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Anti-moneylaundering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2AlternativeDisputeResolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3EuropeanPrivateLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ProposalforanoptionalCommonEuropeanSalesLaw– CCBEpreliminarypositionpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4CCBEevent-CommonEuropeanSalesLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Professionalqualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5CCBEpublications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Commissionstudiesontheprofession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5CompanyLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6CriminalLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ProposalforaDirectiveontherightofaccesstoalawyerin criminalproceedingsandontherighttocommunicateupon arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Righttoinformationincriminalproceedings– CouncilapprovesEU-wideminimumstandards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6e-Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Find-A-Lawyerproject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 e-CODEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8GATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 EUUSConsultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8HumanRights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Copenhagenseminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Brightonconference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Importantnationaldevelopments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Troika . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10ITLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Commissionproposalsondataprotectionreform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 TechnologicalchoicesoftheCCBEintheelectronic identificationofEUlawyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11PECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 BosniaandHerzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 RelationswiththeMediterranean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 CouncilofEuropeworkinggroup“Professionaljudicialsystems”: Armenia,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Georgia,Moldova,Ukraine (14-15February2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12PermanentdelegationtotheLuxembourgCourts(PDLux) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RevisionoftheRulesofProcedureoftheCourtofJustice– oralhearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 EuropeanJudicialTraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Continuingtraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Anti-money laundering

Proposal for a new Anti-Money Laundering Directive

The EuropeanCommission aims to present a proposal for anewAnti-MoneyLaunderingDirectivebetweenSeptemberandDecember2012 .TheCommissioniscurrentlycarryingoutanimpactassessmentonthe3rdMoneyLaunderingDirective .Thismustbecompletedbeforeanynewlegislationcanbeproposed .TheCommissionexpectstheimpactassessmenttobecompletedinSpring2012,andfollowingthis,theCommissionwillpresentits proposal . The revised Directive will also incorporate thechangesmadetotheRevisedFATF40Recommendationsthatwereconcludedon16February(mentionedbelow)

TheCommissionhaspreparedareportontheapplicationoftheDirective .Thisreportcontainsaspecificpartonthetreatmentoflawyers .ThereportanalyseshowthedifferentelementsoftheDirectivehavebeenapplied,andconsidershow theDirectivemayneedtobechanged .Thereportdealswiththefollowing:

-- AccommodatingchangestotheFATFinternationalstandardsinordertoincorporatemorerisk-basedelementswhichshouldallowamoretargetedandfocusedapproachtoassessingrisksandapplyingresourcestowheretheyaremostneeded;

-- Thepossibleextensionof the scopeof theDirective (with thepossible incorporationof tax crimesasanewpredicateoffenceformoneylaundering);

-- Issuesregardingcustomerduediligence,andinparticular,ensuringthatsimplifiedproceduresarenotwronglyperceivedasfullexemptionsfromcustomerduediligence;

-- Incorporatingnewprovisionstodealwithpoliticallyexposedpersons(PEPs)atadomesticlevelandthoseworkingforinternationalorganisations;

-- StrengtheningpowersandcooperationbetweenthedifferentnationalFinancialIntelligenceUnits(FIUs)whosetasks are to receive, analyse and disseminate to competent authorities reports about suspicions of moneylaunderingorterroristfinancinginordertofacilitatetheircooperation

-- ClarifyinghowAMLsupervisorypowersapplyincross-bordersituations;-- Incorporatingnewprovisionsondataprotection,inthelightoftheCommissionproposalspublishedinJanuary2012

TheCommissionhasinvitedcommentsby13June .TheCCBEwillbesubmittingitscomments .

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - Review of the 40+9 Recommendations

On16FebruarytheFATFpublisheditsrevised40+9Recommendations .Workonthisreviewhadbeenunderwayforovertwoyears .Aspartofthereviewprocess,theCCBEsubmittedtwopositionpaperstotheFATFin2011(inJanuaryandSeptember)inresponsetotwoFATFconsultationpapers .TheFATF’sresponsetothekeythemesthatemergedfromthepublicconsultationsisavailableat:http://www .fatf-gafi .org/dataoecd/50/26/49693324 .pdfThetextoftherevisedRecommendationscanbefoundatthefollowinglink:http://www .fatf-gafi .org/dataoecd/49/29/49684543 .pdf

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Court challenges

Michaudcase

InJanuary2011,aFrenchlawyer,PatrickMichaud,tookacasetotheEuropeanCourtofHumanRightstocomplainaboutthe lackofconformitywiththeConventionbetweentherulesonsuspiciousreportingandtheright to legaladvice .ThiswillbethefirstcasebeforetheStrasbourgCourtonthequestionofcompatibilitybetweenthelawyer’sreportingdutiesunderthemoneylaunderinglegislationandArticle8oftheEuropeanConventionofHumanRights .TheCCBEhasbeenadmittedasaninterveningpartyinthiscaseandtheCCBEinterventionwassenttotheCourtofHumanRightsinMarch .

