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On 10 February 2021, the Federal Cabinet agreed on a joint draft of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act [Telekommunikation-Telemedien-Datenschutzgesetz, TTDSG-RegE]. The planned Act, which is to be passed shortly (the first reading in the Bundestag took place on 25 March 2021), will adapt data protection provisions from the German Telecommunications Act [Telekommunikationsgesetz, TKG] and the German Telemedia Act [Telemediengesetz, TMG] to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) as well as implement essential parts of Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive).

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Myriam Baars-Schilling is the new chairwomen of the law firm Oppenhoff. The 43-year-old lawyer will lead the four-member Executive Board in the future. The Oppenhoff partners also elected Dr. Jürgen Hartung as a new member of the management. Among other things, the 51-year-old IT lawyer is going to drive forward the firm’s digitisation.

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The new law addresses the enormous challenges faced by Chile in the area of energy efficiency: energy-intensive companies in particular must implement energy management systems (so-called “SGEs” [Sistemas de Gestión de Energía]), which require a great deal of equipment, technology and know-how. German and international suppliers and service providers can play a relevant role in providing this.

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Innovative office concepts such as desk sharing and open work spaces can be found in more and more companies, alongside an increasing acceptance of home offices and flexible working. Such office concepts are part of the New Work approach which, among other things, encourages interaction between employees.

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Oppenhoff has advised the Pohl Group on the complete sale of its subsidiary Systea Pohl GmbH to the French Etanco Group. Systea will continue to operate as an independent company.

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The use of artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the digitisation of retail. According to the "Executive Summary World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots" of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Germany ranks fifth worldwide in the use of industrial robots - after China, Japan, the USA and South Korea.

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After long political negotiations, the German Federal Ministries for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) have agreed on a draft law on corporate due diligence in supply chains. With the draft bill on the so-called Supply Chain Act of 15 February 2021, the Federal Government wants to oblige larger German companies to comply with human rights and environmental protection standards along their global supply chain from 2023 onwards. The bill is expected to be passed before the end of this legislative period.

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Oppenhoff advised nd industrial investments B.V. on the Series B financing round of Next.e.GO Mobile SE. As majority shareholder of Next.e.GO Mobile SE, nd industrial investments B.V. acted as lead investor for the Series B financing round.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has given online commerce a powerful boost. At the same time, COVID-19 has repeatedly caused supply bottlenecks, resulting in products being out-of-stock at the customer’s preferred dealer. When looking for alternatives, customers then like to take advantage of offers from foreign traders.

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There is a lot happening in the field of Digital Business. Below, we have summarised the most important legal developments.

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