Competition & Antitrust Law·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·2 days ago
The CMA consults until 27 October 2026 on CGL divesting 15 convenience stores and two funeral homes to avoid a phase 2 probe of its completed Southern Co-op acquisition.
Industry: Funeral and related activities · Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Government Procurement & Public Tender Rules·Norway·Lovdata·2 days ago
For M2 buses, zero-emission now covers only those with standing places; M2 buses without standing places move to Euro VI/VII with M3 III, and the 25% alternative-fuel quota for N2/N3 is deleted.
Industry: Other passenger land transport n.e.c. · Freight transport by road
Competition & Antitrust Law·United Kingdom·Legislation gov·3 days ago
SI 2026/1075, in force 13 October 2026, lets the Secretary of State intervene in mergers that threaten continuity of telecoms supply, covering public services, critical infrastructure and vulnerable customers.
Industry: Telecommunications
Professional Body Regulations & Accountant Licensing·Germany·Bundessteuerberaterkammer·3 days ago·2 documents
The Satzungsversammlung adapted both professional orders to the Ninth Amendment Act: § 11(3)-(4) BOStB go on 1 January 2027; references track the renumbered StBerG.
Industry: Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
Primary Legislation / Official Gazette·European Union·EUR-Lex·3 days ago·2 documents
Seven DPRK-Russia-linked listings take effect 12 October 2026: a missile-programme official, a petroleum shipper and Russian firms using DPRK labour or joint ventures face EU freezes and travel curbs.
Industry: Across industries
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·France·Entreprendre Service Public·5 days ago
Conciliation needs proven or foreseeable difficulty and under 45 days of payment cessation; the accord is voluntary, constaté confidentially or homologué publicly.
Industry: Across industries
Government Procurement & Public Tender Rules·France·Légifrance·5 days ago
Defence and security contract data now goes to the Conseil national de la commande publique, not the observatoire; overseas buyers apply the text as amended by the 2 October 2026 CNCP order.
Industry: General public administration activities
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·6 days ago
New Defra online form lets practitioners notify the Rural Payments Agency of a customer's insolvency, MVL or strike-off; most notifications take about 10 minutes.
Industry: Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Company Formation, Registry & Corporate Filings·Denmark·Retsinformation·6 days ago·2 documents
L 10, tabled 7 October 2026, lets the Business Authority freeze abusive filings, tightens adviser duties and sets 10/25 per cent related-party thresholds for listed firms from 1 January 2027.
Industry: Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
Primary Legislation / Official Gazette·Denmark·Retsinformation·6 days ago·2 documents
L 38, tabled 7 October 2026, puts wrong-levy interest on a statutory footing, bans pledging tax refunds and lets recovery run alongside plate seizures from 1 January 2027.
Industry: Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles · Rental and leasing activities · +1 more · Land transport and transport via pipelines
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·Lithuania·Liteko·6 days ago
A simplified-bankruptcy order made on the court's own initiative at case opening is appealable; assuming assets are insufficient without checking cash and receivables annuls it.
Industry: Across industries
Professional Body Regulations & Accountant Licensing·Germany·Bundessteuerberaterkammer·6 days ago
Around 2,200 candidates sat the October 2026 exam electronically; candidates still choose between screen and paper except in Sachsen, and six more chambers join in October 2027.
Industry: Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
Insolvency & Restructuring Law·France·Entreprendre Service Public·6 days ago
Rewritten 8 October 2026 claim-declaration fiche: written form, privilege-or-security date, FX conversion rule, 15-day receipt, payment priority — and no online portal.
Industry: Across industries
Competition & Antitrust Law·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·6 days ago
After finding a possible substantial lessening of competition, the CMA says there are reasonable grounds to think Brink’s undertakings might be accepted under the Enterprise Act 2002.
Government Procurement & Public Tender Rules·Denmark·Retsinformation·6 days ago·2 documents
Bill L 11 repeals tilbudsloven, moves below-threshold works into udbudsloven, mandates labour clauses above threshold and drops the tax-haven exclusion.
Industry: Construction
Professional Body Regulations & Accountant Licensing·Estonia·Eesti Raamatupidajate Kogu·1 week ago
ERK's new application guide sets the prerequisites for levels 5–7 — including 160 training hours or two years' experience for level 5 — and dates the autumn 2026 paid consultations.
Industry: Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
Competition & Antitrust Law·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·1 week ago
The CMA has launched its phase 1 inquiry into Y3 Holdings' completed purchase of Hutchinson Homes, with the decision due by 3 December 2026; the invitation to comment is closed.
Government Procurement & Public Tender Rules·European Union·EUR-Lex·1 week ago
AG Opinion C-390/25: dialogue authorities may finalise advertised weighting ranges in the final-tender invitation, but notice ranges must reveal the criteria's final order — HUS's 30–70% price band did not.
Industry: Across industries
Competition & Antitrust Law·United Kingdom·GOV.UK·1 week ago
The CMA has served a Schedule 7 pre-emptive action order on BT's completed TalkTalk/PlatformX acquisition with a same-day derogation; representations close 9 October, report due 19 October.
Industry: Other telecommunications activities