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On 12 February and 3 April 2025, ESMA updated its Questions and Answers (" Q&As") in relation to Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 on European crowdfunding service providers for business (the “ Crowdfunding Regulation ”), adding four new Q&As. Earlier this year, in 8 January 2025, ESMA

On 25 June 2024, Luxembourg and the Republic of Moldova signed a protocol (the “ Protocol”) amending the double tax treaty originally signed on 11 July 2007 (the “ DTT”). The law of 25 march 2025 , approving the Protocol, was published in the Luxembourg Official Gazette on 7 April 2025. Key

Pursuant to Article 137, paragraph 5a of the amended law of 4 December 1967 on income tax (the “ LITL”), and by way of derogation from the normal taxation system, remuneration paid by temporary employment contractors under an assignment contract to temporary employees whose agreed gross hourly wage

On 27 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a decision on the procedural rights of administrators which may be held jointly and severally liable for the VAT debts of the companies they administer. As a reminder, many Member States including Luxembourg provide

Amendments to MiFID II and MiFIR Further to the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/2809 (the " Listing Act Regulation"), Article 25 of MiFIR has been amended. Article 25 deals with the obligations on the operators of a trading venue to keep at the disposal of the competent authority, for at

The law of 4 April 2025 on credit instant payments entered into force on the 11 April 2025. It implements the Regulation (EU) 2024/886 as regards instant credit transfers in euro (the “ ICT Regulation”) which aims at making instant payments fully available in euro to consumers and businesses across

Starting April 2025, the CSSF has introduced a new e-Identification system to replace the current VISA procedure for fund prospectuses, including UCITS, Part II UCIs, SICARs, and SIFs. The key changes include: each prospectus will receive a unique identification number and an e-Identification date

On 26 February 2025, the Luxembourg Direct Tax Authorities issued a new Circular L.I.R. No. 154 ter/1, replacing Circular L.I.R. No. 154 ter/1 dated 24 May 2023, on single-parent tax credit (CIM) provided for in Article 154 ter of the Luxembourg income tax law (“ LITL”). As from the 2025 tax year

Since our last newsletter , several publications by ESMA have provided further clarity on various aspects of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (“ MiCA Regulation” or " MiCAR"). Public statement on crypto services for non-Mica ARTs and EMTs On 17 January 2025, ESMA published a public statement

Key takeaways On 14 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ ECJ”) handed down a reasoned order in case C-270/24, Granulines Invest Kft, regarding the right to deduct input value added tax (“ VAT”) for invoice incorrectness pertaining to the supply of goods. Facts of the case The

On 12 February 2025, Draft Law No. 8498 (" Draft Law") was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés ). The Draft Law aims to implement Regulation (EU) 2024/791 (the " MiFIR Amending Regulation") and transpose into Luxembourg law: Directive (EU) 2024/790 (the " MiFID II Amending