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Participez à l’enquête de Larcier‑Intersentia sur les pratiques numériques des professions du d…

À la suite de la conférence “Artificial Intelligence Day in Luxembourg Law” organisée en novembre dernier avec le Barreau de Luxembourg et la Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Luxembo…

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Arendt appoints five new Partners

Luxembourg, 3 February 2026 - Arendt is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Partners: Lorraine Chéry, Błażej Gładysz-Lehmann, Yves Philippart de Foy; and two new assoc…

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New Carried Interest Regime Law Voted!

23/10/2026, the Luxembourg Parliament approved Bill of Law No. 8590, which modernizes the Luxembourg carried interest regime.

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New investment rules for Luxembourg unit-linked life insuran…

On 28 January 2026, the Commissariat aux assurances (CAA) released circular…

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Draft Bill 8676 for a single tax class from tax year 2028

On 6 January 2026, the Luxembourg Government released draft Bill n°8676 int…

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Changes in the application of MiFID to Investment Fund Manager

On 10 June 2021, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published an updated version of (i) its frequently asked questio…

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Clarifications regarding the application of MiFiD to Luxembourg IFMs

On 10 of June 2021, the CSSF published a FAQ on the application of MiFID to Luxembourg investment Fund Managers (“IFMs”). This CSSF FAQ aims at clarif…

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The CNPD Publishes Several Decisions Following Investigations

The Luxembourg Data Protection Authority (CNPD) has published its first decisions following investigations of non-compliance with the General Data Pro…

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Future EU Directive tackling shell companies - ATAD 3

Gradually, economic substance has become a key element in an international context and is relevant for the application of national tax laws and double…

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Draft bill modernising the Luxembourg 2004 securitisation law

Draft bill number 7825 (the “Draft Bill”) amending the Luxembourg law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the “2004 Law”) has been filed with the Luxe…

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New approval regime for Luxembourg financial holding companies

What’s new? The Law of 20 May 2021 (“Law" – available in French) transposes the requirement introduced by Directive (EU) 2019/878 (“CRD5”) that f…

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CNPD’s action plan: what is its position?

On 1 May 2020, the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) published its strategy and work program for 2020-2022. This document defines the mai…

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Application of MiFID to Luxembourg IFMs

The CSSF clarifies under what circumstances and the extent to which MiFID rules apply to IFMs, their third-party delegates and their investment advise…

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GDPR compliance - New standard contractual clauses

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the following two sets of new standard contractual clauses in the context of the General Data Protecti…

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The end of illegal cookie banners?

Internet users are regularly confronted with increasingly invasive cookie banners. Multiple techniques are used, including a hidden or inexistant refu…

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CSSF FAQ – Use of Securities Financing Transactions by UCITS (and AIFs) – three months left

On 18 December 2020, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published a new FAQ in relation to the use by Luxembourg-domiciled UCI…

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Tribunal de l'Union européenne : lorsque le Parlement européen se départit de la hiérarchie des normes

Une affaire très intéressante concernant plusieurs modifications litigieuses du régime de pension complémentaire (volontaire) des députés européens a …

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Europe proposes first-ever statutory framework for AI

Following its White Paper on AI in 2020, the European Commission released in April of this year a proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rul…

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New step towards the adoption of the public country-by- country reporting (CBCR) directive

On 1st June, the EU Council reached a provisional political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiating team on the proposed directive on the…

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EU: New Standard Contractual Clauses – From theory to practice

The EU Commission has issued their long awaited new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). These are a vital tool to enable international transfers of p…

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VAT fixed establishment non-existing without staff

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in the highly anticipated Titanium case that own staff is required for a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT. In t…

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Political agreement reached on public country-by-country reporting

On 1 June 2021, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) reached a political agreement with the European Parliament on the proposed directive…

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Modernisation of the Law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation

A draft Bill of law No. 7825 (the “Bill”) amending the Law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the “Securitisation Law”) and certain other laws was su…

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Europe’s new Chief Prosecutor has her hands full from the outset

On 1 June 2021, the first supranational public prosecution authority, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (“EPPO”), finally took office with the f…

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Implementation of new EU framework relating to covered bonds

A draft bill (7822/00) relating to the issuance of covered bonds was recently deposited to implement EU Directive 2019/2162/EU1 into Luxembourg l…

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