Press Release: Trade secrets protection: Luxembourg presidency seals deal with Parliament

Author (Corporate)	Council of the European Union: General Secretariat
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	15.12.15
Publication Date	15/12/2015
Content Type	News
	On 15 December 2015, the Luxembourg presidency reached a provisional agreement with European Parliament representatives on common rules for the protection of trade secrets and confidential information of EU companies. The European Parliament's legal affairs committee was scheduled to back the informal agreement on 11 January 2016.
Source Link	Primary Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/12/15-trade-secrets-protection/
Related Links	ESO: Background information: Trade secrets: freedom of expression must be protected, say legal affairs MEPs http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-trade-secrets-freedom-of-expression-must-be-protected-say-legal-affairs-meps/ European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 15.12.15: Protecting trade secrets – MEPs strike a deal with Council http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20151215IPR07674/ Politico, 16.12.15: New EU corporate spying measures agreed http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-corporate-spying-measures-trade-secrets-agreed-parliament-bill-whistleblowers/ EurActiv, 12.01.16: Journalists and whistleblowers protected under new Trade Secrets Directive http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/journalists-and-whistleblowers-protected-under-new-trade-secrets-directive
Subject Categories	Internal Markets, Law
Countries / Regions	Europe