A public consultation is currently ongoing on a draft bill for the introduction of mandatory notification of ICT breaches in vital sectors.

On 3 July 2012, the Luxembourg Parliament approved a new act on squeeze-outs and sell-outs of securities issued by companies currently or formerly listed on a regulated market in the European Union (Bill 5978) (the "Act").

On 25 February 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs") published a joint supervisory statement (the "ESA Statement") providing guidance on the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088...

In an opinion dated 20 November 2012, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), affirmed its understanding of Article 50(2)(a) of Directive 2009/65/EC (the so-called UCITS Directive).

The law of 10 July 2020 on professional payment guarantees has just been published and will enter into force on 17 July 2020.

The objective indicator for high-risk countries in the Implementing Decree for the 2018 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act

On 27 August 2013, the Court of Appeal of The Hague rendered a remarkable judgment in preliminary injunction proceedings between Teva and Sanofi.

On 10 May, Edith Schippers, the Health Secretary in the Dutch Rutte I Government, which tendered its resignation at the beginning of the month, submitted a Draft Act on Continuity, Mergers and Divestments in the Healthcare Sector to the Dutch Lower House.

A discussion on the unresolved questions of trade mark law, and under what circumstances a shape mark is ineligible for protection.

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) is the owner of a European patent for a medicinal product containing the compound sitagliptine. The application for this patent was filed on 5 July 2002.

The Act of 19 December 2020 implementing the Budget Act 2021 introduced into the Insurance Contract Act a new provision to secure the outcome of insurance policies underwritten by UK insurers post-Brexit.

On 23 November 2012, the Luxembourg Competition Council (Conseil de la concurrence) adopted a decision to accept commitments from Valora (formerly Messageries Paul Kraus, or "MPK"), the sole wholesale supplier of national and international press products in Luxembourg.

Since the entry into force of the Act of 17 December 2008, listed companies and financial companies (i.e. credit institutions and insurance companies) have been obliged to set up an audit committee.

On May 12 2011, the Luxembourg Parliament passed bill 6164, which implements the E-Money Directive (2009/110/EC) and the Directive 2009/44/EC amending the Settlement Finality Directive and the Collateral Directive.

On 5 September 2012, the Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations published the "Policy rules on the use of derivatives by approved public housing institutions".

On 9 October 2012, a bill proposal was introduced to the Luxembourg Parliament providing for a right to claim back "intangible" and non-fungible movable assets from a bankrupt company.

Submissions of documents under the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129, as amended) and the Law of 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities must now be made through the e-Prospectus platform...

On 16 September 2011 the Netherlands Supreme Court rendered an important judgment regarding the exercise by a bank of its right to reverse a direct debit (LJN BQ873 SNS Bank/Pasman q.q.).

Prior to January 1, 2012, parties receiving repayable funds (including borrowers of funds and issuers of bonds) were - for purposes of Dutch regulatory laws - not considered a bank and did not fall under the Dutch prohibition to receive repayable funds, if funds were obtained solely from professional market parties.

On 20 March 2020 a Grand ducal regulation was published introducing a number of measures facilitating board and shareholders meetings in the coming weeks.