King & Spalding (JD Supra Sweden)
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The Swiss Responsible Business Initiative Has Been Rejected, but the Government’s Counterproposal Will Likely Enter Into Force: Brief Overview of the New Duties for Companies
In a public vote on 29 November 2020, the Swiss electorate rejected the Responsible Business Initiative (the “RBI”). After an intensive ideological campaign, the RBI received 50.7% of the votes but failed to win support in a majority of cantons, a necessary condition for a public initiative.
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Update – Sweden’s Request to Ban American Lobster in the EU Risks Violating the Rules of the WTO
In July 2016, we reported that the Swedish Government had requested that the European Union impose a ban on imports of U.S./Canadian live lobster (Homarus americanus). Sweden argues that Homarus americanus should be designated an “alien invasive species” under EU law because it is not native to the EU, it poses serious risks to European lobsters through the spreading of disease, and because once...
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Sweden’s Request to Ban American Lobster in the EU Risks Violating the Rules of the WTO
On February 29, 2016, the Swedish Government requested that the European Union impose a ban on imports of U.S./Canadian live lobster (Homarus americanus). Sweden argued that Homarus americanus is an “alien invasive species” to the EU because it is not native to the EU, because it poses serious risks to European lobsters through the spreading of disease, and because once the American lobster is...