic can only be placed on the market if the caps and closures remain attached to the containers during the intended use phase of the products, comes into force. The provision was transposed into national law by Ordinance No 6/2021 on the reduction of the environmental impact of certain plastic products.