In recent days the Motivated Opinion that the European Commission addressed to the Kingdom of Spain in February 2017 in relation to model 720 has been made public.

Italian Parliament approved the compulsory introduction, with some exemptions, of the electronic business-to-business (B2B) invoicing, effective from January 1st, 2019.

Last May 2018 the Commercial Issues Committee endorsed the Colombia affiliation to the OECD, which means that it becomes Member No. 37 of the Organization, and it is the third Latin American country accepted as a member after Mexico and Chile.

The ICSC New York Deal Making Conference was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from December 4 – 6.  NYDMC is ICSC’s second largest conference, with about 10,000 in attendance this year.

With the end of the year approaching and the holiday shopping season in full swing, now is an ideal time for brand owners to audit their trademark portfolios.