Trackers

Trackers

Trackers and timelines monitor key cases, legislation, consultations, guidance documents, reports, opinions and other events for certain fast-moving areas of EU law. See:

Commercial

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Practice Note: EU Commercial Agents Directive cases—tracker tracks the relevant cases of the Court of Justice related to Council Directive 86/653/EEC, the EU Commercial Agents Directive
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Practice Note: EU consumer protection—tracker tracks and summarises key new and upcoming EU legislation (regulations and directives), guidance, and other ongoing policy developments. More specifically, this tracker covers all live, closed and upcoming consultations, evaluations and proposals related to guidance, code of practice and legislation in the EU consumer protection sector
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Practice Note: EU consumer protection cases tracker tracks the relevant cases related to consumer law. It includes relevant cases of the Court of Justice of the European Union classified on a thematic basis, such as advertising and labelling, data protection, e-commerce, product liability and safety, provision of services, contracts, consumer disputes and enforcement and sector specific cases (cosmetics, food/beverage, travel/transport)
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Practice Note: European Digital Identity—tracker [Archived] tracks the historical progress of the Commission’s proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (the EU eIDAS Regulation) to establish

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