Actualités et articles

27/01/20

5MLD - Creation of a Luxembourg central electronic data retrieval system concerning accounts and safe deposit …

In order to fully implement the so-called 5th anti-money laundering directive (5MLD)1, bill of law 7512 (the Bill)2 was introduced before the Lux…

24/01/20

Directive (EU) 2019-2121 on Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Demergers

On 27 November 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2019/2121 (the "Directive") which amends the provisions of Directi…

24/01/20

The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

List of double tax treaties in force and in negotiation as of 23 December 2019.

23/01/20

Actualité de la lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent et le financement du terrorisme

L’année 2019 a été marquée pour les sociétés luxembourgeoises par la mise en place du registre des bénéficiaires effectifs (le « RBE »), mis en place …

22/01/20

VAT “Quick Fixes”: simplifications and challenges for Luxembourg businesses

On 23 December 2019, the Luxembourg VAT authorities issued Circular n°799, outlining the main legislative changes in Luxembourg VAT law effective as f…

21/01/20

Panorama 2019 de la jurisprudence en droit des sociétés

Cet article reprend les principales jurisprudences qui ont marqué l'année 2019 en droit des sociétés.

17/01/20

CSSF Issues Circular 19/733 Addressing IOSCO’s Recommendations for Liquidity Risk Management for Collective In…

On 20 December 2019 the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) published circular 19/733 (the “Circular”) implementing…

15/01/20

Adaptation indiciaire

Depuis le 1er janvier 2020 l’indice applicable aux salaires a été augmenté de 814,40 à 834,76. Cette hausse indiciaire implique une augmentation oblig…

13/01/20

New decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the expression of the annual percentage rate of …

Following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Regional Court of Trnava, Slovakia in the context of proceedings between a consumer and a Slovak…

13/01/20

LuxSE prepares for ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) compliance

From 1 January 2020, issuers on EU regulated markets falling under the scope of the Transparency Directive, will have to prepare annual financial repo…

09/01/20

New prudential framework for investment firms published

The directive (EU) 2019/2034 and regulation (EU) 2019/2033 on the prudential requirements of investment firms were published in the official EU journa…

03/01/20

Revisiting European Marketing Rules

At the age of the expansion of alternative investment funds collecting more and more commitments from institutional investors in the search for yield,…

02/01/20

Protection of whistleblowers: What are the employer’s obligations?

As the new directive on whistleblowers must be transposed at the latest by 17 December 2021, employers should start thinking about how to implement th…

01/01/20

LuxSE prepares for ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) compliance

From 1 January 2020, issuers on EU regulated markets falling under the scope of the Transparency Directive, will have to prepare annual financial repo…

30/12/19

Second shareholder rights directive: impact on the Luxembourg banking sector

On 1 August 2019, the Luxembourg legislator amended the act of 24 May 2011 relating to the exercise of certain shareholder rights at general meetings …

26/12/19

CJ rules on restriction of eligibiltiy of energy tax rebate scheme

On 14 November 2019 the CJ issued a preliminary ruling in the (second) Dilly’s Wellnesshotel case (C-585/17). Austria decided to limit an existing ene…

24/12/19

Rulings: Limitation of validity period

On 14 October 2019, the Luxembourg 2020 draft budget law was tabled by the Finance Minister to the Parliament (“Draft Budget Law”).

23/12/19

EU Council adopts VAT Implementing Regulation on new VAT rules for e-commerce

19/12/19

Luxembourg 2020 budget law introducing new tax measures and law implementing ATAD II passed

Today, the budget law for 2020 and the law implementing into domestic law Council Directive (EU) 2017/952 of 29 May 2017 (“ATAD II”) have been passed …

19/12/19

ATAD 2 Law adopted

On 19 December 2019, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the law transposing the Council Directive (EU) 2017/952 of 29 May 2017 (the so-called “ATAD 2”)…