Context
EU Free Movement of Persons The European Union Treaty provides that the free movement of workers is a fundamental freedom. There is a directly enforceable right to come to another member state to exercise an economic ...
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Effect of Brexit- Loss of EU Rights Brexit, if unaccompanied by any new agreement, would lead to the loss of mutual rights by EU and UK citizens to travel, to work, retire, study or exercise EU citizenship rights in ...
EU (Schengen) Immigration System
EU Immigration and Asylum (UK & Ireland Opt Out) Until the 1990s. asylum and immigration were outside the scope of European Union competence. The Maastricht Treaty in 1992 extended EU powers to include some ...
EU Citizenship Directive
Citizenship Directive The 2004 EU Citizens Directive in 2004 consolidates and updates earlier legislation. It seeks to reduce formalities and minimise the bases for refusal of entry. It introduced the concept of ...
Worker’s Treaty Rights
Free Movement of Workers The European Union Treaty guarantees the right of workers to move between member states of the European Union to seek employment. They must not be subjected to any discrimination based on ...
Intellectual Property Enforcement
Enforcement An EU directive provides for harmonization of the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The purpose is to create a level playing field in relation to such rights. The directive applies to any ...
EU & Miscellaneous IP Rights
Semi-Conductors The directive on the legal protection of semiconductor products requires member states to adopt legislation to protect them insofar as they are the result of the creator’s intellectual effort and not ...
EU & Trademarks
European Trademark The European Community Trademark allows for a single unitary trademark enforceable directly throughout the EU. It is necessary to register the trademark. It may consist of signs capable of being ...
VAT on EU Trade
Imports into Ireland from EU VAT is an EU wide tax. For the most part, the VAT rules encountered in Ireland correspond to the VAT rules in the rest of the EU. Therefore the VAT rules which apply to importing and ...
VAT on Non-EU Trade
Export outside the EU The following deals with the purchase and sale of goods and the provision of services to and from outside EU member states. The rules are different for supplies within the EU. The EU has a ...
Brexit and VAT on International Trade
VAT and Borders A critical factor in the creation of a single market without borders in the European Union was the introduction of a new system of VAT on 1st January 1993. Prior to that, VAT was payable at the point ...
Future Partnership Proposal (Oct 2017)
Future Partnership Paper and Proposed Transition The UK Government has set out in its Future Partnership paper, the proposed implementation period allowing businesses and people to adjust to the new customs ...
Basic EU Trading Rights
European Union Rights European Union law gives Irish residents and Irish businesses very valuable rights in relation to trading with the United Kingdom and the other countries of the European Union (EU) and the ...
Customs Union Basics
Customs Union The European Union Treaties created a customs union between the member states. It applies to all trade in goods which have monetary value and are the subject of commercial transactions. Goods for the ...
Brexit and Consumer Protection
European Union consumer rights Consumer Protection Law is a shared competence between the member states and the EU. Article 4.2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union so provides. However, once EU ...
Prior Information and Cancellation
Prior Information (all Contracts) The provision of information is a key aspect of consumer protection. The information made available to consumers must be sufficiently clear and reliable so that they can make ...
Unfair Practices
Unfair Practices Directive The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive prohibits a wide range of potentially unfair practices. The unfair commercial practices directive applies to all business for consumer transactions ...
Consumer Remedies and Enforcement
General remedies EU has sought to address problems of rights enforcement and access to justice in consumer disputes. The EU Commission has set up a network of European Consumer Centres which offer free consumer ...
Brexit and Employment Law
Background It has been claimed that over the years of EU membership that EU employment and social legislation has been a drag on UK productivity. It is claimed that the UK’s international competitiveness could be ...
Atypical Worker Protection
Fixed Term Workers An EU directive establishes minimum requirements relating to fixed-term work. The purpose is to ensure equal treatment of workers and prevent abuse arising from successive employment contracts. The ...