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Marketinglaw Update | October 2019
This month’s coverage includes: a sweep through changes to gambling ads during football matches; EE’s ICO fine for a service message held to be a marketing message; and influencer guidelines in France.
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- Advertising Regulation
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Complaints about Vape Nation’s e-cig adverts go up in smoke.
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Vape Nation Ltd t/a 88Vape (Vape Nation). Where: United Kingdom When: 18 March 2020 Law stated as at: 3 April 2020 What happened:…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Focus on Direct Marketing for the Belgian DPA
Who: The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) Where: Belgium When: 17 January 2020 Law stated as at: 2 April 2020 What happened: The BDPA issued its first guidelines of the…
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- Marketing Techniques
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Fundraising during the Covid-19 emergency: The Italian Competition Authority adopts interim measures against GoFundMe.com
Who: The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) and GoFundMe Ireland Ltd (www.gofundme.com). Where: Italy. When: 22 March 2020. Law stated as at: 6 April 2020. What happened: On 22 March, the…
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- Marketing Techniques
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Is it milk, or is it not milk?
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Arla Foods Ltd (Arla) Where: United Kingdom When: 11 March 2020 Law stated as at: 8 April 2020 What happened: A TV ad…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Illicit nature of a live and on-site poker game despite the possibility of registering for free
Who: Winamax SA, and French Casino unions and representative associations (Syndicat des Casinos modernes de France, Syndicat casinos de France, Association des casinos indépendants français, Forges thermal SA) Where: France…
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- Advertising Regulation
- Online Advertising
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Advertising of Dutch State Lottery turns out to be misleading
Who: The Dutch Advertising Board of Appeal (CvB), the Dutch Advertising Code Committee (RCC) and the Dutch State Lottery. Where: The Netherlands When: 13 February 2020 Law stated as at:…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Amazon wins trade mark infringement case in landmark ruling
Who: Amazon and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Where: The EU When: 2 April 2020 Law stated as at: 2 April 2020 What happened: The CJEU…
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- Media & IP
- Online Advertising
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ASA releases guidance on avoiding Covid-19 scams
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 24 March 2020 Law stated as at: 2 April 2020 What happened: Following its announcement that it will “act quick…
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- Data & Privacy
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One should be wary before including the Royal Family in advertising
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 27 March 2020 Law stated as at: 2 April 2020 What happened: The ASA has set out guidance on the…
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- Advertising Regulation
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France legislates to ensure that healthcare brands are required to disclose links with influencers
Who: Social media, Instagram, media, influencers, firms marketing health products, etc. Where: France When: 30 December 2019 Law stated as at: 26 February 2019 What happened: A new decree published…
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- Advertising Regulation
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CNIL investigations and controls program for 2020
Who: The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Where: France When: 12 March 2020 What happened: The CNIL has just released its strategy for all its controls and investigations for 2020.…
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- Advertising Regulation
- Data & Privacy
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French Anti-Waste Law provides for new marketing rules
Who: French Parliament Where: France When: The law was adopted on the 10th of February 2020. Its provisions will come into force gradually. What happened: A new law related to…
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- Advertising Regulation