MonacoBar

TheOrdredesAvocatsDefenseursetAvocatspres laCourd’AppeldeMonaco(MonacoBar)has takenacaseto theEuropeanCourt ofHumanRightsagainst thegovernmentofMonaco .TheMonacoBarbelieves that theanti-moneylaunderinglegislationenactedbythegovernmentofMonacoviolates,amongotherissues,therighttoprofessionalsecrecy,andiscontrarytovariousarticlesoftheEuropeanConventiononHumanRights .ThecaseraisessimilarissuetothoseraisedintheMichaudcase .Duetothesimilarities,theCCBEalsorequestedpermissionfromtheCourttointerveneinthiscase .TheCCBEwasgivenpermissiontointerveneandtheCCBEinterventionwassubmittedinApril .

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactPeterMcNamee(mcnamee@ccbe .eu)

Alternative Dispute ResolutionTheCCBEispreparingcommentsontheCommission’sproposalsonAlternativeDisputeResolution(ADR)andOnlineDisputeResolution(ODR)publishedattheendof2011 .

The Commission’s proposal for a Directive onADR for consumerdisputes(amendingRegulationNo2006/2004andDirective2009/22/EC) aims to ensure a European coverage with ADR entities fordomesticandcross-borderdisputes .

The proposal for a Regulation on online dispute resolution (ODR)for consumer disputes aims to create an EU-wide online platform(‘ODRplatform’)providingconsumersandbusinesseswithasinglepointofentryforresolvingcrossborderdisputesconcerningon-linepurchases .

Bothlegalactsaimatimprovingtheinternalmarket .TheCommissionenvisionstheADRDirectivebeingimplementedfirst,tobefollowedbytheODRRegulation .

Background

InitsresponsetotheCommission’sconsultationlaunchedin2011,theCCBEunderlined,amongotherissues:

- theimportanceofraisingconsumerawarenessofexistingdomesticADRschemes,- the existence of various forms of ADR – encompassing non-binding mechanisms such as mediation andconciliationaswellas“collaborativelawyerproceedings”and“participative”proceedingsormechanismswithabindingoutcome,suchasarbitrationorcertainombudsmanschemes,

- thedangerofimposingonpartiesamandatoryattemptatADR,asitcouldhindertheireffectiveaccesstojustice,- theimportanceofhavingindependentandqualifiedarbitrators/thirdpartydecision-makers/mediators,boundbyethicalrules .

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactKarineMétayer(metayer@ccbe .eu) .

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European Private Law

Proposal for an optional Common European Sales Law – CCBE preliminary position paper

The European Commission’s proposal for a Common EuropeanSalesLaw(CESL),publishedinOctober2011,hasraiseddivergentreactionsfromvariouspartiesregarding,amongothers,thelegalbasischosenbytheCommissionandtherelationshipoftheproposalwithArt .6oftheRegulationonthelawapplicabletocontractualobligations(“RomeI”) .On16February2012theCCBEadopteditspreliminarypositionpaperonthisissuewhereitindicatedthatalthoughtheCCBEis not in a position to prejudge these legal issues, it neverthelessfeelsthatattheveryleastthereareseriousdoubtsthatcouldresultin legaluncertaintyandconfusion forbothconsumersand traders .“Inpreviously issuedpapers, theCCBEhasexpressedsupport fortheworkof theEuropeanCommission in theareaofContractLawand Sales Law, and eventually it will present a full response onthe substance of the proposal”, said theCCBEPresidentMarcella

Prunbauer-Glaser .“However, theacceptanceoftheCESLRegulationwouldbeheavily impairedif therewerenosolidgroundforitsenactment .”TheCCBEtherefore,inapreliminaryposition,calleduponEUinstitutionstoengageinanin-depthanalysisoftheseissuesbeforeproceedingfurtherwiththelegislativeprocess .

Forthemoment,theCCBE’sEuropeanPrivateLawCommitteeisstillanalysingthevariousprovisionsoftheproposalandissupposedtoreleaseapositionpaperlaterthisyear .

Forfurtherquestions,pleasecontactSimoneCuomo(cuomo@ccbe .eu) .

CCBE event - Common European Sales LawTogether with the Consiglio Nazionale Forense (the Italian BarAssociation), the CCBE organised a conference in Rome on11Aprilon “TheproposedCommonEuropeanSalesLaw– thelawyers’view” .Theaimoftheconferencewastopromoteadebateamonglegalpractitionersregardingthemainlegal issuesoftheproposal .SpeakingattheconferencewereLuigiBerlinguer,Co-RapporteurattheEuropeanParliament,andDirkStaudenmayer,Headof therelevantUnitat theEuropeanCommission,aswellasexpertlawyersfromdifferentjurisdictionsacrossEurope .Theconferencewascharacterisedbyalivelyandfruitfuldebate,withbothMrBerlinguerandMrStaudenmayershowingopennesstodifferentviewpoints .

