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17/01/25
Entry into application of DORA today

On 15 January 2025, the CSSF published a communiqué as a reminder of the en…

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17/01/25
DORA goes live: the steps that you need to take

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”) becomes applicable as from …

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Revamped CSSF outsourcing guidance for the financial sector

On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By …

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New Copyright Directive 2019/790 has been implemented into Luxembourg law

On 1 April 2022, the bill implementing the EU directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market was finally adopted.

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European Electronic Communication Code adopted

The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services ("Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came into force on 26 Dec…

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CSSF guidance on virtual assets - Recent developments in the financial sector

On 29 November 2021, the Commission de surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) published a Communiqué entitled “CSSF guidance on virtual assets…

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European Electronic Communication Code adopted

The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services  (the "Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came …

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The European Telecommunications Code has now been implemented

The law of 17 December 2021, which implements Directive (EU) 2018/1972 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (the “EECC”)…

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Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

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Why all companies should care about the UN's cybersecurity & software update regulations – lessons for all…

Not in the automotive sector? It doesn't matter: two Regulations adopted by UNECE (a United Nations body) on cybersecurity and software updates in the…

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IT and cloud outsourcing: new notification regime

On 14 October 2021, the CSSF published its new CSSF Circular 21/785 with regard to replacing the prior authorisation obligation with a prior…

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New rules on material IT outsourcing in the financial sector

Effective 15 October 2021, financial institutions must notify the CSSF of any planned outsourcing of material IT activities. This notification obligat…

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Luxembourg IP Box tax regime : end of the transition period

On 22nd March 2018, Luxembourg had adopted a new ‘’IP Box’’ regime applicable to income (including capital gains) derived from eligible intellectual p…

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GDPR - Adequacy decisions for the UK

The Adequacy Decisions come just in time to continue the bridging mechanism applicable under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and th…

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First sanctions issued by the National Commission for Data Protection

The National Commission for Data Protection (hereinafter the “CNPD”) has made public its first 18 administrative decisions and sanctions, including si…

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GDPR - EU Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses

On Friday, 4 June, the European Commission took a further step to reinforce legal certainty under the GDPR by adopting two new sets of Standard Contra…

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Luxembourg data protection authority publishes first decisions

For the very first time, the National Commission for Data Protection (“CNPD”) has published 18 decisions, six of which inflicted fines ranging from 1.…

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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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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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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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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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