The Commission has adopted on 30 March an Implementing Regulation providing for a temporary possibility for Member States to perform official controls on the agri-food chain in a simplified manner in view of the ongoing situation linked to COVID-19. This Implementing Regulation is also available in the other EU official languages. (Source: Official Journal of the European Union)
Independent Retail Europe sent a joint letter with Ecommerce Europe and EuroCommerce asking for extension of the current deadline of 31 December 2020 for the migration to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for bank cards to Commission executive Vice President Dombrovkis, the Commission Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA), and relevant contacts in the European Banking Authority’s (EBA). (Source: Independent Retail Europe)