In her opening address, Marcella Prunbauer-Glaser recalledthe CCBE’s early interest in a European contract law and itscall,alreadyin2009,forEUsaleslawapplicableinbusiness-to-businessandbusiness-to-consumercontractsandnotlimitedtocross-bordercontracts .

Thecontributionsofthevariousspeakersareavailableatthislink,whichalsoincludesthevideorecordingsofthewholeconference .

“TheproposedCommonEuropeanSalesLaw–thelawyers’view”-CCBEconferenceinRome

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Professional qualificationsTheCCBEadoptedapositionpaperontheCommissionlegislativeproposalformodernisingDirective2005/36/EContherecognitionofprofessionalqualifications1 .TheobjectiveoftheCommission is to further facilitatemobility of professionals across the EU . This proposalfollowsaconsultationandagreenpaperlaunchedbytheCommissionin2011towhichtheCCBEresponded .

TheCCBEsuggestsamendmentstotheCommission’sproposalaimingat(a)underliningthevoluntarybasisoftheEuropeanProfessionalCard,(b)includingnon-remuneratedtraineesin traineeships,c) limiting theobligation torecognise traineeships inotherMemberStatesto temporarymobility, forsomeprofessionssuchas lawyersandnotaries,andd)deletingtheassumptionthatanactivityexercisedasanautonomousactivityinoneMemberStateisseparableinotherMemberStates,inordertoavoidconfusionforconsumers .


CCBE publicationsOn30March, theCCBEpublishedabrochure,“StandingupforJusticeandtheRuleofLaw”,inwhichitinformsitsstakeholdersofitsmainconcernsandactivitiesin2012inthisarea .Fourareasarehighlighted:

-- Upholdingtheindependenceofjusticeinthecontextofthereformsimposedonbailed-outcountriesandotherswhichaffectthefundamentalroleofthelawyerandtheself-regulationofthelegalprofessioninademocraticsociety;

-- Advocating ambitious standards for the right of access to a lawyer for all citizens,particularlyforsuspectsanddefendantsinEurope,asanessentialelementoffairtrials;

-- Contributingtothedevelopmentofe-Justice,andensuringthatitisatoolforprogressinthedeliveryofjustice;

-- Promotingtheruleof lawandactinginsupportofhumanrightsandthelawyerswhodefendsuchrights,particularlyinthirdcountries .

Thebrochureisavailableatthislink .TheCCBEmemberscanalsorequesthardcopiesfromtheCCBEsecretariatiftheyareinterested .

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactAntoineFobe(fobe@ccbe .eu) .

Commission studies on the professionSeveralDirectoratesoftheEuropeanCommissionhavebeenorareundertakingstudieswhichareofconcerntothelegalprofession .

InJanuary2012,DGInternalMarketpublishedastudyonreservedactivities .The aims of the studywere to: a) provide a legal inventory of reservedactivities linked to professional qualifications in 3 sectors (construction,businessservices,tourism)across13EUMemberStates;andb)tocarryoutanassessmentoftheeconomicimpactsofreservedactivitieslinkedtothepossessionofspecificprofessionalqualificationsintheabovesectors .Theauthorsofthestudy-theCentreforStrategy&EvaluationServices,UK – concluded that: “Although the economic analysis provides some interesting results, based on the available data, it does not show that there is a clear impact of reserved activities on economic performance for the three sectors examined” .

1 ProposalforaDirectiveamendingDirective2005/36/EContherecognitionofprofessionalqualificationsandRegulationonadministrativecooperationthroughtheInternalMarketInformationSystem .

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DGResearchhascommissionedSERVICEGAPtoproduceacomprehensivestudyontheimpactofmarketservicesonaggregateeconomicgrowthintheEUanditscomparativeperformancerelativetocompetitorregions,especiallytheUS .TheAustrianInstituteforAdvancedStudies(IHS),whichisoneof13institutionsworkingontheSERVICEGAPproject,willupdateinthiscontextits‘professionalservices’studyof2003,whichwaspreparedatthetimeforDGCompetition .TheCCBEcriticised the IHSstudystronglybecauseof themethodologyusedand theflaws in theresearch,whichweresuchthatitwasnotsafetobasepolicyconclusionsonit .

DGJusticehasrecentlycommissionedastudyfromtheCouncilofEuropewhichwilllookattheefficiencyofjusticebasedonbroadindicatorssuchasbacklogbeforecourts,resourcesandADRprocesses .

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactSieglindeGamsjäger(gamsjaeger@ccbe .eu) .

Company LawAttheendofMarch,theCCBEpublisheditscommentsontheCommission’sproposedRegulationandDirectiverelating to the specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities . Once again, the CCBEemphasisedthatlegaladvice,whichbynaturegivesrisetoaconflictofinterest,shouldnotbecarriedoutconcurrentlywithauditservices .Furthermore,theCCBEwelcomedtheproposalstoinvolveseveralauditfirmsintheauditofthesamepublic-interestentityandtohavearotationofauditfirms,whichitseesasanincentivetoexhibitandpromotesmallandmedium-sizeauditfirms .


