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Een belangrijke en veel gestelde vraag is hoe bedrijven om moeten gaan met informatieverzoeken / inlichtingenvorderingen van toezichthouders. In dit blog geven we een aantal handvatten, waarin we recente ontwikkelingen meenemen.

An important and frequently asked question is how companies should deal with information requests from regulators. In this blog, we provide various guidelines and an update on recent developments.

On 30 May 2022, the Administration des Contributions Directes published a circular concerning the special real estate allowance. The Circular provides for some guidance on the computation of a special real estate rebate.

The EDPB published new guidelines on the practical implementation of amicable settlements.

In een Stibbeblog uit 2020 brak ik de staf over de ‘tweewekenregel’ die de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State hanteert bij verschoonbare termijnoverschrijdingen.

On 3 June 2022, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance presented the Fiscal Policy and Implementation Agenda for the coming years. In the agenda, he sets out the ambitions in the area of taxation and their implementation by the Tax Authorities.

In een recente uitspraak heeft de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak er niet voor gekozen om een strengere koers te gaan varen ten aanzien van het gebruik van onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs.

Aankondigingen van prijsverminderingen moeten steeds de vorige prijs vermelden, zijnde de laagste prijs die de onderneming in de 30 dagen onmiddellijk voorafgaand aan de prijsvermindering toepaste.

Les annonces de réductions de prix doivent toujours mentionner le prix antérieur, c'est-à-dire le prix le plus bas appliqué par l'entreprise dans les 30 jours précédant immédiatement la réduction de prix.

De werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Tijdelijke wet”) is bij Koninklijk Besluit opnieuw verlengd. De nieuwe vervaldatum is vastgesteld op 1 augustus 2022.

The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) entered into force on 1 June 2022. The new VBER is stricter on dual distribution and across-platform retail parity obligations than the old one, but is more lenient towards active sales and online sales r

Companies involved in M&A transactions had better think twice before temporarily parking a target undertaking with an interim buyer.

On 12 May 2022, Advocate General (AG) Emiliou delivered his Opinion proposing that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismiss HSBC’s appeal.

Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent.

The Belgian DPA fined Roularta Media Group for several breaches of the GDPR on three of its websites.

The European Data Protection Board adopted on 12 May 2022 Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement.

The Belgian Parliament published a proposal to amend art. 29 of the Belgian Constitution. If adopted, art. 29 should read as follows: “The confidentiality of private communications is inviolable, except in the cases and conditions established by law”.

The Council of the European Union adopted the Data Governance Act. The new regulation promotes the availability of data and builds a trustworthy environment to facilitate their use for research and the creation of innovative new services and products.

Daisy Nijkamp contributed to the 16th edition of ICLG – Restructuring & Insolvency.

The EDPB adopted new guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under GDPR. The objective is to strengthen harmonisation and transparency of the methodology used by national supervisory authorities to calculate the amount of the fines.

On Friday 20 May 2022, the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2022 Spring Memorandum (Voorjaarsnota), including various proposed amendments that are relevant to international businesses, On 11 May 2022. the EU Commission issued a draft directive pro