In the US, in the context of the case of donor 1558 a legislative initiative has been launched to protect the parents of children conceived using genetic material taken from a donor.
In the case widely discussed in the press, 27-year-old Steven Gunner died of a drug overdose. His biological father was sperm donor number 1558 who according to the biobank’s description, was a brown-eyed student who played guitar and hockey. After the tragedy, Steven’s parents learned that the sperm donor suffered from schizophrenia and died the same way as Steven – from a drug overdose. As a result of their actions, Republican Senator Gallivan introduced a draft legislation to waive the donor’s confidentiality for a period of five years back so their medical records could be checked.
KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI attended The Legal 500 and Apparcel Uriarte & Vassallo’s webinar ‘Chile: the to-go destination for international fintech startups’.
In this international webinar there were analysed the possibilities that Chile offers as a Latin American hub for international startups and fintechs.
The event explored the reasons that have led the country to become internationally renowned in the development of financial startups, as well as the promising future that lies ahead with the Fintech Bill that is being discussed in Congress.
The webinar featured the presentation of legal experts from AUV and dLocal, Uruguay’s first unicorn. They presented key aspects such as startups’ softlanding, financial inclusion, open banking and regulation. On this last point, the legal director of the CMF shed light on the advantages that Chile offers for fintech companies, and what these companies should expect in order to successfully operate in Chile.
From 2025, EU countries, including Poland, will be able to freely exempt from VAT the supply of food, water, medicines, medical equipment, books and magazines for the libraries, passenger transport as well as the supply and installation of solar panels.
Alternatively – if they so decide – they will be able to apply a preferential VAT rate lower than 5% to these supplies.
This is the result of the draft amendment to the VAT directive, on which a political compromise was reached in the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). The draft has yet to receive an opinion from the European Parliament and only then will it be finally approved by ECOFIN.
The Polish Ministry of Finance on 20 October 2021 issued a specification for the National e-Invoicing System (NeIS), providing tips for software developers wishing to integrate their programs with NeIS (API). This specification is not a source of law, but is only a set of guidelines for developers. The NeIS test environment website (https://ksef-test.mf.gov.pl/) does not contain a graphical user interface for uploading or downloading invoices. It contains material intended for IT departments working on integration with NeIS. This address is also used by the published API. The logical structures used by the API, the OpenApi (formerly Swagger) documentation and editor, and the test environment public key have been made available. For the time being, no descriptive interface specification has been published, as was the case for e-Declaration or the Single Control File. It has been indicated that the test version will use self-generated signatures and seals for authorisation in NeIS, the test version does not offer authorisation via the Trusted Profile and token at this point. Invoices will be submitted using the API provided in batch or interactive mode. An Official Delivery Certificate will be available with a list of invoices sent in a batch packet or during an interactive session. The provided service will verify the correctness of the sent invoices with the working version of the XSD schema. The API introduces permissions that can be assigned to a system user. A privilege management facility is provided that will allow to view, grant and revoke privileges. The types of roles available in the process are also indicated. It is worth noting that the message states that it is planned to make the use of e-Invoice mandatory for entrepreneurs in Poland from 2023.
PEPPOL Access Points are e-invoicing solution providers who offer services fully compliant with the PEPPOL Network requirements. If a company is a certified PEPPOL Access Point, all clients can exchange their electronic documents with other participants of the network. In practice, a supplier using an Access Point sends documents to the recipient. The Access Point, responsible for correct document transmission, is obliged to ensure compliance with the PEPPOL specifications. The document is sent to the recipient’s Access Point in charge of document translation for its client. Both buyers and suppliers are free to choose their Access Point provider.
Structured e-invoices contain core system elements that are compliant with legal regulations of different countries. Those elements are essential for enabling full interoperability during cross-border business operations.
