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01/05/15

China Grants Luxembourg 50 Billion RQFII Quota

People's Bank of China (PBoC) has announced yesterday that a 50 billion RMB quota has been granted to Luxembourg under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign …

29/04/15

EMIR - MoUs in relation to non-EU CCPs

Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 4th 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade reposi…

28/04/15

EU – New rules on food labelling

EU - New rules on food labelling: 2015 is an important year for the Food Industry since on 12 December 2014 most of the provisions of the EU Regulatio…

27/04/15

UCITS V - CSSF Circular 15/608

On March 23rd 2015, the CSSF published Circular 15/608 (the "Circular"), which amends the date of entry into force of CSSF Circular 14/587 ("Circular …

24/04/15

Making strides towards a Capital Markets Union

On February 18th 2015, the European Commission set the wheels in motion for a fully functioning Capital Markets Union, through the launch of its green…

23/04/15

Luxembourg – Draft law on e-archiving

Long awaited, the draft law on the dematerialisation and preservation of documents is still passing through the adoption process.

22/04/15

New form suspicious transaction report (STR)

On March 16th 2015, the Financial Intelligence Unit ("FIU") of Luxembourg issued a new form to file suspicious transaction reports ("STR"). The Anti-m…

21/04/15

EU – New rules on VAT

On 1 January 2015 new VAT rules took effect for telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services, which will always be taxed in the country wh…

21/04/15

Minimum CIT – Amendment

The Minimum Corporate Income Tax (hereafter "Min CIT") as applicable from the year 2013 introduced a two stage approach to determine to which Min CIT …

20/04/15

L’arrêt Ryanair de la CJUE : une clarification utile au sujet de l’usage des bases de données non protégées

Début 2015, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a rendu un arrêt (CJUE, aff. C-30/14) qui devrait rassurer les propriétaires de bases de données …

20/04/15

Temporary budget balancing tax

The Luxembourg Parliament passed several laws in the framework of the 2015 Budget on December 19th 2015. The Budget Laws include a temporary budget ba…

20/04/15

New procedures applicable to exchange of information on request

On November 25th 2014, the Luxembourg parliament approved the draft law amending the procedure applicable to the exchange of information on request (t…

17/04/15

EU – The reform of data protection legal framework

In January 2012, the European Commission presented the long-awaited proposal for a reform of the European data protection law, which consists of a gen…

17/04/15

Double Tax Treaty - Czech Republic

An Income tax treaty between Luxembourg and the Czech Republic (the "Treaty") was signed in Brussels on March 5th 2013 and it is applicable on income …

16/04/15

Caméras de surveillance et protection du domicile

À l'heure où les débats se concentrent fréquemment sur le traitement des données personnelles effectué par les multinationales, un arrêt rendu pa…

16/04/15

CCPS - Equivalence decisions

Under article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 4th 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterpart…

16/04/15

CSSF FAQ - Update

On December 29th 2014 the CSSF issued an update of its Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Luxembourg Law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investm…

15/04/15

UCITS V - ESMA technical advice

On November 28th 2014 the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") released its final report ("Final Report") in respect of the delegated ac…

15/04/15

Crowdfunding - Update

On December 18th 2014 the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published an Opinion (the "Opinion") and an Advice (the "Advice") on inve…

14/04/15

Conclusion d’une transaction dans le cadre d’un licenciement avec effet immédiat : gare au remboursement des i…

Il est de pratique courante que suite à un licenciement avec effet immédiat, l'employeur et le salarié concluent une transaction.

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20/10/26

Cross-border tax recovery | Luxembourg's tax Receveur can push local companies into bankruptcy …

20/10/26

20/10/26

Newsflash – Cyber incidents in Luxembourg: five legal takeaways from the new operational guidan…

19/10/26

19/10/26

EU fund managers – GP representation clause: preserving the Luxembourg fund’s footprint while e…

20/10/26

Revised ESRS and Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard…

14/10/26

AIF distribution agreements: making oversight work in practi…

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01/05/15

China Grants Luxembourg 50 Billion RQFII Quota

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EMIR - MoUs in relation to non-EU CCPs

28/04/15

EU – New rules on food labelling

27/04/15

UCITS V - CSSF Circular 15/608

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New form suspicious transaction report (STR)

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EU – New rules on VAT

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Minimum CIT – Amendment

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L’arrêt Ryanair de la CJUE : une clarification utile au sujet de l’usage des bases de données non protégées

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Temporary budget balancing tax

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New procedures applicable to exchange of information on request

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EU – The reform of data protection legal framework

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Double Tax Treaty - Czech Republic

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