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Deloitte: Explore the latest webcasts from Dbriefs Legal

Staying on top of all the legal issues for your day-to-day activities and corporate life events in many jurisdictions is a challenge, especially in this current environment. That's why Deloitte Legal launched Dbriefs, live webcasts, to help you gain insights on key legal trends and critical issues affecting your global business operations.

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Upcoming webcasts:

Commercial Law
Breaking News on EU Privacy Law: ECJ Safe Harbour Ruling and EU General Data Protection Regulation

17 February, 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM CET (GMT +1)
Host: Dulce Miranda
Presenters: Miroslava Kuklincova, Maria Vidal, and Stefan Wilke

The end of 2015 has brought and the beginning of 2016 will continue to bring across thrilling changes to data privacy and protection landscape of the EU. On 6 October 2015, the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) likewise an earthquake sent ripples through the global privacy community. In consequence, even the validity of the remaining vehicles for the legitimisation of personal data transfers to countries outside the EU / the EEA, i.e., EU Model Clauses and Binding Corporate Rules, are subject to review of the national data protection agencies and the Art. 29 Working Party. Further, at the beginning of 2016, the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 shall be replaced by the new EU General Data Protection Regulation. This Regulation will incorporate a unitary privacy regime within the whole EU. It will bring across, however, material changes, e.g., in terms of severe penalties which were formerly known only from antitrust law breaches. We'll discuss:

• The ECJ Safe Harbour ruling and its consequences on international transfers of personal data including its impact on BCRs and EU Model Clauses. 
• Potential solutions and recommendations for future transatlantic transfers of personal data. 
• The EU General Data Protection Regulation: what is really new and what are your urgent to-dos. 

Deloitte Legal’s experienced IT / Privacy experts will share insights about the impact of these breaking news on businesses for their typical handling and transfers of personal data.

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Commercial Law
New EU Public Procurement Directive: Keeping up with the Changes

2 March, 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM CET (GMT +1)
Host: Kathleen De hornois
Presenters: Ole Magnus Karlsen and Alexis Treca

The relevance of the new EU public procurement directive is not limited to EU28 but impacts every company worldwide that sells goods or services to public organisations in the EU. What do you need to know about the implementation and the transposition of the directive that may affect your operations? We'll discuss:

•The importance of the public procurement market in the EU.
•What is included in the directive in terms of innovation, digitalisation, and flexibility.
•The implementation timeframe and status in the different member states including Belgium, France, and Norway.
•Comparison with the new EU Concessions Directive.

Gain insights from the Deloitte experts and understand the key changes and timeframe that may impact your company.

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