COVID-19 Crisis Resources
COVID-19 Crisis
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the green businesses worldwide are facing an unprecedented crisis. As a breeders' association, CIOPORA sees it as a part of its mission to assist its members and their colleagues, specifically but not limited to the area of the association's primary mandate. Please find below the CIOPORA COVID-19 response resources. This page will be continually updated in the coming days and weeks.
COVID-19 Resources by Country
Acknowledging the challenges businesses face due to the COVID-19 crisis, Governments across the globe have launched various economic assistance programs. Additionally, policymakers are relaxing conditions for businesses in many regulatory areas.
With the help of its global lawyer network, CIOPORA is compiling a catalogue of such resources to assist businesses in need. The collection contains a multitude of resources on various regulatory and legal topics, including live and pre-recorded webinars by third parties. Please note that this page is continuously being updated as more information becomes available every day.
Disclaimer: none of the materials presented below constitute legal advice. All resources are provided by third parties, whose desclaimers apply to respective materials.
Webinars
Country A-Z | Topic | Name | Type | Link | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global | Litigation | Webinar "International litigation Facing Two Challenges: Brexit and Covid-19" | Webinar, Live, May 20 | ||
Global | Business | Legal tools for doing business in the time of COVID-19: best practices and future challenges | Webinar, live, May 5 | ||
Latin America | Tax | Tax Measures Adopted by Latin America Jurisdictions to Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis | Webinar, live, April 30 |
Documents & publications - latest updates first
Country | Topic | Name | Type | Link | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North & West African Countries | Regulatory, Aid | Economic Fight Against COVID-19: Overview of Examples from North & West Africa | Document | ||
Multiple countries | Regulatory, Aid | Updated Country Guide: Government Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19 | Document | ||
The Netherlands | Aid, Agri-sector | COVID-19 Emergency Package for Specific Agricultural Sectors | Article | ||
The Netherlands, EU | Aid, Agri-sector | Agri-sector Specific COVID-19 Aid Measures in the EU and the Netherlands | Document | ||
Morocco | Tax, Contract law & Aid | Updated April 27! The Morocco Regulatory Package for Businesses | Document | ||
Germany | Retail | "Grün mit Abstand": ZVG's preventive measure Guide for Florists & Garden Centers (in German) | Website, Documents | ||
Germany | Aid, Labour law, Regulatory | A complete regulatory Guide for German horticultural businesses in COVID-19 crisis by ZVG (in German) | Website, Documents | ||
Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico) | Aid, Regulatory | The Impact of COVID-19 in Latin America | Webseite | ||
Turkey | Aid | Government Supports for SMEs and Exporters against the Effects of COVID-19 | Document | ||
Kenya | Business operations | FAQs for Business Operations during Curfew and Restricted Travel Period of COVID-19 Crisis | Document | ||
Turkey | Labour law | Turkey short-time work & other COVID-19 labour regulations | Document package | ||
USA | Regulatory | AmericanHort's COVID-19 Resource Center | Website | ||
USA | Regulatory | ASTA's COVID-19 Resource Center | Website | ||
Spain | Litigation | COVID-19 and Litigation in Spain | Document | ||
France | IP, Litigation | Covid-19: Litigation and IP, the Situation in France | Document |