124 results Revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code published The Dutch Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee (the Committee) adopted the revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the 2022 Code) on 20 December 2022. Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022 In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims. Foreign investment developments in 2022 2022 marks the second year of the EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regulation, and the year in which legislators haven been busy shaping the Dutch national security screening regime and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. Forewarned is forearmed: RPM still top of mind The clock is ticking for companies to set the record straight on resale price maintenance (RPM). Retailers must be able to determine their own retail prices without any direct or indirect meddling by suppliers. Informal views issued in agricultural industry and banana sector The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) informally accepted a commitment agreed by the partners of the Belgian Agro Food Chain Platform, limiting the possibility to contractually exclude the theory of change of circumstances. The impact of geopolitical developments on transactions: a tangled web of rules and hurdles Where is the line between openness and protectionism in the European single market? At both EU and national level, more and more protective barriers against foreign investors and acquirers have been created in the international competition. CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue. Stibbe appoints Sabrina Lai Cheong as Counsel Stibbe proudly announces the promotion of Sabrina Lai Cheong to Counsel in the Corporate and M&A practice of its Luxembourg office. Stibbe Amsterdam appoints two new partners We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Marc Habermehl and Stijn de Jong to the position of partner effective 1 January 2024. These appointments further strengthen our Corporate/M&A and EU & Competition Law practices. From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying. The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive In Q2 2023, the European Parliament will vote on the much-discussed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Stibbe Luxembourg appoints new Executive Partner Bernard Beerens succeeds Gérald Origer as Executive Partner of Stibbe Luxembourg as of 1 January, 2022. Extension of exceptional measures for the holding of Luxembourg companies meetings The Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies has adopted a law that extends the possibility to hold meetings without physical attendance until 31/12/2022 and thereby amends the law of 23/09/2020 on the holding of meetings in companies and other legal entities. Publication of François Bernard's doctoral thesis on the challenges of cross-border divisions within the EU We're proud to announce that the doctoral thesis of François Bernard (corporate law lawyer at our Luxembourg office) has been published by Larcier. The publication covers the challenges of cross-border divisions within the European Union. Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure. Pay-for-delay saga ends with nothing new; but pharma quest continues On 25 March 2021, the ECJ ended the Lundbeck pay-for-delay saga by dismissing the appeals from Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers against a European Commission ‘pay-for-delay’ decision. Good things are worth waiting for: new law amendments in force for companies in difficulty The long-awaited new law amending Book XX of the Code of Economic Law and the Income Tax Code 1992 just came into force. This replaces the "COVID-moratorium" and creates the possibility to restructure a company through a “preparatory agreement”. UBO-register operationeel vanaf 27 september 2020 Het Nederlandse UBO-register is op 27 september 2020 live gegaan. Vennootschappen en andere juridische entiteiten die voor 27 september 2020 zijn opgericht, hebben tot 27 maart 2022 de tijd voor de registratie van hun UBO’s (ultimate beneficial owners). Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code published The Dutch Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee (the Committee) adopted the revised Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the 2022 Code) on 20 December 2022.
Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022 In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims.
Foreign investment developments in 2022 2022 marks the second year of the EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regulation, and the year in which legislators haven been busy shaping the Dutch national security screening regime and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
Forewarned is forearmed: RPM still top of mind The clock is ticking for companies to set the record straight on resale price maintenance (RPM). Retailers must be able to determine their own retail prices without any direct or indirect meddling by suppliers.
Informal views issued in agricultural industry and banana sector The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) informally accepted a commitment agreed by the partners of the Belgian Agro Food Chain Platform, limiting the possibility to contractually exclude the theory of change of circumstances.
The impact of geopolitical developments on transactions: a tangled web of rules and hurdles Where is the line between openness and protectionism in the European single market? At both EU and national level, more and more protective barriers against foreign investors and acquirers have been created in the international competition.
CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue.
Stibbe appoints Sabrina Lai Cheong as Counsel Stibbe proudly announces the promotion of Sabrina Lai Cheong to Counsel in the Corporate and M&A practice of its Luxembourg office.
Stibbe Amsterdam appoints two new partners We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Marc Habermehl and Stijn de Jong to the position of partner effective 1 January 2024. These appointments further strengthen our Corporate/M&A and EU & Competition Law practices.
From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive In Q2 2023, the European Parliament will vote on the much-discussed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Stibbe Luxembourg appoints new Executive Partner Bernard Beerens succeeds Gérald Origer as Executive Partner of Stibbe Luxembourg as of 1 January, 2022.
Extension of exceptional measures for the holding of Luxembourg companies meetings The Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies has adopted a law that extends the possibility to hold meetings without physical attendance until 31/12/2022 and thereby amends the law of 23/09/2020 on the holding of meetings in companies and other legal entities.
Publication of François Bernard's doctoral thesis on the challenges of cross-border divisions within the EU We're proud to announce that the doctoral thesis of François Bernard (corporate law lawyer at our Luxembourg office) has been published by Larcier. The publication covers the challenges of cross-border divisions within the European Union.
Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure.
Pay-for-delay saga ends with nothing new; but pharma quest continues On 25 March 2021, the ECJ ended the Lundbeck pay-for-delay saga by dismissing the appeals from Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers against a European Commission ‘pay-for-delay’ decision.
Good things are worth waiting for: new law amendments in force for companies in difficulty The long-awaited new law amending Book XX of the Code of Economic Law and the Income Tax Code 1992 just came into force. This replaces the "COVID-moratorium" and creates the possibility to restructure a company through a “preparatory agreement”.
UBO-register operationeel vanaf 27 september 2020 Het Nederlandse UBO-register is op 27 september 2020 live gegaan. Vennootschappen en andere juridische entiteiten die voor 27 september 2020 zijn opgericht, hebben tot 27 maart 2022 de tijd voor de registratie van hun UBO’s (ultimate beneficial owners).