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04/10/16

Luxembourg Green Exchange

Green bonds are debt instruments that have been issued to fund new and existing projects that have environmentally sustainable benefits.

03/10/16

Major reform of Luxembourg company law - Law of 10 August 2016

Entering into force on 23 August 2016, the Law of 10 August 2016 (the “New Company Law”), which modernizes the Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial com…

28/09/16

EU new Directive on the protection of trade secrets

Launched in 2013 by the European Commission and after two years of debate and revision and with the participation of the Commission’s as a facilitator…

26/09/16

Entrepreneurs and trade secrets in 5 points

Far from the controversy raised by the Luxleaks and Panama Papers scandals and the acquisition of confidential information, the key to success for ent…

23/09/16

The mortgage Credit Directive : Bill 7025 submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament

Following the entry into force of the Mortgage Credit Directive (“MCD”)1 on 21 March 20142, bill 7025 transposing the MCD and amending the Luxemb…

23/09/16

Les périls qui guettent les paiements substantiels faits par des sociétés belges vers le Luxembourg et Hong Ko…

Verser des fonds à un partenaire établi dans un paradis fiscal est suspect aux yeux du fisc. Depuis 2010, les sociétés belges doivent déclarer leurs p…

21/09/16

New rules applicable to the market abuse framework

On 3 July 2016, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (the “Market Abuse Regulation”) became directly applicable in Luxembourg.…

20/09/16

Draft law to facilitate external and intra-group outsourcing in the financial sector

One of the key principles of Luxembourg financial regulation is the obligation of professional secrecy (often referred to as the bank secrecy, the "Pr…

20/09/16

New EU State aid investigation opened into Engie’s tax treatment in Luxembourg

The European Commission (Commission) announced the opening of a formal investigation into advance tax rulings (ATRs) granted by Luxembourg to companie…

19/09/16

The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

13/09/16

Prorogation Clauses Of Jurisdiction: Validity And Enforceability

In a recent ruling (Judgment C-366/13 of 20 April 2016) the CJEU, on questions for preliminary ruling submitted by the Court of Milan, gave some …

12/09/16

Bill n°7020 – Luxembourg Tax Reform

The Luxembourg bill N°7020 (the “Bill”) presented and filed on 26 July 2016 by the Luxembourg Minister of Finance with the Luxembourg Parliament fores…

07/09/16

Luxembourg competition authority defines criteria and opens its leniency programme for illegal resale price ma…

On 26 July 2016, the Luxembourg Competition Council ("Conseil de la Concurrence") issued a decision in which it stressed that a resale price main…

06/09/16

New Capital Markets Transparency Legislation

The Luxembourg Law of 10 May 2016 (“Amending Law”) implementing amendments to the Luxembourg transparency law for issuers of securities ente…

05/09/16

PRIIPs KID: ECON rejects the delegated regulation proposed by the Commission

ECON (the EU Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted (on 1rst September) to reject the delegated regulation (PRIIPs RTS) a…

02/09/16

Mitigated sentences in the LuxLeaks trial: suspended prison sentences after a guilty verdict

On 29 June 2016, the 12th chamber of the Criminal Court of Luxembourg found two former employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Antoine Deltour an…

01/09/16

Internal Digital Market: New European Framework

The adoption of the Regulation (EU) 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal mar…

31/08/16

Transparency law update – 10 May 2016

The Luxembourg transparency law was recently amended: its scope has been widened, new requirements have been added and existing rules have been revise…

26/08/16

Ex-Post-Merger Control: Competence Of The Competition Council

On 17 June 2016, the Luxembourg Competition Council adopted a decision in which it asserts, on the basis of Article 5 of the Law of 23 …

26/08/16

GDPR - (New) rights of the data subject

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

11/08/26

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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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04/10/16

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EU new Directive on the protection of trade secrets

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Entrepreneurs and trade secrets in 5 points

23/09/16

The mortgage Credit Directive : Bill 7025 submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament

23/09/16

Les périls qui guettent les paiements substantiels faits par des sociétés belges vers le Luxembourg et Hong Ko…

21/09/16

New rules applicable to the market abuse framework

20/09/16

Draft law to facilitate external and intra-group outsourcing in the financial sector

20/09/16

New EU State aid investigation opened into Engie’s tax treatment in Luxembourg

19/09/16

The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

13/09/16

Prorogation Clauses Of Jurisdiction: Validity And Enforceability

12/09/16

Bill n°7020 – Luxembourg Tax Reform

07/09/16

Luxembourg competition authority defines criteria and opens its leniency programme for illegal resale price ma…

06/09/16

New Capital Markets Transparency Legislation

05/09/16

PRIIPs KID: ECON rejects the delegated regulation proposed by the Commission

02/09/16

Mitigated sentences in the LuxLeaks trial: suspended prison sentences after a guilty verdict

01/09/16

Internal Digital Market: New European Framework

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Transparency law update – 10 May 2016

26/08/16

Ex-Post-Merger Control: Competence Of The Competition Council

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