On 20 October 2011, the European Commission published two proposals, one calling for an amendment ("MiFID II") to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID") and another for the adoption of a new regulation (known as "MiFIR").

On 20 October 2011, the European Commission published proposals for "MiFID II". In November 2007, the rules implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID") came into force in the Netherlands.

In the continuing search for clarification of the patentability and inventive step criteria for computer implemented inventions, a Technical Board of Appeal of the EPO has used surprisingly clear wording to stop computer implemented inventions from expanding into the realm of functional, business method type claims.

The Act of May 20 2011 implements EU Directive 2009/44/EC (amending the EU Settlement Finality Directive and the EU Collateral Directive), and amends the Collateral Act of August 5 2005.

After the leak of a work document published on the internet site "www.statewatch.org" at the end of November 2011, the European Commission has issued its official proposal for a regulation on "the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data" (the "Proposal") on 25 January 2012 (see also the European Commission's press release of 25 January 2012).

This newsletter discusses the draft legislative proposal for a Financial Institutions (Special Measures) Act (Wet bijzondere maatregelen financiële ondernemingen; "Intervention Act") that was recently published for consultation along with a draft explanatory memorandum and a document containing specific questions. The draft proposal would broaden the powers of the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank; "DNB") and the Minister of Finance to intervene at financial institutions that are experie

On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By means of the Circular, the CSSF adopts and integrates...

The One-Tier Board Act will probably enter into effect on 1 January 2013. It is expected that proposed remedial legislation now before the lower house will also enter into effect on that date.

The law of 6 April 2013 on dematerialised securities entered into force on 19 April 2013.

The European Parliament adopted a directive intended to strengthen the private enforcement of competition law.

This bill introduces a duty to notify the Dutch Data Protection Authority and the relevant data subject(s) in the event of a breach of security measures for the protection of personal data.

When hiring new employees, it is important to keep in mind the new notice periods applicable to employees that effectively start to work after 1 January 2012.

Even though the Dutch Financial Markets Amendment Act 2014 is still pending in the Lower House, a consultation document for the Dutch Financial Markets Amendment Act 2015 was already published on 14 August 2013.

We are pleased to share with you the details of the upcoming Conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA), taking place in Frankfurt on Thursday 25 April 2024.

The Minister of Security and Justice has recently confirmed to the lower house of the Dutch Parliament that the One-Tier Board Act will probably enter into effect on 1 July 2012 (instead of 1 January 2012).

The Act of May 20 2011 implements EU Directive 2009/44/EC (amending the EU Settlement Finality Directive and the EU Collateral Directive), and amends the Collateral Act of August 5 2005.

On 1 March 2012 the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice confirmed that his target date for the entry into force of the legislation simplifying the rules applicable to private limited liability companies is 1 July 2012.

In previous issues, we highlighted new corporate legislation, in particular the Shareholders' Rights Act, the Corporate Governance Act and the Gender Equality Act.

While Belgian companies proved to be keenly interested in bond issues since the credit crash, either they often turned to the Luxembourg's supervisory authority to obtain the green light for their prospectus and 'passported' it afterwards into Belgium, or gave priority to offerings addressed solely to institutional investors which do not require a prospectus.

In two judgments (Dow & DuPont) handed down on 2 February 2012 in the chloroprene rubber cartel case, the EU General Court upheld the European Commission's practice of holding two joint venture partners jointly and severally liable for a cartel infringement committed by their joint venture.