D&I Quarterly issue Q1/2023

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30 Mar

2023

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In this issue the D&I Quarterly brings together insights on culture and strategy, a lot of talk about tech related legal hot topics, common European data spaces, old and new elements of cybersecurity, green marketing, state aid cases and smarter collaboration.

We hope that you will find these articles useful and interesting!

Let’s Sit Down on the Same Side of the Table!
“Despite wanting to be (and perhaps believing that we are) rational beings, each of us humans reacts emotionally in every situation.” Partner Jan Ollila writes about encounters.

How to be Strategic About Hybrid Working
A lot of talk has been going on around hybrid working. “We need be strategic about working from home policies and develop our hybrid working skills.” Managing Partner Gabrielle Dannberg writes.

D&I’s Innovation Powerhouse
We asked our Innovation Powerhouse Team Heads to share their predictions of the big trends and must-wins of 2023. This is what Jukka Lång, Anna Haapanen, Iiris Kivikari and Juli Mansnérus said.

Common European Data Spaces Being Developed in Strategic Economic Sectors
In the D&I Quarterlies of 2023 we will monitor closely the developments in each data space within the strategic economic sectors in addition to the horizontal data related regulations applicable across economic sectors.

EU’s Efforts to Clarify Rules on Green Marketing
“The EU Commission tackles issues specific to green marketing – which might not always be as green as it seems.” Associates Julia Vikström and Saara Heinonen write.

Old and New Elements of Cybersecurity
“Based on our experience, we predict that the increase of risks and malicious cyber attacks will just continue.” Partner Jukka Lång, Senior Associate Johanna Tuohino and Associate Julia Vikström compiled key takeaways of the old and new elements of cybersecurity.

We See State Aid Cases on the Rise
Cases related to unlawful state aid have previously been rare in Finland but lately have become more common. Partner Johan Åkermarck and Counsel Toni Kalliokoski write how such unlawful aid can cause serious distortion in the markets.

What the World Needs Now is Smarter Collaboration
Everyone talks about it, many companies have it proclaimed in their strategy and think they are already doing it, but do we really know how to make collaboration happen? Dr. Heidi K. Gardner, a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School shared her insights at D&I Afterwork.

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The European Parliament and the Council reach an agreement on European Health Data Space!

Towards a stronger European Health Union On March 15, 2024, the European Parliament and the Belgian Presidency of the Council reached a provisional political agreement on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) which is considered one of the central building blocks towards a stronger European Health Union. The upcoming EHDS aims to harness the full potential offered by the sharing, use, and re-use of health data, while ensuring full compliance with the data protection standards in the EU. This marks a significant milestone in the EU’s health data regulation.

Ready or not, here comes the AI Act!

D&I’s summary of the changes coming your way The European Parliament has approved the Artificial Intelligence Act on 13 March 2024. The AI Act is a huge step forward in creating a legal framework for AI technology throughout the European Union. It brings about substantial new obligations for both the developers and users of artificial intelligence (or, using the terminology of the Act itself, the providers, importers, deployers, authorised representatives and other parties listed in the Act). However, although the categorisation does cut a few corners, the AI Act can be seen as a type of “product safety” legislation. As such, it leaves a wide range of topics to be dealt with in other EU and/or national laws, or by the parties involved in a specific transaction.

A year of big reforms – Review of Finnish merger control in 2023

This annual merger control report of Dittmar & Indrenius highlights the most recent trends and developments in Finnish merger control enforcement. Important legislative amendments entered into force in 2023, and it was expected in the Government Bill that the new, lower notification thresholds would double the annual number of notifications to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and make it a busy year for the authority. However, the total number of notifications did not live up to the expectations. Also, as in 2022, there were no proposals to prohibit concentrations, no declarations of incomplete notifications and no stop-the-clock decisions in 2023. However, 2023 saw an interesting trend emerging in all except one of the Phase II cases ending up being withdrawn by the parties. Furthermore, the year included some ‘first ever’ actions, for example, Finland’s first ever referral request to the European Commission under Art. 22 EUMR in a ‘below all notification thresholds’ context.

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