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16/10/26
16/10/26
ESMA promotes clarity in claims on impact and transition through two additional thematic notes

On 12 October 2026 ESMA published two new thematic notes with do’s and don’ts for impact claims and climate transition claims in funds, bonds and benchmarks, to reduce greenwashing…

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16/10/26
16/10/26
Increase in Luxembourg minimum social wage from 1 January 2027

Bill of law 8837 raises the Luxembourg minimum social wage by 3.8% from 1 January 2027, to €2,876.60 gross per month for non-qualified and €3,451.92 for qualified employees.

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15/10/26
15/10/26
Reverse Solicitation: the exception that regulators expect to remain exceptional

Reverse solicitation can be a legitimate route for an AIF investment, but the CSSF treats it as a narrow, fact-specific exception. The 18-month pre-marketing rule, evidence and gov…

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14/10/26
AIF distribution agreements: making oversight work in practi…

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13/10/26
Applicability of collective labour agreements in Luxembourg

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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!

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11/08/20
New bill of law allowing for issuance of dematerialised securities issued on the blockchain with central accou…

On 27 July, the Luxembourg parliament published a new bill of law n° 7637 (the “Bill of Law”) that will amend the following two laws:  

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07/08/20
Update on international transfers of personal data - Privacy Shield invalidated and new requirement around the…

In the context of the “Schrems II” case held before the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), some mechanisms used to transfer personal dat…

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31/07/20
Issuance of dematerialised securities using blockchain technology – New draft legislation published!

On 27 July 2020, the government has introduced a draft bill n°7637 in Parliament (the “Draft Bill”), which – if adopted – will modernise the law …

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30/07/20
Luxembourg law on e-signature and other trust e-services now fully consistent with the eIDAS Regulation

Bill No 7427 was adopted on 17 July 2020 and published on 28 July 2020 (click here). The new law modifies the Luxembourg Act of 14 August 2000 on…

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29/07/20
Entry into force of the law creating a register of fiducies and trusts

Entry into force of the law creating a register of fiducies and trusts: new register for beneficial owners of fiduciary arrangements and express trust…

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28/07/20
CSSF provides further guidance on money laundering indicators in the collective investment sector

On 3 July 2020, the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSS…

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24/07/20
12-month review of the revised FATF standards on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers

In June 2020, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) published a report which sets out the findings of the FATF on the 12-month review car…

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24/07/20
Luxembourg establishes a register of fiducies and trust

The Act of 10 July 2020 ("the Act") transposes into Luxembourg law the last part of the fourth Anti-money Laundering Directive (2015/849) as amended b…

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24/07/20
New mandatory automatic exchange of information rules for Digital Platforms “DAC7”

On 15 July 2020, the EU Commission published a directive proposal (the “DAC7 Proposal”), amending, for the 6th time, Directive 2011/16/EU on administr…

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23/07/20
Episode 11 - COVID-19 Webcast - Where Are We Now? Legal & Regulatory Update

This is the 11th episode of our COVID-19 webcast series. In this new episode, Mark Shaw gives a quick run-down of where we are in terms of f…

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23/07/20
Brexit uncertainty forces UK FCA to re-open the TPR

In light of the ongoing Brexit discussions, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to re-open the temporary permissions regime (TPR) as …

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23/07/20
Law on deferral of DAC 6, CRS and FATCA deadlines voted!

On 22 July 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament approved Bill No. 7625 (the “Law”) implementing Council Directive (EU) 2020/876 adopted on 24 June 2020 giv…

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23/07/20
Schrems II, the day after - What actions do you need to take with regard to your international data transfers?…

Yesterday (16 July 2020), the European Court of Justice issued its breaking judgement in the ‘Schrems II’ case. You can read more about the Court’s ru…

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21/07/20
Schrems II: What is (or should be) on your to-do list for international data transfers?

Today, on 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its Schrems II judgment invalidating the European Comm…

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20/07/20
Luxembourg law implementing a central register of beneficial owners of Luxembourg fiduciary arrangements publi…

On 13 July 2020, the law implementing a central register of beneficial owners of Luxembourg fiduciary arrangements (the “Law”) as required under Artic…

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17/07/20
EIOPA guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers

On 6 February 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”) has published its final guidelines (the “EIOPA Guidelines”) o…

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17/07/20
Luxembourg adopts law on professional payment guarantees: enhanced contractual freedom and certainty

The legal framework for accessory guarantees (cautionnements) and autonomous guarantees (garanties autonomes) was a source of legal uncertainty given …

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16/07/20
Introduction of a Luxembourg register of fiducies and trusts

On 1 July 2020, the Luxembourg parliament approved the bill of law n°7216B transposing Article 31 of EU Directive 2015/849 on the prevention of the us…

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16/07/20
Luxembourg Adopts Law on the Establishment of a Fiduciaries and Trusts Register

On 1 July 2020 the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the much anticipated Bill of Law n°7216B (the “Law”) that repeals the existing law on the information…

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15/07/20
Luxembourg law on professional payment guarantees published

Yesterday (13 July 2020), the law of 10 July 2020 regarding professional payment guarantees was published (the “Law”).

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