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28 March 2022The Meaning of the Concept of Duty of Care in the Directive and the Act
What the duty of care means in general and under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the EU Directive: the objective standard of care, the adverse impact definitions, and the specific obligations that frame and limit the duty.
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25 March 2022General Assessment of the European Union’s Work on the Due Diligence Directive
The EU due diligence directive was adopted as Directive (EU) 2024/1760 and narrowed by the Omnibus I amendment of February 2026: the thresholds are 5,000 employees and EUR 1.5 billion turnover, and it applies from 26 July 2029.
Read →22 March 2022General Assessment of the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains
An overview of Germany’s Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG): its purpose, the principle that protection of human rights and the environment is universal, and how it carries monitoring and audit duties beyond Germany’s borders.
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11 October 2021How to compliantly transfer data abroad from Türkiye
Adequacy decisions, the standard contract, binding corporate rules and undertakings: the conditions for transferring personal data out of Türkiye under Article 9 of the KVKK as amended by Law 7499.
Read →11 October 2021Penalties and enforcement decisions for breaches of Data Protection Law in Türkiye
Penalties for breaches of data protection law in Türkiye — prison sentences, administrative fines and compensation — together with the Board's principle decisions and a selection of enforcement decisions on data security, transfers abroad and breach notifications.
Read →10 October 2021The rights of data subjects
The rights of data subjects under Türkiye's Data Protection Law: information, access, rectification, erasure, objection and opt-out, with application procedures, response deadlines and the differences from the GDPR on portability and automated decision-making.
Read →10 October 2021The legal bases for compliant data processing
The legal bases for processing personal data under Türkiye's Data Protection Law: explicit consent, contractual necessity, legal obligations, vital interests, legitimate interests, publicised data and the establishment or protection of rights.
Read →10 October 2021Key points on explicit consent for data protection compliance
Explicit consent under Türkiye's Data Protection Law: the three elements of valid consent, why blanket consents are invalid, recording and proving consent, and the data subject's right to withdraw consent with prospective effect.
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15 January 2017Cover · Export handbookExport terms handbook
Delivery terms, payment methods and export documents: how the Incoterms rule, the payment method and the document set have to be designed as one file — and the mistakes that most often surface after shipment.
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