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The German Federal Cartel Office [Bundeskartellamt] has given the go-ahead for the launch of the digital trading platform "Unamera". The platform is intended to facilitate trade in agricultural products (especially for grains and oilseeds) between agricultural traders and farmers as well as processors. However, certain structural conditions must be met.

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Without a doubt, the COVID 19 pandemic is a topic that also dominates labor law at present. Home offices, claims to a release from work for childcare purposes, protective hygienic measures, short-time work - these are just a few of the key terms that have been determining our everyday life and work with increasing intensity for weeks now. We are keeping you up-to-date on all relevant labor law issues in connection with the pandemic through our newsflashes, webinars, FAQs and other formats.

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In order to counteract the threatening economic consequences of coronavirus, the Federal Ministry of Finance [Bundesministerium der Finanzen, BMF] and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy [Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, BMWi] already announced in a joint statement issued on Friday a package of measures to mitigate the impact, which already included tax deferrals, an adjustment of advance tax payments and a waiver of enforcement measures.

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The spread of the corona (COVID-19) virus is currently weakening the German and European economy. Enterprises of all sizes are feeling its effects. Large foreign investors, in particular, could now take this situation as an opportunity to invest in German and European companies.

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Today, the German Federal Council [Bundesrat] approved the so-called Act to Mitigate the Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Procedural Law Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic [Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht]. The statute includes changes in German corporate law to mitigate negative effects of the protective measures to limit the COVID-19 Pandemic, in particular the restriction to assemble, on the companies' ability to operate.

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Below, we are providing you with an overview of the tax aspects of "remote working" from a home office.

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The outbreak of coronavirus raises the question (among many others) of what powers and obligations employers have when processing the personal data of employees and third parties who are in contact with the company.

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Today, on 25 March 2020, the Bundestag adopted the amendments to the German Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases [Infektionsschutzgesetz - IfSG] proposed by the Federal Ministry of Health [Bundesgesundheitsministerium- BMG] (hereinafter referred to as the "BMG"). In the event of an epidemic such as the current corona pandemic, the Federal Government will be temporarily granted additional powers.

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Coronavirus is having a massive impact on a many lessees and lessors. Shops and restaurants have had to be closed. Revenue has dropped and it is difficult to meet claims arising from contractual obligations. As lease relationships can - unless the contract stipulates otherwise - already be terminated without notice if the lessee falls into arrears with payment of the rent or a more than inconsiderable part of the rent for two consecutive due dates, or falls into arrears with the payment of the rent in a period extending over more than two due dates in a sum totaling the rent for two months, the Bundestag has today adopted temporary changes for lease and loan agreements, among other things.

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Yesterday (25 March 2020), the German Parliament [Bundestag] passed the so-called Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht [Act Mitigating the Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Procedural Law Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic]. The changes to insolvency law provided for therein through the COVID-Insolvenz-Aussetzungsgesetz - COVInsAG [COVID Insolvency Suspension Act] are far-reaching. Managers of enterprises which have gotten into difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic are being released from the obligation to file for insolvency until 30 September 2020.

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