Criminal Law

Proposal for a Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to com-municate upon arrest

On8June2011,theCommissionpresentedaproposalforaDirectiveontherightofaccesstoalawyerincriminalproceedingsandontherighttocommunicateuponarrest .TheCommissionproposalisthethirdinalineofmeasurescalledforbytheEUCounciltoensurethatcitizenshavethesamebasicrightsintheirdealingswithcriminaljusticesystems, regardlessof theMemberStatewhere theyare suspectedoraccusedofhavingcommitteda criminaloffence .

TheCCBEwelcomedtheproposalof8June,whichwouldcreateforthefirsttimeanEUenforceablerighttohaveearlyandcontinuousaccesstoalawyerthroughoutcriminalproceedings .TheCCBEhasdraftedanumberofpapersontheproposaland,asthisisa“live”andchangingtext,theCCBEhas had a number ofmeetingswithCommission and Parliamentrepresentativesinresponsetoproposedchangestothetext .

The Danish Presidency is hoping that the Council can reach aposition inMaythatcanbesent tothe7/8JuneCouncilmeeting,andthataCouncilcommonpositionwillthenbereachedatthe7/8Junemeeting .Ifthisisthecase,thecommonpositionwillbesenttotheCommissionandParliament .ItisexpectedthattherewillbeavoteinParliament(LIBE)CommitteeattheendofMayormid-Junetogetherwith an expectedmandate from theParliament to beginnegotiationswiththeCouncilandtheCommissioninordertofinalisetheDirective .

Right to information in criminal proceedings – Council approves EU-wide minimum standards

TheCouncilrecentlyadoptedadirectiveontherighttoinformationincriminalproceedings .(Themaingoalofthedirectiveistoensurethatanypersonwhoissuspectedoraccusedofhavingcommittedacriminaloffenceisprovidedwithinformationconcerninghisorherfundamentalproceduralrights,aswellasinformationontheaccusationagainsthimorherincludingaccesstothematerialofthecase .)

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Thetextstipulatesthatsuspectsoraccusedpersonsareprovidedpromptlywithinformationconcerningatleastthefollowingproceduralrights:

- therighttoaccesstoalawyer- anyentitlementtolegaladvicefreeofchargeandtheconditionstoobtainingit- therighttobeinformedoftheaccusation- therighttointerpretationandtranslation- therighttoremainsilent

Thisinformationshallbeprovidedeitherorallyorinwritinginasimpleandaccessiblelanguage,takingintoaccountanyparticularneedofvulnerablesuspectedoraccusedpersons .

Thedirectivealsostipulatesthatanypersonarrestedhastherighttoreceiveuponarrestaso-called“LetterofRights”inalanguagethatheorsheunderstands .Itshouldbedraftedinasimpleandaccessiblelanguagesoastobeeasilyunderstood .

Inadditiontotherightsalreadymentionedabove,this“LetterofRights”shouldcontaininformationonatleastthefollowingproceduralrights:

- therightofaccesstothematerialsofthecase- therighttohaveconsularauthoritiesandonepersoninformed- therightofaccesstourgentmedicalassistance- therighttoknowhowlongyoucanbedeprivedoflibertyinthecountryconcernedbeforebeingbroughtbeforeajudicialauthorityafterarrest

Thedirectiveprovidesanindicativemodelofsucha“LetterofRights”andmemberstateswouldbefreetousethismodelordrawupasimilardocumentonthebasisofthatmodel .

TherighttowritteninformationaboutrightsonarrestwillalsoapplytopersonsarrestedforthepurposeofexecutionofaEuropeanArrestWarrant .Amodelofsuchletterofrightsisalsoannexedinthedirective .


e-Justice

Find-A-Lawyer project

TheprojectFind-A-Lawyer(FAL)officiallyconcludedon3April2012 .Nevertheless, theCCBEcontinuestoworkwith theFAL search engine asmore bars are continuing their adaptations to fully join FAL .At thismoment, 15barsbelongingto14MemberStatesaretotallyintegratedinFAL:Belgium(OBFGandOVB),Cyprus,theCzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany(DAV),Greece,Hungary,Lithuania,Luxembourg,TheNetherlands,Poland,andtheUnitedKingdom(LawSocietyofScotland) .

Furthermore,itisexpectedthattheEuropeanCommissionwillstart thework tohostFAL in theEuropeane-Justiceportal inJune .OnceFALisbuiltinthee-Justiceportal,itwillbeopenedtocitizens,whowillbeabletoaccessalawyerinanotherMemberStateusingtheirownlanguageandinaccordancewithcriterialikepracticeareaandlanguagespokenbythelawyer .

FALwaspresented for the second time to theCouncil of theEU’sworkingpartyone-Justiceon16April2012 .

For further information, please contact Alonso Hernández-Pinzón(pinzon@ccbe .eu) .

