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  • Position paper

Joint statement by lawyers, judges, journalists on the ongoing crackdown on the rule of law in Turkey

Joint statement by lawyers, judges and journalists on the ongoing crackdown on the rule of law in Turkey

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English, French
  • Position paper

Memorandum on Mutual Recognition of Lawyers’ Cross Border Continuing Professional Development

Memorandum on Mutual Recognition of Lawyers’ Cross Border Continuing Professional Development

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English
  • Position paper

CCBE Comments on the IMCO/JURI report on the Proposal for a directive on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of content

CCBE comments on the IMCO/JURI report on the Proposal for a directive on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content

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English, French
  • Position paper

CCBE Response to the European Commission Public Consultation on disincentives for advisors and intermediaries for potentially aggressive tax panning schemes

The CCBE Response to the European Commission Public Consultation on disincentives for advisors and intermediaries for potentially aggressive tax planning schemes

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CCBE Comments on the draft Regulation presented on 13 July 2016 by the European Commission establishing a common asylum procedure for international protection and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU relating to minimal standards concerning the procedures for the granting and withdrawal of international protection

Comments of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on the draft Regulation presented on July 13, 2016 by the European Commission…

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CCBE statement regarding the European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Money-Laundering, Tax Avoidance, and Tax Evasion (PANA)

European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) Statement from the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe…

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CCBE response to the European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Money-Laundering, Tax Avoidance, And Tax Evasion (PANA)

European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) Committee of inquiry questions to the Council of Bars and Law…

English
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CCBE guidance on improving the IT security of lawyers against unlawful surveillance

CCBE guidance on Improving the IT Security of Lawyers Against Unlawful Surveillance

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English, French
  • Position paper

CCBE comments on the proposal of 5 July 2016 to amend Directive 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing

CCBE comments on the proposal of 5 July 2016 to amend Directive 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the…

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  • Position paper

CCBE Proposal for a Revision of Directive 93/13/EC on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts 

CCBE Proposal for a Revision of Directive 93/13/EC on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts 

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English, French
  • Position paper

CCBE comments on the Commission proposal for a regulation establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) – COM (2016) 270

CCBE comments on the Commission proposal for a regulation establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for…

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  • Position paper

Message addressed to the drafting committee of the ICCBA’s Statutes

Message addressed to the drafting committee of the ICCBA’s Statutes

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English, French
  • Position paper

CCBE comments on the draft code of conduct for Unified Patents Court

CCBE comments on the draft code of conduct for Unified Patents Court

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English
  • Letters

Joint letter – Lobbyists for Transparent Lobbying

Joint letter – Lobbyists for Transparent Lobbying

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English
  • Position paper

CCBE proposals – European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Draft Report with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights

CCBE proposals – European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Draft Report with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an…

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  • Position paper

CCBE recommendations on the protection of client confidentiality within the context of surveillance activities

CCBE recommendations on the protection of client confidentiality within the context of surveillance activities

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English, French