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11/03/16

Part time work and principle of prorata temporis

By its decision of November 11th 2015 , the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the “ECJ”) ruled that the periods during which a part-time employee…

11/03/16

The new legislation on the Insurance Sector

On 9 December 2015, two laws and a regulation from the Commissariat aux Assurances regarding the insurance sector were published in the Mémo…

09/03/16

CSSF Circular 15/632 - submission of final terms to the CSSF

On December 28th 2015, the CSSF published CSSF Circular 15/632 (the “New Circular”) which amends, with effect from January 1st 2016, Circular CSSF 12/…

09/03/16

New Corporate Tax Measures applicable in 2016

The Luxembourg IP regime, which provides for an 80% exemption on income of certain intellectual property (“IP”) rights, is repealed as from 1 July 201…

09/03/16

Securities Financing Transactions Regulations : Key Features

A new Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 on transparency of securities financing transactions and of reuse ("Regulation") was published in the Offici…

08/03/16

The EU-US Privacy Package revealed : a solid shield ?

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…

07/03/16

CSSF Press Release on UCITS V and depositary aspects in relation to Part II UCIs

The CSSF confirms the timing for the implementation of the UCITS V changes and will put in place a fast-track procedure.

07/03/16

New tax measures applicable in 2016

On December 18th 2015, the Luxembourg Parliament voted Draft Law n°6891 and the 2016 Draft Budget Law.

04/03/16

Tax Update

The Luxembourg government on 29 February presented the principles of the next tax reform which is expected to take effect as from 1 January 2017. The …

04/03/16

CSSF Regulation 15-07 - SIFs- Risk management and conflicts of interest policy

Regulation 15-07 (the “Regulation”) of December 31st 2015 relates to article 42bis of the law of February 13th 2007 (“SIF Law”) relating to specialise…

02/03/16

Announcement by the Luxembourg Government of the key aspects of the 2017 Tax Reform

The Government announced the key elements of its 2017 tax reform. This Newsflash is limited to those measures which concern companies. We will return …

02/03/16

Parental leave reform - Draft Law

The draft law on the reform of parental leave was validated by the Government on December 16th 2015. Its official publication is scheduled for the end…

01/03/16

Level 2 measures for UCITS V: an overview

On 24 March 2016, the European Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2016/438 (the “Delegated Regulation”) supplementing the UCITS V Directive with regar…

01/03/16

New tax measures announced

The Luxembourg Government presented today a new set of tax measures to be implemented by 2017, known as the 2017 tax reform package. The new measures …

29/02/16

Luxembourg Stock Exchange - Amended Rules and Regulations

On January 1st 2016, amendments to the rules and regulations of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the “Rules”) entered into force.

29/02/16

EU-US data transfers: Privacy Shield to replace Safe Harbor

Under the existing regulations, personal data can only be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if that count…

26/02/16

Fighting tax evasion: The European Union and the Principality of Monaco initial new tax transparency agreement…

The EU and Monaco have today initialled a new tax transparency agreement marking another major step forward in the fight against tax evasion. The agr…

26/02/16

European Commission proposal for a new securitisation framework

On September 30th 2015, the European Commission adopted its Securitisation initiative, consisting of a proposal for a Securitisation Regulation (the “…

25/02/16

Affaire Hellas

Beaucoup d’encre a déjà coulé pour décrire un des procès les plus médiatiques de la Place ces derniers mois, tant pour sa dimension internationale et …

24/02/16

Luxembourg rules for exchange of information in the light of the EU Fundamental Rights chapter

Since December 1st 2014, Luxembourg applies new procedural rules regarding the exchange of information on request under inter alia the double tax trea…

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Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

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Luxembourg housing package: enhanced real estate tax incentives, VEFA projects and affordable h…

04/08/26

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Luxembourg to boost protection of participants in funded sub-participation agreements

06/08/26

EU Forced Labour Regulation: key aspects and practical impli…

27/07/26

CRD VI in Luxembourg: Grandfathering has ended

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11/03/16

Part time work and principle of prorata temporis

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The new legislation on the Insurance Sector

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CSSF Circular 15/632 - submission of final terms to the CSSF

09/03/16

New Corporate Tax Measures applicable in 2016

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Securities Financing Transactions Regulations : Key Features

08/03/16

The EU-US Privacy Package revealed : a solid shield ?

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CSSF Press Release on UCITS V and depositary aspects in relation to Part II UCIs

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New tax measures applicable in 2016

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Tax Update

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CSSF Regulation 15-07 - SIFs- Risk management and conflicts of interest policy

02/03/16

Announcement by the Luxembourg Government of the key aspects of the 2017 Tax Reform

02/03/16

Parental leave reform - Draft Law

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Level 2 measures for UCITS V: an overview

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New tax measures announced

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Luxembourg Stock Exchange - Amended Rules and Regulations

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EU-US data transfers: Privacy Shield to replace Safe Harbor

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European Commission proposal for a new securitisation framework

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