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Jul 11, 2024Modernisation of the accounting law | Opinion of the Luxembourg Bar
Background As reported in our previous newsletter article , a draft law to modernise the Luxembourg accounting legislation (the “ Draft Law”) was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés ) in July 2023. This Draft Law No. 8286 intends to clarify and consolidate general accounting
Jul 11, 2024CSDD I EU takes bold step: new directive mandates corporate accountability for sustainability and human rights
On 5 July 2024, the Directive 2024/2859 on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) (the "Directive") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This new law requires companies to ensure their activities are sustainable and respect human rights across their entire value chain
Jul 10, 2024AML/CFT | The EU Comprehensive Package: essential takeaways
On 19 June 2024, the European Parliament and Council published the new anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (“ AML/CFT ”) package – an extensive reformative legislative package – that consists of three main legal texts: Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 of 31 May 2024 aimed at
Jul 10, 2024EU Listing Act | Key highlights of what has been approved by the European Parliament
Introduction On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted a package of new measures which are commonly referred to as the " Listing Act" which aims to further develop the Capital Markets Union and which consists of three interconnected legislative proposals: an amending regulation amending
Jul 10, 2024UCITS | UK publishes OFR regulation confirming equivalence of EEA UCITS
Introduction On 14 May 2024, the UK Government released official Regulations confirming its equivalence decisions regarding EEA states under the UK's Overseas Funds Regime (OFR). An explanatory memorandum, providing further clarification, accompanied the Regulations The Regulations take effect on 16
Jul 10, 2024UCITS | ESMA call for evidence on the review of the Commission Directive 2007/16/ec on UCITS Eligible Assets
On 7 May 2024, ESMA published a call for evidence on the review of the Commission Directive 2007/16/EC on UCITS Eligible Assets (the “ UCITS EAD”). Background Under Directive 2009/65/EC of 13 July 2009 (the “ UCITS Directive”), a UCITS fund is permitted to invest only in specific asset classes