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Seminar - On Tuesday, 3 October 2017, Stibbe’s Corporate and M&A team gives an overview of the changes that will be brought by the coming Belgian Companies Code reform.

Speaking slot - On 1 June, Wim Panis and Giovanni Smet speak at the “Themadag Internationale Fiscaliteit”, organised by M&D Seminars. The seminar particularly focuses on measures to prevent tax avoidance (ATAD, BEPS,…).

Trends - On 20 September 2016, the Dutch government presented the 2017 Budget. As part thereof legislative proposals were submitted to Dutch Parliament on the amendment of certain tax laws in the Netherlands. Below, we will summarize some of the rules which are relevant for internationally oriented corporate taxpayers, that will apply as from 1 January 2017. Please note that the summary is based on the current version of the legislative proposal which is still subject to parliamentary approval.

Articles - Het wetsontwerp houdende dringende fiscale bepalingen dat recent in de Kamer werd ingediend, voorziet in de afschaffing van de aftrek voor octrooi-inkomsten met ingang van 1 juli 2016.

Articles - Elke producent die pesticiden met actieve bestanddelen, zoals fipronil, op de Europese markt wil brengen, is afhankelijk van een Europese en nationale toelating. Die toelating is slechts tijdelijk. Daarenboven moeten de residuen van bepaalde stoffen (zoals fipronil) in ons voedsel onder een maximumgrens blijven. Hierna geven wij u een basisinzicht hoe pesticiden op de Belgische – en bij uitbreiding de Europese – markt kunnen terechtkomen. Als voorbeeld nemen we, hoe kan het anders, de stof fipronil.

Articles - In Case M.7872 – Novartis/GlaxoSmithKline (ofatumumab autoimmune indications), the European Commission claimed jurisdiction under the merger control rules over a transaction by virtue of which a yet to be fully developed biological drug was transferred to a purchaser. In applying the relevant jurisdictional test, the Commission made a series of observations which have far-reaching implications. 

Articles - The Belgian government has recently introduced in Parliament a draft bill on urgent tax measures. This draft bill aims to, amongst others, abolish the Belgian patent income deduction regime as from 1 July 2016.  

Trends - Following the Brexit referendum, the UK should, in principle, notify its decision in the coming months to withdraw from the EU as provided by Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union. According to Article 50, the Treaties will cease to apply to the UK from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification—unless the European Council, in agreement with the UK, decides to extend this period unanimously.