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A Masquerade Ball – EPPO uncovers EUR 200M in customs duties and VAT due

Import and Trade Remedies

The EPPO has the power to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or serious cross border fraud. In its Impact Assessment Report for the new customs reform, the European Commission also indicated this procedure as being prone to fraud.

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Much Ado About Nothing? – Advocating for Legality Clauses instead of ESG and CSR Investor Obligations in International Investment Agreements

Kluwer Arbitration

Chapter 6-10 of ECOWAS Common Investment Code 2018 ; Art. For instance, the South African Development Community Model BIT Template mandates investors to conduct an environmental impact assessment ( Art. 34) already has such provisions in place.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The ICSID Arbitration In the arbitration, Colombia proposed several jurisdictional objections that were rejected by the tribunal.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The ICSID Arbitration In the arbitration, Colombia proposed several jurisdictional objections that were rejected by the tribunal.

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We Need to Talk About … the EU AI Act!

Kluwer Arbitration

I vividly remember when I gave the keynote speech on “ International Arbitration 3.0 – How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Dispute Resolution ” at the Vienna Arbitration Days 2018. At the time, people were quite skeptical about the topic, but apparently intrigued enough to select it at the GAR awards as the best lecture of the year.