In a recent decision, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – “AEPD“) fined Marins Playa, S.A. (“Marins Playa“), a provider of hotel services, with 30,000 euros for collecting and further processing photographs contained in the ID documents of its guests. At check-in, the hotel personnel requests and scans the ID […]
ESG in Legal Practice Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG“) is more than regulatory compliance. It assumes a proactive approach on the part of private actors in response to environmental, social, and governance concerns. The phenomenon might be difficult to grasp in societies captured in a long process of transition and catching up with global business […]
While the European Union has introduced special temporary protective measures for people fleeing the war in Ukraine, Serbia is currently not faced with a mass influx of displaced persons from that country. As a matter of principle, people fleeing the war in Ukraine or persecution in Russia may avail themselves in Serbia of the asylum […]
Arts. 12 and 15 of the EU Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR“) regulate the right of access (“RoA“). This right consists of three main components: (i) confirmation of whether personal data are processed; (ii) access to the personal data; and (iii) information about the processing itself. The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) adopted, on […]
BDK Advokati advised Convex Holding from UK in connection with the sale of their remaining 49% share in Trizma d.o.o. to M Plus Croatia d.o.o, after the initial sale of 51% share back in 2018. Trizma is a call centre provider located in Serbia while M Plus Croatia d.o.o. is a regional player in the […]
On 11 February 2022, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos) fined Amazon Road Transport Spain, S.L. (“Amazon RT“) EUR 2,000,000, for including criminal record certificates within the documentation that it requests during the hiring process of freelance truck drivers. The following are the aspects of the decision which we have […]
Investment Flows We conclude our series on investment protection between Serbia and major economies with a post on France. According to the Development Agency of Serbia, France is third country of origin of foreign investments in Serbia, with a 9.7% market share, in terms of the value of projects, and fifth country of origin, with […]
Our partner Luka Popović for CEE Legal Matters on the legislative and economic climate in Montenegro.
The Montenegrin Parliament adopted at the end of 2021 a set of legislative changes concerning taxation, in the Labour Act, Mandatory Social Security Act, Personal Income Tax Act, and Corporate Income Tax Act. The new regime applies from 1 January 2022. Personal income Employment The announced reform’s key goal was to increase average salary in […]
Investment Flows This week we focus on Italy within our series on investment protection between Serbia and major economies. According to the Development Agency of Serbia, Italy is the top country of origin of foreign investments in Serbia, with a 10.7% market share in terms of the value of projects, and second country of origin, […]
