Debates on central bank digital currency (CBDC) pose serious challenges for legal practitioners, as they involve a concept characterized by ambiguity (first issue), variable parameters of analysis (second issue) and complex technical and economic components (third issue). Legal practitioners usually prefer well-defined topics with clear legal bases, which allow interpretation of legal principles and identification of legal correlations. The CB...

The prevention of insolvency constitutes a cornerstone of the legal framework, enabling financially distressed enterprises to undertake restructuring efforts and implement strategic measures to surmount periods of economic adversity.One of the principal mechanisms for insolvency prevention is the preventive concordat procedure, which necessitates an initial assessment report on the financial distress encountered by the company. Upon the c...

The regulation of part-time work in the content of art. 103-107 of the Labor Code corresponds, in principle, to the objectives established in the content of Council Directive no. 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 on the framework agreement on part-time work, amended by Council Directive 98/23/EC of 7 April 1998, the Romanian legislator aiming to eliminate discrimination against part-time workers and improve the quality of part-time work, facilitat...

The European insurance industry lives in the area of the conflict of laws. The aim of this paper is to show how the so-called „European conflict of laws” reveals – to foreign companies – its virtues and vices alike. Such foreign companies (non-European companies or companies outside the European Union itself, n.n.) are invited to know in depth the federal-like nature of the European Union and its legislative infrastructure. Once this nature is...

The present case commentary provides an in-depth analysis of the judgment delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-51/20 Commission v. Greece, concerning the persistent failure of a Member State to comply with its obligation to recover unlawful and incompatible State aid, as previously ordered by the Commission. The ruling exemplifies the corrective and sanctioning function of the EU judiciary in response to institutio...

The paper examines the legal regime governing jurisdiction clauses in electronic contracts concluded between consumers and professionals, with particular reference to the application and interpretation of Articles 17–19 of Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 (Brussels I bis). In the context of accelerated digitalisation and the widespread use of click-wrap agreements, the study highlights the legal risks stemming from the structural imbalance between...

The paper aims to provide some remarks on the topic of managing the risk of third-party manufacturers placing defective products on the market through e-commerce and online marketplaces. Starting with considerations regarding the role that e-commerce platforms play in the market, this paper will analyze how the European policymaker addresses these issues in the text of the revised directive on liability for defective products, as approved by t...

We are all preparing for the technological revolution. Never in history has man been more affected by the extremely rapid changes happening around him. Of these, blockchain technology seems to have the biggest impact, being likened, not infrequently, to the fizz we all knew when the internet came into being. But unlike the internet, blockchain affects our lives much more visibly. It not only gives us access to information, but also the ability...

This study analyses the impact of unjustified restrictions on the right to be represented in the vehicle registration procedure and the disruption of the competitive environment through the procedures set out in Order of Ministry of Internal Affair no 1501/2006. By assessing the legislation and administrative practices in this area, we identify discrepancies between the rules imposed and the stated objectives of ensuring fairness and efficienc...

This work presents a face detection application, which is governed by users, through an app. Each user can upload pictures of themselves in the app and then give consent for processing. The app will then train a computer vision AI model based on the inputs provided by the user. Once this process is finished, the user can request the app to search the internet for their face. Afterwards, the user can decide what should the system do in case of p...