Questions of interpretation on the Novel Food Regulation - Topic Spermidine
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the LG Graz, Case C-141/22 - Questions of interpretation of the Novel Food Regulation / Subject Spermidine. The case concerns a food supplement containing spermidine, in which during the production of the product buckwheat seeds germinate into sprouts in a nutrient solution containing synthetic spermidine as hydroponics. After harvesting, the sprout is washed with water, dried and ground into sprout meal. Through [...]
Regulation on limits of monacolins from red mold rice published
Regulation (EU) 2022/860 - Regulation on limit quantities of monacolins from red mold rice published. On 01.06.2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/860 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 was supplemented, and maximum quantities for monacolins from red mold rice were introduced. The regulation was long-awaited, the question of transition periods and the validity only for the production or also for [...]
UKRAINE: Guideline für a humanitarian stay in Austria
As already announced on Facebook and LinkedIn, lawpoint has developed a guide for a humanitarian stay in Austria together with a Ukrainian law firm. You can find this guide here in Ukrainian and English: Humanitarian stay Ukraine-en-ua
Consumer can claim damages due to misleading advertising
Decision of the Supreme Court from 16.12.2021, 4 Ob 49/21s - Consumer can claim damages due to misleading advertising. In competition law, it is common for the injured competitor to be able to claim damages from the unfairly acting competitor. In its decision 4 Ob 53/98t, the Supreme Court affirmed for the first (and so far only) time that a consumer who has suffered financial loss as a result of an anti-competitive act [...]