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Updated: Nov. 4, 2010 (Initial publication: Oct. 12, 2010)
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ENGLISH
The September 8th 2010 decision of the European Court of Justice rules that any national law on gambling restraining freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, if not consistent and systemic in its purpose, violates EU Law.
SPANISH
La Corte Europea de Justicia restringe a los Estados Miembros la habilidad de dificultar la libre provisión y establecimiento de servicios de juego en su territorio nacional.
El 8 de septiembre del 2010, una decisión de la Corte Europea de Justicio juzga que cualquier ley nacional sobre los juegos que restrinjan la libertad de establecimiento y la liberad de proveer servicios, a menos de que sea consistente y sistémica en su propósito, viola la Ley de la Unión Europea.
ITALIAN
La Corte di giustizia, con una sentenza dell’8 settembre 2010, ha deciso che ogni legislazione nazionale in materia di scommesse che riduce il diritto di libero stabilimento e la libera prestazione di servizi viola il diritto europeo, qualora tale legislazione non contribuisca a limitare l’attività di scommesse in maniera coerente e sistematica.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2010 (Initial publication: Nov. 3, 2010)
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The implementation of the Transfer Matching System (TMS) on October 1, 2010 was announced by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) as a first step to regulate international player transfers through an increased transparency of these human and financial flows.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2010 (Initial publication: Nov. 3, 2010)
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Updated: Oct. 19, 2010 (Initial publication: Oct. 14, 2010)
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Updated: Oct. 18, 2010 (Initial publication: Oct. 12, 2010)
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Updated: Oct. 18, 2010 (Initial publication: Oct. 13, 2010)
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The European Court of Justice handed down a judgement on September 9th 2010 in which it ruled that two criteria of the Austrian Glücksspielgesetz (the Federal Law on Games of Chance) violated articles 43 and 49 EC, that is to say the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2010 (Initial publication: Sept. 23, 2010)
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Updated: Oct. 1, 2010 (Initial publication: Sept. 23, 2010)
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The European Commission proposes a package to enhance consumer protection and strengthen consumer confidence in financial services, comprising deposit guarantee schemes, investor compensation schemes, and insurance guarantee schemes. The proposals were sent to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers for consideration.