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The Netherlands and Dutch law
The Netherlands is a perfect business location for foreign entrepreneurs (2,000 subsidiaries in Amsterdam, 140,000 jobs). It is the gateway to densely populated Western Europe and has a well-developed logistic and technical infrastructure.
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Dutch Law distinguishes two categories
of commercial premises. Depending on the type of premises or the purpose for
which it is used, they are referred to as:
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The employment of foreign workers in the Netherlands regularly raises questions. What issues do you need to be aware of as an employer? A brief summary of the most important areas of attention will be dealt with in this article.
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On March 16, 2011, the European Commission proposed a common system for the development of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax base in the European Union. The proposal comes after several consultations and working papers over the past years.
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In the past few years, Google AdWords have caused quite an
upheaval in trade mark law. The two highlights
Google / Louis Vuitton and
Portakabin/Primakabin have been discussed
before. Other important judgments were rendered in the
Die BergSpechte and
Eis.de cases.
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As a result of the CRD III Directive, the Decree on Restrained
Remuneration Policies (the “Decree ”) entered into
effect on 1 January 2011. Pursuant to the Decree, a new Section 23f
is added to the Prudential Rules Financial Supervision Act Decree,
amongst other things.
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The Employment Law newsletter contains an overview of recent and important developments in the field of employment law.
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On January 1 2011 both the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for
Maritime Claims (LLMC 1996) and the Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil
Pollution Damage 2001 (Bunkers Convention) entered into force in the Netherlands.
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The Employment Law newsletter contains an overview of recent and important developments in the field of employment law.
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At the end of December 2007 the Austrian newspaper Österreich organized an election of the “Footballer of the Year”. The public could participate in this election by internet or by means of a voting slip appearing in the newspaper.