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On 28 October 2026, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted Draft Law No. 8676: from 1 January 2028, tax classes 1, 1a and 2 are replaced by a single tax class “U”, with a 25-year transi…
On 16 July 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) delivered its decision in Case C-158/25 on the relationship between national mechanisms for the joint and s…
With the Council and Parliament positions settled and trilogues expected to open on 22 October 2026, SFDR 2.0 is taking shape: three product categories, a binding 70% threshold, ma…
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Two EU delegated regulations published on 21 September 2026 finalise the re…
The General Court has upheld the European Commission's prohibition of Booki…
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With the end of the transition period as of 1 January 2021, the UK officially became a third country with respect to the EU, meaning that the EU VAT D…
On 23 December 2020, the Luxembourg Budget Law was published in the Mémorial (“the Law”). It contains some tax measures aiming at promoting…
On 19 December 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament voted into law the Budget Act 2021 (the "Budget Act"). In the unprecedented context of COVID-19, the ma…
On 18 December 2020, the OECD published its much-anticipated “Guidance on the Transfer Pricing Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
On 14 October 2020, the Luxembourg government submitted to the Parliament the budget bill for fiscal year 2021. It was approved by the Parliament on 1…
On 15 December 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament approved the 2021 budget bill.
The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 and Brexit’s transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Here is what …
In view of the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU on 1 February 2020 and the forthcoming end of the transitional period on 31 December 2020, …
llowing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling of 2 April 2020 in case C-458-181, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued a circular letter (…
A draft law adopted by the Luxembourg Government in March 2020, which should be passed soon, will introduce a new Luxembourg tax measure denying under…
List of double tax treaties in force and in negotiation as of 23 November 2020.
On 1 December 2020, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued Circular L.I.R. n°147/2, 166/2 and Eval. N°63 (“Circular”) related to the application of the…
On 14 October 2020, the 2021 budget draft law (the “draft law”) was presented to Parliament. Given the current context of crisis, the Government decid…
In the context of a prospective acquisition of shares in a company in the telecommunications sector, and with the intention of rendering taxable manag…
Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled on case C-623/171 and the joined cases C-511/18, C-512/182 and C-520/183…
EIOPA published a paper on its approach to product oversight and governance requirements for insurance distributors and manufacturers
On 14 October 2020, Luxembourg's Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, tabled before the Parliament the draft budget law for the year 2021 (the “Draft…
ON 14 OCTOBER 2020, THE LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT FILED BUDGET BILL 7666 WITH THE LUXEMBOURG PARLIAMENT
On 14 October 2020, the 2021 budget draft law was presented to Parliament. The Government decided that the time was not right to increase taxes and/or…
The Court of Justice of the EU recently clarified the criteria to take into account when assessing the distinctive character of a position mark applie…
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