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e-CODEX

Thee-CODEXproject,whichisagovernment-ledEU-fundedprojectto linknationale-justicesystemsinEurope,hasenteredintoitssecondyear,whichwillbecharacterisedbythestartofthepilotphase .Duringthepilotphase,fourlegalprocedureswillbebuilt:EuropeanPaymentOrder,smallclaimsprocedure,EuropeanArrestWarrantandsecurecross-borderexchangeofsensitivejudicialdata .Withthesepilots,thee-CODEXprojectwillfulfillitsobjectiveofimprovingthecross-borderflowoflegalinformationwithinEuropeandmakingiteasiertoconductcross-bordere-Justice activities in Europe .TheCCBEwill continue its active participation in this project as the organisationrepresentinglawyersthroughitsmemberbarsandlawsocieties .

Thefirstyearofe-CODEXwasevaluatedbyEuropeanCommissionexpertsinMarch2012 .Afterthisevaluation,theCommissionconcludedthatthee-CODEXprojectshouldcontinuewithoutmodifications .

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactAlonsoHernández-Pinzón(pinzon@ccbe .eu) .

GATS

Brazil

TheCCBEreceivedaninvitationfromtheBrazilianBarAssociationtoparticipatein aPublicHearing inBrasilia on7Mayon “Ethical limits of cooperation and association between foreign legal consultants firms and Brazilian law firms.”TheCCBEwasnotinapositiontosendarepresentativetotheHearing .However,theCCBEdidsubmitcommentsinwriting .

EU US Consultation

TheCCBEGATSCommitteesubmittedapapertotheEuropeanCommission(DGTrade)inresponsetoaconsultationonapossiblebilateraltradeagreementwiththeUnitedStates .TheUSChamberofCommerceinalettertotheUSAdministrationofNovember1,2011suggested that theUSshould launchwith theEUa “TransatlanticJobsandGrowthPact”whichwouldaimatamongotherissuesliberalisingtradeinservices .TheCCBEbelievesthatitisbeneficialtolaunchservicenegotiationsbetweentheEUandtheUS .Webelievethatanagreementcoveringservicesalonewouldbeabetterapproachasopposedtoacomprehensiveagreement .TheCCBEwouldsupporttheadoptionofapositivelistapproachwithregardtoanyagreement .FromtheCCBE’spointofview,though,itisimportantthattheUSAdministrationusesitsauthoritytobindtheUSFederalStatesininternationaltreaties .


Human Rights

Copenhagen seminar

TheCCBEPresidentwasinvitedtospeakatahighlevelseminaron15-16March inCopenhagenorganizedby theEUAgency forFundamentalRightstogetherwiththeDanishEUPresidency .Thethemeoftheseminarwas‘BringingtheChartertolife-opportunitiesand challengesof putting theEUCharter ofFundamentalRightsinto practice’ .The seminar sought to explore the challenges andopportunities of applying the Charter in practice, both at the EUand national level, with a view to identifying best practices andfindingwaystoimproveco-operationbetweenresponsiblenationalauthorities, European institutions and civil society . KeyEuropeanand international stakeholders as well as EU law experts from

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EU institutions,EUMemberStatesandhuman rightsorganisationsparticipated in theseminarandshared theirperspectivesonputtingtheCharterintopractice,includingMrsVivianeReding,EuropeanCommissionVicePresident,andProf .Dr .VassiliosSkouris,PresidentoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEU .

TheCCBEPresidentspokeontheuseoftheEUCharterbyEuropeanlawyersandimprovingitsapplicationthroughthetrainingoflegalprofessionals .TheChairoftheCCBEHumanRightsCommittee,LaurentPettiti,alsoattendedtheseminar .

Brighton conference

On18-20April,ahighlevelconferenceonthefutureoftheEuropean Court of Human Rights took place in Brightonorganisedby theUnitedKingdomwithin the frameworkoftheChairmanshipoftheCouncilofEurope’sCommitteeofMinisters .

Delegationsfrom47MemberStatesoftheCouncilofEuropeparticipatedintheconferencealongsidemanyEuropeanandinternationalhuman rightsexperts, including thePresidentoftheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights,SirNicolasBratza,andtheCouncilofEuropeSecretaryGeneral,MrThorbjørnJagland . TheCCBEwas represented by the Chair of theHumanRightCommittee,LaurentPettiti .

TheaimoftheconferencewastoagreeonapackageofconcretereformstostrengthentheroleandauthorityoftheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights .

TheconferenceadoptedaDeclarationaskingtheStatesPartiestotheConventiontoimprovetheimplementationoftheConventionatnationallevelandensurethattheyactquicklyandeffectivelyontheCourt’sjudgementssoastomeettheirobligationsandreducetheCourt’sbacklogbyputtingastoptorepetitiveapplications .ThedeclarationadoptedwillbeconsiderednowbytheHumanRightsCommittee .


