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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secret…
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Launched on 2012 by the Commission, the Data protection reform (the “Reform”)1 is a package aiming to update, on one hand, the rules of the 1995 …
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In a recent decision, Tommy Hilfiger et al. v Delta Center (C-494/15), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) opened the door for injunctio…
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The virtual world has no borders, and we often do not realize the massive data flows generated within companies operating across the globe. In practic…
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Following approval by the European Parliament on 14 April 2016, the proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business in…
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You've probably noticed that the European Commission is thoroughly revising the EU data protection legislative framework. After replacing the Data Pro…
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Compared to the current legal framework, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains stricter obligations with regard to data security,…
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After 4 years of political discussions, the EU Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data…
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EU General Data Protection Regulation applicable as from 25 May 2018: an implementation plan for data controllers, processors and EU Member States for…
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Also this week, the article 29 Working Party rendered a negative opinion on the EU-US Privacy Shield (see our previous newsletter for more d…
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After more than 4 years of negotiation and roughly 4,000 amendments, the General Data Protection Regulation has finally been adopted yesterday by the …
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On 6 October 2015, the CJEU invalidated the U.S. Safe Harbor. The EU Commission then published a draft adequacy decision on 29 February, putting in p…
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On 15 December 2015, after three years of fierce negotiations, the new European (“EU”) data framework has finally been agreed. The text of the agreeme…
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Further to the invalidation of the Safe Harbor by the European Court of Justice on 6 October 2015, the legal uncertainty on personal data tr…
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Under the existing regulations, personal data can only be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if that count…
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The EU Commission and the US have agreed on a new framework for transatlantic data flows, named "the EU-US Privacy Shield". This, however, does not me…
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On 2 February 2016, the European Commission and the United States reached an agreement on a new framework for transatlantic data flows. This EU-US Pri…
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After the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) declared the Safe Harbour Decision invalid in its judgement of 6 October 2016, the European Comm…
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Now that the holidays are behind us, with the exception of a belated New Year's drink here and there, it's business as usual and thus time to dig a li…
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Les sociétés luxembourgeoises sont en principe soumises à l’impôt sur le revenu des collectivités (ci-après « IRC ») de 21 % majoré par une contributi…
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