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Background The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 26 October 2019 (the " Amending Grand-Ducal Regulation") amending the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 21 December 2017 relating to the fees to be levied by the CSSF updates the fee arrangements in order to, inter alia, take into consideration Regulation (EU) 2017

ESMA published new Q&A (the “ Q&A”) on Directive 2003/71/EC (the “ Prospectus Directive ”), to clarify various issues which may arise in relation to the implementation of the Prospectus Directive rules in case the UK withdraws from the EU without any withdrawal agreement in place (the so-called “

Updated Application Form and Undertaking Letter Following the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market (the " Prospectus Regulation") and its transposing law

On 23 October 2019, the Luxembourgish Parliament (“ Chambre de Députés”) published a draft law reintroducing the favourable tax relief regime for capital gains on the sale of private land or dwellings (Bill n° 7486). This measure was first introduced in 2002 in order to stimulate the private housing

On 19 August 2019, the new Luxembourg-France Double Tax Treaty (“ DTT”) came into force following finalisation of each country’s ratification procedures. The DTT will take effect from 1 January 2020 and replace the 1958 Luxembourg-France Double Tax Treaty. The DTT introduces a number of changes

This newsletter is intended as a general discussion of the following topics: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Employment, Investment Funds and Tax. If you would like to know more about the topics covered in this newsletter or our services please contact us. BANKING & FINANCE The Law of 16 July

On 9 September 2019, the Luxembourg Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna and the United States (“ U.S.”) Ambassador to Luxembourg exchanged ratification instruments of the Protocol amending the Double Taxation Convention between Luxembourg and the United States, thereby bringing into force the Protocol

On 3 July 2019, the ECJ published a judgment (C ‑ 316/18 University of Cambridge v HMRC) clarifying whether input VAT relating to fees, paid by a not-for-profit educational establishment in the context of the investment of donations and endowments in a fund, may be deducted. The case concerned the

Following the adoption of the new law on the Intellectual Property Tax Regime (“ IP Regime”) on 22 March 2018 (please refer to our newsletter dated March 2018 on that topic), the Luxembourg Tax Administration published on 28 June 2019 Circular L.I.R. n° 50ter/1 clarifying the application of the IP

On 2 September 2019, the CSSF updated the below sets of frequently asked questions (the “ FAQs”) for the purposes of, adding a new question regarding obligations to be complied with in case of data transfers by a central administration or a depositary to another service provider: a) Frequently Asked

On 2 September 2019, ESMA published the Final Report on the Guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs (hereinafter the “ Guidelines”), taking into account the feedback received by ESMA’s earlier consultation paper further to the recommendations by the ESRB in April 2018 in introducing

On 15 July 2019, ESMA published an updated version of the Questions & Answers (hereinafter the “ Q&A”) on the implementation of the Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (hereinafter referred to as “ EMIR”) following the