Important national developments

Troika

Last December, the CCBE wrote jointly with the American Bar Association to themanaging Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, toalert her to the consequences of Troika (European Commission-European CentralBank-InternationalMonetaryFund)initiativesonthelegalprofession .TheCCBEletterfocusedonthedevelopmentsinIrelandwheretheIrishMinisterofJusticeproposedinOctober2011far-reachingreforms,unprecedentedinEurope:theMinister’sproposalprovidesforsettingupanewRegulatoryAuthority-composedofgovernmentappointedmembers-whichwouldhaveallpowersofregulationincludingconduct,disciplineandcomplaintshandling(seealsoCCBElettertoIrishauthorities) .TheCCBEalertedDGJustice,whichistheCommission’sDirectoratelookingat justiceissuesinconnectionwiththeTroikaactions,tothesedevelopmentsanddiscussedtheIrishreformsinmoredetailatameetinginJanuary2012 .

TheIMFrepliedtosaythat there isno intentionof theIMFthat the independenceofthelegalprofessionbeunderminedbyanyoftheTroikameasures .DGJusticetoldtheCCBEthattheyarelookingattheseissuesverycloselyandthattheyweregratefulfortheprofession’sviews .

AfewweeksagotheIrishMinisterofJusticeannouncedthatamendmentswillbemadetotheLegalServicesBillinordertotakeaccountoftheconcernsvoiced .

ChristineLagarde,managingDirectoroftheInternational

MonetaryFund(IMF)

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Italy

On 24 January 2012, the CCBEwrote toMarioMonti, President of the Council ofMinisters,andtoPaolaSeverino,MinisterofJustice,toraiseconcernsabouttheItalianStabilityLawandmoreparticularlyaboutitsprovisionsonalternativebusinessstructures .TheStabilityLaw,whichwasadoptedbytheItaliangovernmentinNovember2011aspartofitsinitiativestocounterthefinancialcrisis,providesinteraliaforexternal(non-lawyer)partnershipinlawfirms,withnolimitationsfortheparticipationofnon-lawyers .AfterdiscussionsatParliamentlevel inMarch2012,therulesonthemembershipofprofessionalfirmswereamendedsotoputaceilingonnon-lawyerparticipation:non-lawyersmayownandhavearepresentationinthegoverningbodiesofsuchstructuresofupto1/3 .TheLawdoesnotprovideforanysafeguards,however,inordertoensurethatnon-professionalownershipdoesnotimpactonthecorevaluesoflawyerssuchasindependenceorconfidentiality .TheItaliangovernmentwillcontinuelookingintothelawyers’profession .Furtherreformsareexpectedforlaterthisyear .


IT Law

Commission proposals on data protection reform

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission published its legislative proposals on data protection reformconsistingof:

- aRegulation(replacingDirective95/46/EC)settingoutageneralEUframeworkfordataprotection;and- aDirective(replacingFrameworkDecision2008/977/JHA16)settingoutrulesontheprotectionofpersonaldataprocessedforthepurposesofprevention,detection,investigationorprosecutionofcriminaloffencesandrelatedjudicialactivities .

InadditiontofurtherharmonisingtheEUframework,asevidencedbythechoiceofaregulationasoneofthelegalinstruments,thetextaimstomeetthechallengesof the digital environment . “The Commission willcreateagenuinedigital singlemarket forbusinessesand consumers,” commented Justice CommissionerVivianeReding .

This reform is a follow-up to the public consultationwhich the European Commission held in November2010 following the publication of its Communicationcalled “A comprehensive approach on personal dataprotectionintheEuropeanUnion” .Initsresponsetothatconsultation,theCCBEurgedtheEuropeaninstitutionsto take into account a number of guidelines whenshapingEurope’slegalframeworkonthefundamentalrighttoprotectionofpersonaldata .

Asforthecurrentproposal,theCommissionintendstoendthefragmentationoftheEUdataprotectionframeworkbychoosingtoharmonisenationallaws .Companiesparticularlyappreciatethisaspect,sinceatthemomenttheyhavetotakeaccountof27differentnationallaws .

Thedrafttextprovidesthatcompaniesestablishedinseveralmemberstateswilldealwiththecontrolauthorityinthecountrywheretheyhavetheirmainplaceofbusiness .ItalsoproposestodeletenotificationobligationsimposedondataprocessorsbyDirective95/46/EC . Inexchange, the text imposes the implementationofproceduresandmechanismsthatfocusonprocessingoperationsthatpresentspecificrisks .Thesemeasuresareexpectedtoleadtosavingsofnearly€2 .3billionayear,accordingtotheCommission’sdata .

