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Food and drink sector hot topic: international food and drink sector key issues for 2013 Germany

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • Germany
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  • March 1 2013

The Federal German Parliament passed an amendment to the law on tenancy which will affect both residential and commercial lease agreements in Germany

New developments for the German gambling landscape

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Germany
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  • February 8 2013

On January 24th 2013 two highly anticipated decisions were made in Germany concerning Gambling regulations, one by the Federal Court of Justice and

VAT treatment of vouchers

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Germany
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  • April 26 2012

The German Federal Fiscal Court recently published a decision concerning the provision of hotel vouchers

Online gambling: is now the time to enter the German market?

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
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  • Germany
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  • March 1 2012

The German State of Schleswig- Holstein has enacted a new Gambling Act (Glücksspielgesetz), which makes it legal for gambling service providers with the appropriate license to offer online gambling to individuals in Schleswig-Holstein from March 1, 2012 onwards

Hotel operators must pay for TV programs

  • Squire Sanders
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  • Germany
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  • October 7 2011

The Higher Regional Court of Munich confirmed in a decision that has now become legally binding (Decision dated 30 June 2011 file no.: 6 Sch 1409 WG) that hotel operators are obligated by law to pay appropriate remuneration to private broadcasting companies for the use of TV and radio programs

New hotel brands target Germany

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • September 21 2011

The German hotel market remains vibrant

European Commission issues detailed opinion on the draft New State Treaty on gambling

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 27 2011

The New State Treaty was notified to the Commission without any explanation of the draft provisions

Kept out: appointment of foreign managing directors that do not have the ability to enter the country at will

  • Jones Day
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  • Germany
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  • November 8 2010

Appointing a foreign national as the managing director of a German limited liability company ("GmbH") is a well-established practice in Germany

German court holds need to independently verify consent when getting e-mail list from third-party data broker

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • Germany
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  • March 2 2010

A German court held late last year that a travel company that purchased e-mail addresses from a data broker had violated German law

European Court of Justice: prohibition of linking raffles with product purchase in German Act against Unfair Competition violates European Community law

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • January 27 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided on January 14, 2010 (file no. C-30408) that Directive 200529EC concerning unfair commercial practices makes domestic legislation impossible according to which business practices linking participation of consumers in a raffle to the purchase of goods or the use of services are declared to be unfair competition