On 18 June 2020, the German Federal Parliament passed an amendment to the Foreign Trade Act with only minor changes.

On 1 July 2016, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy published a draft for a proposed Ninth Amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (the "Draft").

Dr Andreas Richter and Dr Maximilian Haag explain how the will trust can be used for Anglo-German estate planning without incurring a hefty tax bill.

The European Parliament and now also the Council have approved a revision of the EuVECA Regulation. The revised EuVECA Regulation contains some important changes for managers of EuVECA funds.

On December 19, 2012 the European Commission adopted its draft Delegated Regulation ("Level II Regulation") supplementing Directive 2011/61/EU ("AIFMD").

In summary, the draft provides alterations for investments in alternative investment funds for affected investors as follows.

P+P has been assisting the European Venture Capital Association in drafting answers to the Consultation Papers.

Like many other jurisdictions, Germany has a system of investment funds taxation based on the idea of tax neutrality.

On 12 March 2013 the European Parliament officially agreed to the compromise text of the Cyprian Council Presidency on a Regulation on European Venture Capital Funds.

With effect of March 18, 2016 the legislator has now implemented into law the new administrative practice of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

FüPoG I introduced a fixed quota for supervisory boards of companies in the private sector, which are both, publicly listed and subject to parity co-determination.

Today, the German Federal Council passed the Act for the advancement of volunteering.

In our Client Info dated 7 August 2015 we informed on the Discussion Draft of the German Investment Tax Reform Act published by the German Federal Ministry of Finance on 21 July 2015.

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Marriage is not simply a legal transaction like any other. Primarily marriage is a very private matter. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs, managers and others with significant assets should not avoid taking the proprietary aspects ...

The Guidelines are based on the remuneration guidelines under the Capital Requirements Directive ("CRD") applicable to credit institutions and investment banks.

On 27 April 2021, the German Federal Government passed the 17th Ordinance amending the Foreign Trade Ordinance (the 17th FTO Amendment). The 17th FTO Amendment aims to conclude the reforms of Germany

Last week the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) submitted the ministerial draft of a German Act on the Adaption of Investment Fund Taxation in Connection with the AIFM Directive ("Draft") to the associations of the investment industry.

On November 25, 2011 the "Act Reforming the Laws on Intermediaries for Financial Investments and on Investment Products" passed the "Bundesrat" (upper house of the German Parliament) without objection.

On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) informed the European Council of its in-tention to leave the European Union and started the exit process by invoking Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty.