Turkey Amends its Legislation on Pricing of Human Medicinal Products
Early this year, on February 6th, 2017, the Ministerial Cabinet has published its decision on Pricing of Human Medicinal Products ("Decision") and announced that the requirements of the Communiqué on Pricing of Human Medicinal Products (published in 2015) that do not conflict with the Decision, shall remain applicable. This transition process has come to an …
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The Need To Prevent Money Laundering – Everywhere
China is toughening its money laundering prevention by taking a closer look at many more business sectors. Aziz Rahman explains the thinking behind this – and what it means for everyone trading abroad.
Compliance After The Event In Bribery And Corruption Cases
Syedur Rahman and Nicola Sharp examine the merits of compliance committees and how improving your compliance measures can help you, even while you are under investigation, in global corruption cases.
Formula One, Bribery And The Serious Fraud Office
Aziz Rahman explains why the SFO’s enquiries into Formula One are relevant to all senior executives and corporates.
The Sfo, The Future And Securing A Dpa
Now that the SFO’s future appears assured, Aziz Rahman considers what this means for those seeking deferred prosecution agreements.
Renewable Energy and Conservation – Overview
The article concerns the regulation of the Renewable Energy Market in Italy, providing a brief overview on the matter at hand.
VAT in the GCC – Q&A updates from the UAE Ministry of Finance
On 9 July the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance (MOF) published an update of the Value Added Tax (VAT) FAQ section of its website.
Foreign issuers on Luxembourg Stock Exchange must now provide LEI codes
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange now requires all domestic and foreign issuers operating on the regulated market, the Bourse de Luxembourg, or its Euro MTF multilateral trading facility, to provide the exchange with their legal entity identifier codes. The exchange has called on foreign issuers to check the ongoing validity of their LEI codes with local …
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New Tax Procedures Law in the UAE
On 31 July 2017, the President of the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”) issued the new Tax Procedures Law (the “Law”). This Law contributes to build the UAE’s tax system, to regulate the administration and collection of taxes and most importantly, to clarify the respective rights and obligations between the Federal Tax Authority (the “FTA”) …
Confirmation of the end of the VAT exemption regime for financial IGPs
Following the Luxembourg case C-274/15, the series of cases relating to the scope of the cost-sharing VAT exemption also referred to as “Independent Group of Persons” (“IGP”) continues with the release today of three judgements by the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJUE”): Aviva (C-605/15), DNB Banka (C-326/15) and European Commission v Federal Republic …
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