Vodafone’s Maxi Sanction for Aggressive Telemarketing
- Posted By Pierangela Rodilosso
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- 30 November 2020
On 12 November 2020, the Italian Data Protection Supervisor issued order no. 224 under Article 58, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (after this “the Regulation” or “GDPR”) against Vodafone S.p.A. (after this “Vodafone” or “the Company”). The Authority fined…
COOKIE BANNER: Is the pre-selected consent box on the use of cookies essential?
- Posted By Pierangela Rodilosso
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- 13 November 2020
With Measure no. 229 of 8 May 2014 (“Identification of simplified ways of providing information and obtaining consent for the use of cookies”), the Data Protection Authority has outlined simplified ways of providing information to users of websites that use…
The Draft of the IVASS Order in Public Consultation Laying Down Temporary Derogating Measures
- Posted By Giovanna Aucone
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- 10 November 2020
On November 4, 2020, IVASS has placed in public consultation a Draft Order containing temporary measures derogating from IVASS Order no. 79 of November 14, 2018, laying down the criteria for the calculation of values, costs and deductibles in the…
ITALIAN VAT ON CHARTERS: The Proof on the Effective Sailing Outside the European Union – Short and Long-Term Contracts
- Posted By Domenico Rinaldi
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- 2 November 2020
As highlighted in our previous newsletters, Italian Tax Authority (Agenzia delle Entrate) has postponed the entry into force of the new VAT regime on short and long term yacht charter contract, financial leasing included. Indeed, this new regime is applicable…
The Italian Privacy Authority Approves the “Cashback” Regulation Scheme
- Posted By Pierangela Rodilosso
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- 29 October 2020
On October 13, 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority has issued a favourable opinion on the draft regulation prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to regulate the so-called cashback system. This regulation, aimed at rewarding the use of…
EIOPA’s Approach to the Supervision of Product Oversight and Governance
- Posted By Giovanna Aucone
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- 26 October 2020
On October 8, 2020, Eiopa, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, published a document describing the supervisory approach adopted with regard to the requirements for the product oversight governance, so-called POG, as identified by Directive (EU) 2016/97 on insurance…
New Guidelines of the European Data Protection Board no.7/2020 on the Notions of Data Controller and Data Processor
- Posted By Pierangela Rodilosso
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- 13 October 2020
On 2 September 2020, the European Data Protection Committee adopted the new Guidelines aimed at clarifying the definition of the concepts of Data Controller and Data Processor and their respective functions. The Guidelines are currently subject to public consultation until…
H&M Has Been Fined 35 Million Euros For Violation Of Employees’ Privacy
- Posted By Pierangela Rodilosso
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- 8 October 2020
On 1 October 2020, the Hamburg Commission for Data Protection and Freedom of Information fined H&M 35.3 million euros for violating the privacy of several hundred employees of the Nuremberg branch on 1 October 2020. The measure imposed the highest…
Ivass Order on Remote Hearing of the Parties
- Posted By Giovanna Aucone
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- 8 October 2020
As part of the sanctioning proceedings ruled by IVASS Regulation No. 39/2018, Article 15, paragraph 5, provides the possibility that the recipient of the dispute may request a hearing, with a request attached to the defense briefs, addressed to the…
IVASS Extends the Deadline to Fulfil the Obligations Regarding the Professional Training of the Intermediaries
- Posted By Giovanna Aucone
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- 6 October 2020
On October 1, 2020, IVASS intervened with regard to the professional training obligations of the intermediaries, given the numerous requests from insurance intermediaries’ trade associations to reduce the hours of compulsory professional updating for intermediaries for the year 2020 or…