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A new Senior Counsel and new promotions at BSP

BSP is pleased to announce the arrival of Françoise Pfeiffer, who has joined the Banking & Finance and Capital Markets department as Senior Counsel, and the promotion of three…

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Upcoming changes at Luther Luxembourg: Introducing our new Managing Partner

After 15 years at the helm of Luther Luxembourg, Eric Sublon hands over the reins to Bob Scharfe, who assumes the role of Managing Partner, effective from 1 January 2025.

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CMS Luxembourg renews its Management Board and announces new Managing Partner

International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Vivian Walry as Managing Partner of its Luxembourg office, along with the appointment of Aurélien Hollard to t…

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06/01/25
Global minimum taxation (Pillar 2) in Luxembourg: implementa…

On 19 December 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law 8396 and…

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20/12/24
Key modifications to Luxembourg RBE and RCS Laws

On 19 December 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law 7961 (La…

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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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Taxation of Belgian commuters

The double tax treaty signed on September 17th 1970 between the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of Belgium (the "DTT") provides in its artic…

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Brief overview of the legal regime for share premium in Luxembourg

The legal regime for share premium is characterized by its flexibility and contractual freedom.

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AIFMD | ESMA updated Q&A

On March 26th 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published an updated questions and answers ("Updated Q&A") on the appli…

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CMU - Prospectus Directive : the essentials

On 18 February 2015 the European Commission published a Green Paper on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) seeking consultation on numerous capital marke…

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EuSEF and EuVECA - Update

On February 3rd 2015 the European Securities Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued its final report (the "Final Report") on ESMA's technical advice to the…

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China Grants Luxembourg 50 Billion RQFII Quota

People's Bank of China (PBoC) has announced yesterday that a 50 billion RMB quota has been granted to Luxembourg under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign …

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EMIR - MoUs in relation to non-EU CCPs

Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 4th 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade reposi…

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EU – New rules on food labelling

EU - New rules on food labelling: 2015 is an important year for the Food Industry since on 12 December 2014 most of the provisions of the EU Regulatio…

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UCITS V - CSSF Circular 15/608

On March 23rd 2015, the CSSF published Circular 15/608 (the "Circular"), which amends the date of entry into force of CSSF Circular 14/587 ("Circular …

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Making strides towards a Capital Markets Union

On February 18th 2015, the European Commission set the wheels in motion for a fully functioning Capital Markets Union, through the launch of its green…

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Luxembourg – Draft law on e-archiving

Long awaited, the draft law on the dematerialisation and preservation of documents is still passing through the adoption process.

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New form suspicious transaction report (STR)

On March 16th 2015, the Financial Intelligence Unit ("FIU") of Luxembourg issued a new form to file suspicious transaction reports ("STR"). The Anti-m…

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EU – New rules on VAT

On 1 January 2015 new VAT rules took effect for telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services, which will always be taxed in the country wh…

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Minimum CIT – Amendment

The Minimum Corporate Income Tax (hereafter "Min CIT") as applicable from the year 2013 introduced a two stage approach to determine to which Min CIT …

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L’arrêt Ryanair de la CJUE : une clarification utile au sujet de l’usage des bases de données non protégées

Début 2015, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a rendu un arrêt (CJUE, aff. C-30/14) qui devrait rassurer les propriétaires de bases de données …

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Temporary budget balancing tax

The Luxembourg Parliament passed several laws in the framework of the 2015 Budget on December 19th 2015. The Budget Laws include a temporary budget ba…

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New procedures applicable to exchange of information on request

On November 25th 2014, the Luxembourg parliament approved the draft law amending the procedure applicable to the exchange of information on request (t…

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EU – The reform of data protection legal framework

In January 2012, the European Commission presented the long-awaited proposal for a reform of the European data protection law, which consists of a gen…

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Double Tax Treaty - Czech Republic

An Income tax treaty between Luxembourg and the Czech Republic (the "Treaty") was signed in Brussels on March 5th 2013 and it is applicable on income …

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Caméras de surveillance et protection du domicile

À l'heure où les débats se concentrent fréquemment sur le traitement des données personnelles effectué par les multinationales, un arrêt rendu pa…

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