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03/10/14

Cartes Bancaires and MasterCard judgments: object and effects restrictions revisited

On 11 September 2014, the Court of Justice issued an important judgment in one of the numerous pending competition law cases around credit card scheme…

02/10/14

Restructuring and insolvency in Luxembourg (part 1)

Luxembourg is one of the leading domiciles worldwide for international investment vehicles. This leading position has arisen from the combination of t…

01/10/14

The tax authorities officially accept the use of a foreign currency as functional currency

On 16 June 2014, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities (Administration des contributions directes) released a circular letter L.G.-A n°60 (the "Circul…

29/09/14

Luxembourg ratifies the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters

In 2013, automatic exchange of information was endorsed as the new global standard for exchange of information. Earlier this year, the OECD released t…

26/09/14

Marchés publics: une stratégie bien pensée pour les aborder

Participate in a public procurement and submit an offer accordingly is a significant achievement for an undertaking. It must be prepared and aware of …

25/09/14

Luxembourg launches data protection association

The Luxembourg data protection association called l'Association pour la protection des données (the APDL) was officially launched on 11 March 2014.

24/09/14

Data theft – Supreme Court decision of 3 April 2014

The Cour de cassation, Luxembourg's highest court in civil and criminal matters, rendered an important decision on 3 April 2014 regarding data theft.

23/09/14

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issues Opinion on Personal Data Breach Notifications

On 25 March 2014, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP 29") issued Opinion 03/2014 (the "Opinion"). The Opinion provides guidance to data controllers to …

22/09/14

Law approving the convention on cybercrime and its additional protocol on xenophobia and racism

The law approving the Convention on cybercrime signed in Budapest on 23 November 2001 and its additional protocol on xenophobia and racism signed in S…

19/09/14

Base Erosion and Profits Shifting (BEPS)

On 16 September 2014, the OECD released recommendation documents on the following first 7 elements of the BEPS Action Plan: Action 1: addressing the c…

18/09/14

New European Rules for the financing of important projects of common European interest

The European Commission adopted on 13 June 2014 a new communication to support important projects of common European interest.

17/09/14

THE FIRST RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT “TO BE FORGOTTEN”

By judgement rendered on 13 May 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) affirms the right "to be forgotten" by acknowledging that a person may requi…

15/09/14

New legal requirements regarding bearer shareholding in Luxembourg.

he bill of Law 6625 on the immobilisation of bearer shares (the "Bill") has been adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament on 16 July 2014 and entered into…

15/09/14

Establishment of an European account preservation order

On 27 June 2014, Regulation 655/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a European Account Preservation Order proc…

12/09/14

European Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive invalid

In its decision of 8 April 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") declared the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (the "Directive") invalid. The…

11/09/14

OUT-OF-COURT RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS: NEW CSSF CIRCULAR 14/589

The CSSF has recently clarified the measures to be taken by professionals of the financial sector in Luxembourg in order to comply with the obligation…

10/09/14

ECJ - C-201/13 – an autonomous concept of what constitutes a parody

On August 3, 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a judgment in response to a request from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel ("Court of Appe…

09/09/14

Luxembourg Free Zone : Bill on VAT provisions submitted to Parliament

On 1 September 2014, a bill of law n°6713 was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament (the "Bill"). The Bill aims to amend the Law of 12 February 1979 …

09/09/14

FLOATING FINANCIAL YEAR

The Luxembourg Accounting Standards Board (CNC) recently published a general notice (CNC 01/2014) in which it stated its opinion regarding the possibi…

08/09/14

European Court of Justice clarifies what constitutes a "parody"

On September 3, 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a judgment in response to a request from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel ("Court of A…

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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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03/10/14

Cartes Bancaires and MasterCard judgments: object and effects restrictions revisited

02/10/14

Restructuring and insolvency in Luxembourg (part 1)

01/10/14

The tax authorities officially accept the use of a foreign currency as functional currency

29/09/14

Luxembourg ratifies the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters

26/09/14

Marchés publics: une stratégie bien pensée pour les aborder

25/09/14

Luxembourg launches data protection association

24/09/14

Data theft – Supreme Court decision of 3 April 2014

23/09/14

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issues Opinion on Personal Data Breach Notifications

22/09/14

Law approving the convention on cybercrime and its additional protocol on xenophobia and racism

19/09/14

Base Erosion and Profits Shifting (BEPS)

18/09/14

New European Rules for the financing of important projects of common European interest

17/09/14

THE FIRST RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT “TO BE FORGOTTEN”

15/09/14

New legal requirements regarding bearer shareholding in Luxembourg.

15/09/14

Establishment of an European account preservation order

12/09/14

European Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive invalid

11/09/14

OUT-OF-COURT RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS: NEW CSSF CIRCULAR 14/589

10/09/14

ECJ - C-201/13 – an autonomous concept of what constitutes a parody

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Luxembourg Free Zone : Bill on VAT provisions submitted to Parliament

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FLOATING FINANCIAL YEAR

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European Court of Justice clarifies what constitutes a "parody"

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