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Batch of new EU laws officially published -
- Freezing and confiscation of criminal assets
- Visa list law (codified after a zillion amendments)
- Free movement of non-personal data
- Audio-visual services law revised
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…
Some points...
UK opted in to new law on freezing and confiscation of criminal assets, keen to "make crime pay" where assets are squirrelled away abroad. But the deadline to apply the law is 12 days before the end of the withdrawal agreement transition period (unless that period is extended).
Visa list law codifies endless amendments since 2001, but will have to be amended imminently again due to Brexit.
Reminder: the Commission proposed two weeks ago UK citizens will not have to get a visa for short-term travel: ec.europa.eu/transparency/r…
Some folks seemed to miss this.
Audio-visual services - new law applies 3 months before end of transition period. Brexit political declaration fails to mention these services.
Blog posts on the law by my colleague Lorna Woods
Impact on YouTube etc: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/05/revisi…
regulators: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/06/regula… //
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