MarioMonti,PresidentoftheCouncilofMinisters,Italy

http://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/NTCdocument/240112_Mario_Montip1_1327482433.pdfmailto:[email protected]://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/data-protection/news/120125_en.htmhttp://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/NTCdocument/EN_16022012_CCBE_Pre1_1330672219.pdfhttp://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/NTCdocument/EN_16022012_CCBE_Pre1_1330672219.pdfhttp://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/NTCdocument/EN_CCBE_response_to_1_1262595056.pdf

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AnotherimportantaspectofthetextconcernsArticle84whichstatesthat“MemberStatesmayadoptspecificrulestosetouttheinvestigativepowersbythesupervisoryauthorities[…]inrelationtocontrollersorprocessorsthataresubjectsundernationallaworrules[…]toanobligationofprofessionalsecrecyorotherequivalentobligationsofsecrecy,wherethisisnecessaryandproportionatetoreconciletherightoftheprotectionofpersonaldatawiththeobligationofsecrecy .”

TheCCBE’sITLawCommitteeiscurrentlydiscussingtheseproposalsandwillissueapositionpaperlaterthisyear .

Technological choices of the CCBE in the electronic identification of EU lawyers

On1stFebruary,theCCBEissuedareportproducedbyPeterHomokion“Technologicalchoices of the CCBE in the electronic identification of EU lawyers” . This report wascommissionedbytheCCBEfordifferentreasons,themostimportantofwhichisthatthegrowthinuseoftechnologymeansthatitisonlyamatteroftimebeforelawyerswillbeableto,andinduecoursemaybeobligedto,conductcross-borderelectronictransactions .TheCCBE,therefore,needstobereadywithEU-widesolutionsforthis .Inaddition,theEUhasbeguntocontemplateelectroniccross-borderlegaltransactions,andhasinvestedmillions of euros in the e-CODEX project (e-Justice Communication via Online DataExchange)toinvestigatehowthiswillhappen .e-CODEXisaMemberStates’project,withtheCCBEasanactiveprojectpartner .Thee-CODEXprojecthasnowreachedthepoint

whereitiscrucialthattheCCBEcomesupwithsolutionsforhowalawyerwillprovehisorheridentityelectronicallyacrossbordersforthepurposeofacross-bordertransaction .

TheMember States and theCCBE’smember bars have different approaches to, and have begun to come upwithdifferentsolutionsto,lawyers’e-identity .Thisreportaimstoinvestigatethosedifferentapproaches,lookattheconceptualbasisfore-identityandthedirectioninwhichtechnologyisheading,andcomeupwithasolutionwhichwillbeacceptabletoCCBEmembersandtothee-CODEXprojectforthefuture .

Forfurtherquestions,pleasecontactSimoneCuomo(cuomo@ccbe .eu) .

PECO

Georgia

On30January2012,theCCBEtookpartinameetingbetweentheGeorgianMinistryof Justice, the Georgian BarAssociation (GBA), and the CCBE . The CCBE wasrepresentedbyRupertD’Cruz,thePECOcommitteechair .

Thediscussionsatthemeetingfocusedonthesituationofarrested/imprisonedlawyersand lawyers’ rights/duties ingeneral . Itwassuggested toconsider thecasesonacase-by-casebasis .TheyalsoraisedtheissueofhowtoensuretheGeorgianBar’sinvolvementincaseswherelawyersarearrestedortheirlawoffices,forinstance,aresearched .

ItwasdecidedtoholdsuchjointGBA-MinistryofJusticemeetingsonaregularbasis .

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Since2010,theCCBEhasbeenassistingtheBaroftheFederationofBosniaandHerzegovinainrelationtotheissueoffiscalcashregisters .On12April2010,theCCBEtogetherwiththeUnionInternationaledesAvocats(UIA)sentalettertotheauthoritiesoftheFederationofB&Htoalertthemaboutdangersofintroducingfiscalcashregisters .

TheCCBEhasnowbeeninformedthattheGovernmentoftheFederationofB&H,atitsmeetingheldon20March2012,finallydecidedtoexemptthelegalprofessionfromtheobligationtorecordtransactionsoftheirservicesviafiscalsystems .

RupertD’Cruz,PECOcommitteechair

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Relations with the Mediterranean

On 18 March 2012, the CCBE Vice-President Maria Slazak and Secretary-GeneralJonathanGoldsmithmetwithArabLawyersUnion(ALU)representativesinCairo,Egypt .

The CCBE representatives raised the following topics: the evaluation of thelawyers’ directives; anti-money laundering challenges and e-justice . TheALUinformedtheCCBEaboutthelatestdevelopmentsaffectingtheirlawyerssincethefirst jointmeetingwith theCCBE inApril 2011, including theirmajor issueregardingrelationsbetweenlawyersandjudges .TheALUalsopresentedthelistoftopicsthattheywouldliketodevelopintraining .

TheyalsometwitharepresentativeoftheEUDelegationinEgypttodiscussthefundingopportunitiesfortrainingoflawyersintheMediterraneanregion .

Council of Europe working group “Professional judicial systems”: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine (14-15 February 2012)

A CCBE representative, Marc Jobert, took part in the meeting of the working group of the Council of Europe“Professionaljudicialsystems”on14-15February2012inStrasbourg .

