Cyprus referred to CJEU over trade secrets
The European Commission has referred Cyprus to the EU’s highest court for not transposing the trade secrets directive.
On Friday, October 30, the European Commission requested that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) order the payment of financial penalties because Cyprus failed to notify transposition measures for directive 2016/943.
The trade secrets directive harmonises the legal protection of trade secrets across the EU and defines civil law means through which victims of trade secret misappropriation can seek protection.
In June 2016, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the directive. EU countries must have brought the laws and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the directive into force by June 9, 2018.
As Cyprus has not communicated any transposition measures, the European Commission opened the infringement proceedings against Cyprus in July 2018 and sent a reasoned opinion in July 2019.
The Cypriot authorities have still not notified any measure to transpose the directive, said the European Commission.
If the CJEU finds that Cyprus has breached EU law, the national authorities must take action to comply with the court judgment.
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