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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!
On June 23rd 2015 the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets A…
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In line with its agenda aiming to combat tax evasion or “aggressive” forms of tax planning, the European Commission (the “Commission”) presented a&nbs…
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Regulation 2015/760 (the “Regulation”) on European Long-Term Investment Funds (“ELTIF”) was published on May 19th 2015 in the official journal of the …
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As one of the three pillars1 of the investment plan for Europe (‘plan Juncker’), the EFSI will play a central role in mobilising investments in t…
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On May 22nd 2015, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) published Press Release 15/23 in relation to the law of 11 January 2008…
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Over the coming six months, Linklaters will be closely monitoring and analysing political and legislative developments during Luxembourg’s presidency …
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Luxembourg is on its way to take a crucial step towards a “paperless office”.
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced on April 29th 2015, that a 50 billion RMB quota has been granted to Luxembourg under the Renminbi Qualifie…
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The establishment of a Luxembourg Freeport at the end of 2014 and the failure of the Art Exchange project (“SplitArt”) in 2012 has led many to questio…
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The European Parliament voted on the final text of the fourth AML Directive (“the Fourth AMLD”) on May 20th 2015. We commented on the key changes in o…
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With respect to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), the first reporting by Luxembourg financial institutions is due on 30 June 2015 at t…
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En date du 20 mai 2015, le Parlement Européen a adopté une nouvelle mouture (le Règlement Révisé) du Règlement 1346/2000 relatif aux procédures d’inso…
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On 10 March 2015, the Luxembourg tax authorities released a new circular letter (the “New Circular”), taking effect immediately and cancelli…
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On 5 February 2015, the governments of Luxembourg and Belgium came to an agreement with respect to the right of taxation of salaries, wages …
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Luxembourg has adopted the law that approves the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (the “Agreement”) on 12 April 2015, about two years after the sig…
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In 2012, the European Commission adopted an ambitious proposal for an EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The European Commission’s aim is…
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At the beginning of 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“The Court”) rendered a judgment (EUCJ, aff. C-30/14) which should serve to reas…
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Concerned about the increase in frauds related to internet payments, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) has published guidelines on 19 December 20…
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The first criminal case on the basis of the newly adopted plea bargaining procedure in Luxembourg called « judgment upon consent » has been settled by…
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