The meeting gathered representatives from public authorities and Bars and a number of experts: the expertshadbeenanalysingthelawsonthelegalprofessionineachoftheEasternPartnershipcountries .TheyanalysedwhetherthelawsareuptoEuropeanstandards .TheymeasuredthemagainsttheUNbasicprinciples,theEuropeanConventionofHumanRights,theCouncilofEuroperecommendationsonlawyers,theCCBECodeofConductandotherrelevantinstruments .Thedraftreportpreparedbytheexpertworkinggroupfocusesonthefollowingtopics:theroleofBars;accesstotheprofessionoflawyer;initialandcontinuoustrainingoflawyers;disciplinaryliabilityoflawyers;andoverviewofdevelopmentsandmaintrends,mainobstaclesandrecommendationsforimplementationofEuropeanstandardsintheEasternPartnershipcountriesasregardstheprofessionoflawyer .

TheCouncilofEuropeiscurrentlyfinalisingthereportandwillpublishitsoon .

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactSieglindeGamsjaeger(gamsjaeger@ccbe .eu) .

Permanent delegation to the Luxembourg Courts (PD Lux)

Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – oral hearing

FollowingitsdetailedcommentsonthedraftRulesofProcedureoftheCourtofJustice(fromSeptember2011),thePDLuxhascontinuedtofollowdevelopmentsregardingtheRules . Withregardtooneaspectof the latestversion, thePDLuxisconcernedthattheproposalindraftArticle76(2)willpermittheCourttodispensewithanoralhearingifitconsiders“that it has sufficient information to give a ruling”.

InApril, theCCBEPresidentsubmitteda letter to thePresidentof theCourtofJusticeand to thePermanentRepresentations inBrusselsmentioning theimportanceoftheoralhearing .Theletterprovidedthat,asregardsopenjustice,a public hearing has characterised the vast majority of court proceedingsthroughout the EU, and such public hearings are particularly important forthegeneralacceptanceofEUlaw .ItisalsothecasethattheabolitionoftheReportfortheHearingandtheincreasingnumberofcasesinwhichthereisnoOpinionfromanAdvocateGeneralmeanthattheoralhearingisofincreasing

importanceasapointatwhichbothjudgesandadvocatesfocusonthemattersatissue .Justiceistherebynotonlydone,butalsoseentobedone .

TheCCBElettermentionedthat,asregardsaccesstojustice,well-establishedprinciplesofrightsofdefencerequirethat,ifrequested,theCourtshouldgrantahearingtoapartyatwhichthemainpointscanbehighlighted,questions

MariaSlazak,CCBEThirdVice-President

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can be asked by theCourt of each party and above all a right of reply is afforded to each party to thewrittenobservationsoftheotherpartiesinpreliminaryreferencecases .Withoutsuchanopportunity,therightofreplyisabolished .

TheCCBEalsopointedoutthat,ofthe600casesdecidedinarecentyear,only180hadanoralhearing .Inthesecircumstances,andforthereasonsgivenabove,theletterstressedthattheCourtshouldnothavearighttorefuseanoralhearingwhereoneisrequested .


Training

European Judicial Training

TheEuropeanCommissionhasaskedtheCCBEtogather-bytheendofApril-throughitsmemberBarsandLawSocietiesinformationabouttrainingoflawyersinEUlawandotherMemberStatesLaw .Theexercisenotonlycoverslawyersbutalsojudges,prosecutorsandotherjudicialstaffaswellasnotaries .TheobjectiveoftheCommission’sexerciseistoprepareareportonthedevelopmentandincreaseoftrainingoflegalpractitionersinEUlaw,followingthe2011EuropeanCommissionCommunication“Buildingtrust inEU-widejustice,anewdimensiontoEuropeanjudicialtraining” .ThisgoesbacktoarequestoftheCounciloftheEuropeanUnionofOctober2011 .

Continuing training

Overthepasttwoyears,theCCBEsecretariathasbeengatheringinformationonnationalcontinuingtrainingregimes .Theinformation–includingacomprehensivesummaryoftheexistingnationalregimesandcountrytables–hasnowbeenmadepublicontheCCBEwebsite .


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Anti-money launderingAlternative Dispute ResolutionEuropean Private LawProposal for an optional Common European Sales Law – CCBE preliminary position paper

CCBE event - Common European Sales LawProfessional qualificationsCCBE publicationsCommission studies on the professionCompany LawCriminal LawProposal for a Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrestRight to information in criminal proceedings – Council approves EU-wide minimum standards

e-JusticeFind-A-Lawyer projecte-CODEX

GATSBrazilEU US Consultation

Human RightsCopenhagen seminarBrighton conference

Important national developmentsTroikaItaly

IT LawCommission proposals on data protection reformTechnological choices of the CCBE in the electronic identification of EU lawyers

PECO NewsletterGeorgiaBosnia and HerzegovinaRelations with the MediterraneanCouncil of Europe working group “Professional judicial systems”: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine (14-15 February 2012)

Permanent delegation to the Luxembourg Courts (PD Lux)Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – oral hearing

TrainingEuropean Judicial TrainingContinuing training

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