Cándido García Molyneux

Cándido García Molyneux is a Spanish of counsel in the Brussels office of Covington & Burling. His practice focuses on EU environmental law, renewable energies, and international trade law. He advises clients on legal issues concerning environmental product regulation, emissions trading, renewable energies, energy efficiency, shale gas, chemical law, product safety, waste management, and international trade law and non-tariff trade barriers. Mr. García Molyneux was very much involved in the legislative process that led to the revision and amendment of the ETS Directive and Renewable Energies Directive. He is an external professor of environmental law and policy at the College of Europe.

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New Licensing Regulations to Import Agricultural Products into the EU: What Traders Should Know to Avoid Missing Quota Allocations in 2021

By Cándido García Molyneux and Paul Mertenskötter on August 28, 2020 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory, Regulatory, Trade Agreements

As of January 2021, many imports and exports of agricultural products covered by EU tariff quotas will be subject to the new licensing rules of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/760 (“Delegated Regulation”) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 (“Implementing Regulation”) (together, “Licensing Regulations” or “Regulations”). The new Regulations introduce significant changes to – and are … Continue Reading

European Union Justice Commissioner Commits to Regulation on Corporate Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

By Daniel Feldman, Cándido García Molyneux, Ian Redfearn, Sinéad Oryszczuk, Hannah Edmonds-Camara, Paul Mertenskötter and Katarzyna Lasinska on May 7, 2020 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory, Human Rights

“Businesses that have better risk mitigation processes across their supply chains cause less harm to people… Good environmental, social, and governance practices pay off… We need to make sure that responsible business conduct and sustainable supply chains become the norm.” EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, April 29, 2020 On April 29, 2020, in a … Continue Reading

Climate Change: The EU Moves Toward a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

By Péter Balás, Cándido García Molyneux and Paul Mertenskötter on March 11, 2020 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory

Last week, the European Commission took a major step to implement the climate aspects of its European Green Deal. It presented a proposal for a European Climate Law and two consultations on its announced Climate Pact and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM”). The European Commission intends to present a proposal for a CBAM by the … Continue Reading

The EU Lifts Restrictions to Imports of Poultry Meat from Ukraine Following the Regionalization of the Country Due to an Outbreak of HPAI

By Cándido García Molyneux and Paul Mertenskötter on March 4, 2020 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory, Food and Drug Law, Health Issues, International Strategy

The European Commission has just adopted a Regulation that will lift the existing ban on imports of poultry meat from Ukraine that was triggered by the January 2020 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (“HPAI”) outbreak in the western part of the country. On January 19, 2020 the Ukrainian authorities informed the World Organization of Animal Health … Continue Reading

What is a Robot under EU Law?

By Cándido García Molyneux and Rosa Oyarzabal on August 4, 2017 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory

EU institutions are increasingly focusing on the legal challenges posed by the robotics and artificial intelligence sector. On May 16, 2017, the European Commission published a paper announcing a series of regulatory and policy initiatives in response to the European Parliament’s resolution on European civil law rules on robotics of February 2017. These initiatives may … Continue Reading

Proposal to Amend EU Comitology Rules: Stretching the Limits of the Precautionary Principle

By Cándido García Molyneux on February 23, 2017 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory

The European Commission has presented a proposal to amend the EU’s examination comitology procedure with the aim of forcing Member States to vote and take responsibility in the adoption of controversial decisions mostly affecting health and the environment, such as pesticides, GMOs, and chemicals. If adopted, the proposed amendments are likely to result in an … Continue Reading

EU Policy Update—July

By Sebastian Vos, Miranda Cole, Cándido García Molyneux, Jean De Ruyt and Covington Team on July 6, 2015 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory

1. Digital Single Market Policy Almost two years after the European Commission presented its proposal on a telecoms single market (Connected Continent), on 30 June, the three EU institutions finalized negotiations on two important issues: roaming charges and net neutrality. All other elements of the package will be discussed as part of the new Digital … Continue Reading

The G7 Declaration on Climate Change: Will It Make a Difference?

By Cándido García Molyneux on June 9, 2015 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory, International Strategy

Climate change was high in the agenda of the G7 Summit that concluded in Germany yesterday. After years of failing to agree on a binding global action plan to limit the impact of climate change, the seven most industrialized countries of the world expressed their strong determination to reach a deal at the COP 21 … Continue Reading

EU Legislative Process at Issue

By Cándido García Molyneux on December 23, 2014 Posted in EU Law and Regulatory

For those who are interested in the rules of decision making and legislative advocacy in the European Union (“EU”), this year Santa arrived early to the hills of Luxembourg. On December 18, Advocate General Jääaskinen rendered his Opinion on a legal challenge of the Council of the EU against the European Commission, where for the … Continue Reading