Members of our Corporate M&A team wrote a status update on the main Dutch and European legislative initiatives in the field of company law over the past year.

On 21 July 2011, the Directive on Alternative Investment Funds Managers (the "AIFMD") entered into force.

NautaDutilh and the Netherlands Biotech Industry Association (Niaba) are pleased to inform you that we have published our report on market expectations in the Dutch biotechnology industry.

The legislation simplifying the rules on Dutch private limited liability companies (Flex BV Act) will enter into force on 1 October 2012.

In anticipation of the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and making mere adjustments to a now well-established and proven fund regime, the law of 26 March 2012 amending the law of 13 February 2007 concerning specialised investment funds (SIFs) has been published on 30 March 2012.

On 20 January 2021, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (hereinafter: the ''Council of State'') rendered a judgment

Ivo Opstelten (Minister of Security and Justice) intends to withdraw the Partnerships Bill (setting out what was to become Title 7.13 of the Dutch Civil Code). He made this known yesterday in a letter to the upper chamber of the Dutch Parliament.

In a communiqué released on 22 March 2020, the CSSF urges all supervised entities to immediately review their current organisational setup in order to ensure working from home.

In a FAQ of 20 March 2020, the CSSF provides clarifications on the use of swing pricing mechanism by UCIs (UCITS, UCI Part II & SIFs) as well as the conditions to be met to go beyond...

The Act of 30 June 2021 has extended the possibility for Luxembourg-based companies to hold virtual board and shareholder meetings until 31 December 2021.

When investigating violations of competition law, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") can carry out unannounced on-site inspections at the premises of undertakings, associations of undertakings and natural persons.

At the start of the pandemic, the Luxembourg government enacted measures to facilitate the holding of board and shareholder meetings.

By the Act of 25 March 2020, Luxembourg implemented Directive 2018/822 amending Council Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information...

On 24 April 2020, EIOPA issued new guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers which apply to insurance and reinsurance undertakings, supplementing the general regulatory framework based on the Solvency II Directive ...

In a communication of 18 March 2020, the Luxembourg Business Registers ("LBR") extended by 4 months the period for the filing of the 2019 annual accounts.

They will have to put in place sufficient safeguards to protect against cyber and other ICT risks, in their internal processes but also in their existing and new contracts with ICT service providers.

Deadline for completing the AML/CFT survey is extended until 10 April. Homeworking requirements for support PSFs are clarified in a CSSF FAQ of 18 March 2020.

Following the publication on 12 May 2022 of CSSF Circular 22/810 on pre-marketing and cross-border marketing notification procedures, the CSSF has released a new communication on the availability on eDesk of an ePassporting procedure.

The Dutch Minister of Security and Justice announced today that the legislation simplifying the rules on Dutch private limited liability companies ("Flex BV Act") will enter into force on 1 October 2012.

On 17 March 2020, the CSSF issued an FAQ clarifying the recommended minimum IT security requirements for remote access implemented to meet the demands of the exceptional situation...