70 results Preventieve zorgplicht uit artikel 13 Wbb vereist niet dat bodemverontreiniging in het geheel voorkomen dient te worden Op grond van artikel 13 van de Wet bodembescherming (Wbb) geldt er een algemene zorgplicht die verplicht om bij (dreigende) bodemverontreiniging alle maatregelen te nemen die redelijkerwijs gevergd kunnen worden. Increasing control of data centre locations Due to the impact of the booming data centre market, Dutch municipalities and provinces adopt data centre policies and umbrella zoning plans to regulate data centre locations. Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules on the applicable law to air freight cartel damages claims On 6 July 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal had to decide whether the pragmatic approach of the Amsterdam District Court, which had applied Dutch law to all air freight cartel damages claims, could be upheld. FAQ: What is the disclosure regime for environmental information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act? In this post, we answer some frequently asked questions about the specific provisions that apply to the disclosure of environmental information. EU merger control: Dutch clause to catch future killer acquisitions Competition Commissioner Vestager presented a sneak peak of her plans for the future of EU merger control on the 30th anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation. Home, but not alone: Commission may complete dawn raids from home The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected Nexans’ appeal in the power cables cartel case. The Commission started the dawn raid at Nexans’ premises, but due to lack of time finished the raid at the Commission’s premises in Brussels. COVID-19 impacts level and payment of antitrust fines As well as granting companies leeway on certain COVID-19 initiated collaborations (see our May 2020 newsletter), the coronavirus outbreak has also led competition authorities to take a more lenient stance towards fine calculations and payments. General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence. Stibbe Tax Webinar on Dutch classification rules – update on Dutch FGR’s On 1 July 2021, the Dutch state secretary of Finance issued a letter in which he indicated that the proposed amendments to the Dutch fund for joint account will no longer be part of the legislative proposal on the Dutch classification rules. The response of the Dutch government to the G7 Tax initiative On 14 June 2021 the Dutch State Secretary of Finance sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament setting out his view on (i) the political agreement reached by the G7 countries on global tax reform and (ii) the next meeting of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework. The Dutch Scheme – tax aspects On 1 January 2021, the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord, also known as the “WHOA”, hereinafter: the “Dutch Scheme”) came into effect. Nieuwe vervaldatum Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021 De werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Tijdelijke wet”) is wederom verlengd. De nieuwe vervaldatum is bij Koninklijk Besluit vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021. The Dutch scheme – highlights of the 10 judgments rendered to date On 1 January 2021, the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord, the "Dutch Scheme") came into effect. Public Consultation on the Industry Carbon Tax Act: levy and trade in dispensation rights The public consultation on the Industry Carbon Tax Act (Wet CO2-heffing industrie) began on 24 April 2020. The government has already announced the carbon tax in the Climate Agreement. Limitation in case of a deliberately hidden claim Dutch law provides for an extension of the limitation period in relation to claims that were “deliberately hidden” from the creditor (article 3:321 (f) Dutch Civil Code). FAQ: What will change with the entry into force of the Woo compared to the Wob? An update The Open Government Act (“Woo”) is to replace the Government Information (Public Access) Act (“Wob”). The Woo initiative proposal was passed in the Dutch House of Representatives in 2016; see our earlier Stibbeblog. Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions. The New Dutch Conditional Withholding Tax And Hybrid Entities Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars explain the Netherlands’ conditional withholding tax regime, which applies to interest and royalty payments to low-tax jurisdictions and aims to curtail profit shifting, and its implications for hybrid entities. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Preventieve zorgplicht uit artikel 13 Wbb vereist niet dat bodemverontreiniging in het geheel voorkomen dient te worden Op grond van artikel 13 van de Wet bodembescherming (Wbb) geldt er een algemene zorgplicht die verplicht om bij (dreigende) bodemverontreiniging alle maatregelen te nemen die redelijkerwijs gevergd kunnen worden.
Increasing control of data centre locations Due to the impact of the booming data centre market, Dutch municipalities and provinces adopt data centre policies and umbrella zoning plans to regulate data centre locations.
Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules on the applicable law to air freight cartel damages claims On 6 July 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal had to decide whether the pragmatic approach of the Amsterdam District Court, which had applied Dutch law to all air freight cartel damages claims, could be upheld.
FAQ: What is the disclosure regime for environmental information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act? In this post, we answer some frequently asked questions about the specific provisions that apply to the disclosure of environmental information.
EU merger control: Dutch clause to catch future killer acquisitions Competition Commissioner Vestager presented a sneak peak of her plans for the future of EU merger control on the 30th anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation.
Home, but not alone: Commission may complete dawn raids from home The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected Nexans’ appeal in the power cables cartel case. The Commission started the dawn raid at Nexans’ premises, but due to lack of time finished the raid at the Commission’s premises in Brussels.
COVID-19 impacts level and payment of antitrust fines As well as granting companies leeway on certain COVID-19 initiated collaborations (see our May 2020 newsletter), the coronavirus outbreak has also led competition authorities to take a more lenient stance towards fine calculations and payments.
General Court confirms: no proof, no dawn raid The Commission should think twice before conducting a dawn raid. The General Court partially annulled three Commission decisions ordering dawn raids at the premises of French supermarkets for a lack of sufficiently strong evidence.
Stibbe Tax Webinar on Dutch classification rules – update on Dutch FGR’s On 1 July 2021, the Dutch state secretary of Finance issued a letter in which he indicated that the proposed amendments to the Dutch fund for joint account will no longer be part of the legislative proposal on the Dutch classification rules.
The response of the Dutch government to the G7 Tax initiative On 14 June 2021 the Dutch State Secretary of Finance sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament setting out his view on (i) the political agreement reached by the G7 countries on global tax reform and (ii) the next meeting of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework.
The Dutch Scheme – tax aspects On 1 January 2021, the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord, also known as the “WHOA”, hereinafter: the “Dutch Scheme”) came into effect.
Nieuwe vervaldatum Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021 De werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Tijdelijke wet”) is wederom verlengd. De nieuwe vervaldatum is bij Koninklijk Besluit vastgesteld op 1 juni 2021.
The Dutch scheme – highlights of the 10 judgments rendered to date On 1 January 2021, the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord, the "Dutch Scheme") came into effect.
Public Consultation on the Industry Carbon Tax Act: levy and trade in dispensation rights The public consultation on the Industry Carbon Tax Act (Wet CO2-heffing industrie) began on 24 April 2020. The government has already announced the carbon tax in the Climate Agreement.
Limitation in case of a deliberately hidden claim Dutch law provides for an extension of the limitation period in relation to claims that were “deliberately hidden” from the creditor (article 3:321 (f) Dutch Civil Code).
FAQ: What will change with the entry into force of the Woo compared to the Wob? An update The Open Government Act (“Woo”) is to replace the Government Information (Public Access) Act (“Wob”). The Woo initiative proposal was passed in the Dutch House of Representatives in 2016; see our earlier Stibbeblog.
Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions.
The New Dutch Conditional Withholding Tax And Hybrid Entities Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars explain the Netherlands’ conditional withholding tax regime, which applies to interest and royalty payments to low-tax jurisdictions and aims to curtail profit shifting, and its implications for hybrid entities.