Real Estate and Construction

Articles - The new Belgian Civil Code on obligation is being created. The draft statute was released on Thursday, 7 December.

Short Reads - By 26 June 2017, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849/EU) needed to be implemented in domestic law of the EU Member States.

Short Reads - On 9 April 2014, the European Commission published a proposal (COM 2014/213) to amend the Shareholders' Rights Directive (2007/36/EU) (the "Proposal').

Short Reads - In February 2016, the Minister of Finance outlined how the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') will be implemented in the Netherlands. The obligation to introduce a UBO register derives from the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849/EU) (the "Directive"), which entered into force on 25 June 2015.

Articles - Het pandrecht van gedaagde wordt beheerst door Nederlands recht. Voor het ontstaan van de bevoegdheid van de pandhouder om tot executie over te gaan is naar Nederlands recht vereist en in beginsel ook voldoende dat de schuldenaar in verzuim is met de voldoening van hetgeen waarvoor het pand tot waarborg strekt (art. 3:248 BW).

Short Reads - On 9 June 2017 a new EU directive entered into force (2017/828/EU). The Directive amends the existing Shareholders Rights Directive (2007/36/EU). The European Commission aims through the amended Directive to encourage effective and sustainable shareholder engagement in listed companies. The amended Directive will need to be implemented in Member States by 10 June 2019.

Short Reads - On 5 December 2014, the EU Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information in the directors’ report (2014/95/EU) entered into force. This Directive was implemented in the Netherlands by i) the Implementation Act, which entered into force on 6 December 2016, ii) the Disclosure of Diversity Policy Decree, which entered in force on 31 December 2016, and iii) the Disclosure of Non-Financial Information Decree, which entered into force on 24 March 2017. 

Short Reads - De Nederlandse zorgvastgoedsector is in beweging. Afgelopen jaar alleen al is circa 465 miljoen euro in zorgvastgoed geïnvesteerd. Het gaat veelal om transacties waarbij een professionele zorgvastgoedinvesteerders 'stenen' verwerft en vervolgens voor langere periode wenst te verhuren aan een zorgexploitant die het op haar beurt aan de daadwerkelijke bewoners in gebruik zal geven. Deze bewoners zijn dan veelal ouderen die zorg behoeven.