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Nowadays, we are striving to conserve nature and reduce the waste we produce, but it seems that certain products are being replaced instead of repaired. As a result, the European Union has started to focus its legislation on promoting the reduction of unnecessary waste from "defective" goods. See below for what this could mean for you as a consumer or supplier.

Are you mindful of where you buy your favourite spread? Does your favourite chocolate taste different depending on where you buy it? Have you ever noticed that the same packaging hides a product of varying quality? Now you can enjoy the product under the same label and of the same quality, no matter where you buy it.

To make business more sustainable and implement the European Green Deal, the European Commission has drafted a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union formally adopted the Directive at the end of November 2022, which entered into force on 5 January this year. The Directive introduces new obligations, and undertakings required to report under the Directive should start preparing to comply as soon as possible. Below we highlight some key upcoming changes and present selected new developments for undertakings.

The beginning of each year sees the Financial Administration adjust development land usage fees. FURS issues these fee decisions based on information provided by the municipalities. Have you ever checked whether this information was correct?

Just before the end of last year, the long-awaited Personal Data Protection Act (ZVOP-2) was adopted. Slovenia was the last EU Member State to adopt legislation transposing the General Data Protection Regulation.

In recent weeks, one of the main topics in the media has been the shortage of general practitioners. Almost 7% of insured persons in Slovenia were left without a general practitioner. This article explains how these people can access healthcare services and sick leave.

A new EU regulation has come into force, which aims to make the internet safer, among other things, through mechanisms to take down illegal content. The Digital Services Act, as the regulation is referred to in simplified terms, on the other hand, lays down additional obligations and places greater accountability on digital platforms.

In a recent decision, the National Review Commission upheld an audit claim for a minor calculation error in a tender. A repeat of the procurement procedure is now on the cards owing to the contracting authority's failure to correct the discrepancy of only EUR 0.20.

Shop closures on Sundays and statutory work-free days have, in some cases, proved unrealistic. The Government has therefore drafted a bill to amend the Trade Act, which would permanently introduce certain additional exemptions to existing exemptions.

According to the interpretation of the CJEU, the protection of special categories of personal data also applies in the case of mere indication of personal data. Personal data controllers will have to review their processing activities and ensure that the processing is lawful in light of the new interpretation of the concept of special categories of personal data.