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Cross-border corporate lending is set for change as CRD VI introduces new licensing obligations, requiring non-EU lenders to reassess their activities in the Netherlands and the EU for all in scope contracts signed on or after 11 July 2026.

The European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation (EU/2025/1184) amending its list of high-risk third countries under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Directive.

The Dutch Implementation Act on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers entered into force on 18 July 2025. It implements EU Directive 2021/2167 regulating NPL sale, purchase and servicing to create a transparent secondary market.

Op 16 juli 2025 is de Wijzigingswet beperking toegang UBO-registers (gedeeltelijk) in werking getreden.

The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the concept of 'biocidal product' on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, in a case on a cleaning product primarily used "to ensure the absence of mould".

The ICLG to Environment & Climate Change Law 2020 covers common issues in environment and climate change laws and regulations – including environmental policy and its enforcement, environmental permits, liabilities, among others – in 27 jurisdictions.

The Urgenda case against the Dutch government sets a precedent for climate litigation. With similar cases pending, this blog offers updates on climate change litigation.

Hoewel het OM niet verplicht is publiciteit te zoeken tijdens strafrechtelijk onderzoek, is dit vaste praktijk geworden. In het licht van de onschuldpresumptie (art. 6 lid 2 EVRM) en belangen van verdachten rijst de vraag of dit gerechtvaardigd is.

Het eerste nummer van het Tijdschrift voor Kapitaalmarktenrecht (TvKMR) is verschenen. Ingrid van der Klooster (redactielid), Chris van Es en Sterre Thijssen (redactiesecretarissen) zijn betrokken bij het tijdschrift.

In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about.

Jeroen Smits and Rogier Raas contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide - Public Investment Funds 2023 in a Q&A chapter about the Netherlands.

De mogelijkheid tot het verzoeken van een billijke vergoeding in geval van een discriminatoir ontslag is geïntroduceerd met de Wet werk en zekerheid (Wwz) en bestaat nu zo’n tien jaar – een goed moment om de balans op te maken.

Do we need a revolution in competition rules to keep up with digital developments such as online platforms, data-sharing and 'killer acquisitions', or will a more natural evolution suffice?

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets' (ACM) digital inspection guidelines should be on every company's reading list. However, they should not be taken too literally; at least according to the recent ruling from the Court of Appeal in The Hague.

Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual.

Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here.

Back in 2014, Stephen Hawking said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."