8/6/2018
Here you can read our May 2018 Sport & Music Law Newsletter. If you prefer to receive it every month directly in your inbox, then please send us an email to info@paez.mislatadigital.com indicating in the subject field or in the body of the email "SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER".
18/5/2018
On Friday, May 18th, the Council of Ministers authorised a call for grants from the Superior Sports Board ('Consejo Superior de Deportes') in 2018, valued at nearly 14 million Euros: social security contributions for professional athletes and sportsmen who represent Spain in International competitions. Publication of call for grants in Spain's Official Journal (in Spanish)
27/4/2018
In her speech, Margrethe Verstager addressed key topics for consumer and competition on the online stage, namely: changing digital markets; competition for digital services: Apple/Shazam; competition and innovation; competition in telecoms networks; Altice; and the future of competition in digital markets. Access the speech here
26/4/2018
An article published on the online version of the Spanish business newspaper Expansión (see article in Spanish here) reports about Iberdrola informing the competition services of the EU Commission about what it perceives as unfair practices by Enel for breaching market rules by heavily relying on the support of the Italian state in the takeover [...]
26/4/2018
The amended provisions, and corresponding topics, are the following: - Art. 14 Terminating a contract with just cause - New Art. 14bis Terminating a contract with just cause for outstanding salaries - Art. 17 Consequences of terminating a contract without just cause - Art. 18 Special provisions relating to contracts between professionals and clubs - [...]
26/4/2018
The purpose of the taxes is to contribute to environmental protection and to town and country planning by attempting to correct and counterbalance the adverse effects of large retail establishments. According to the CJEU, “exemptions based on the size or nature of the activities of an establishment provided for by taxes such as those in [...]
23/4/2018
The Commission has decided to open an in-depth investigation into Apple's proposed acquisition of Shazam. The aim of such an investigation is to further assess the proposed acquisition of Shazam by Apple under the EU Merger Regulation amid concerns that the merger could reduce choice for users of music streaming services. Access the EU Commission [...]
6/4/2018
Access to the text published in Spain’s Official Gazette (in Spanish)
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