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On 21 July 2023, the long-awaited Draft law 6539A (since 2013), aiming at modernising the insolvency tools available for restructuring a company, has been officially adopted (but not yet published in the Journal Officiel for the law to come into force). The expectation was also due to the need for

On 19 July 2023, a draft law No. 8158 (the “ Draft Law”) aiming at implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2021/2101 of 24 November 2021 amending Directive 2013/34/EU on the communication by certain undertakings and branches of income tax information (the “ Directive”) has been submitted to the

On 24 July 2023, the law of 21 July 2023 modernising the Luxembourg fund toolbox (the “ Law”) has been published in the Luxembourg Official Gazette ( Mémorial). The Law amends the following Luxembourg laws: i) the law of 17 December 2010 relating to undertakings for collective investment (UCIs), as

On 19 July 2023, the Law of 14 July 2023 establishing a national screening mechanism for foreign direct investments likely to undermine security or public order for the purposes of implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of 19 March 2019 (the “ Regulation”) establishing a framework for screening

In a nutshell: the PL8051 bill represents a significant step towards institutionalizing the temporary measures implemented during the Covid-19 crisis and modernising the interaction with the courts. By integrating these measures into the Code of Criminal Procedure, Luxembourg aims to ensure the

On 13 July 2023, Advocate General (“ AG”) Kokott delivered her opinion on the VAT treatment applicable to the services of an independent company director in the case C-288/22 TP v. Administration de l’Enregistrement des Domaines et de la TVA. The case concerned a member of the board of directors

On 16 May 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés) adopted a law (the “ DAC 7 Law”) implementing Council Directive (EU) 2021/514 of 22 March 2021 amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (“ DAC 7”), effective as of 1 June 2023 (save for the

On 5 May 2023, a draft law No. 8207 on the transparency of online payments (the “ Draft Law”) has been submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés). The purpose of the Law is to introduce a new electronic system to fight against VAT fraud. The Law transposes Directive (EU) 2020/284

On 6 April 2023, the CSSF published a press release in order to give a general overview of their supervisory priorities in relation to sustainable finance (the “ Press Release”). The CSSF, in support of the long-term objective of integrating sustainability into financial strategies, have determined

In the opinion delivered on 4 May 2023 regarding cases (i) Engie Global LNG Holding (the “ Engie Group”) and Others v Commission (C-454/21 P) and (ii) Luxembourg v Commission (C-451/21 P), the Advocate General Kokott considers that Luxembourg, through tax rulings, did not grant State aid to the

On 16 May 2023, draft law No. 8217 on enterprises' duty of care with regard to sustainability (the " Draft Law") has been submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament ( Chambre des Députés). Which enterprises have a duty of care? The Draft Law’s provisions will apply: to enterprises when two of the

In a judgment of 15 June 2023, the Higher Administrative Court upheld a judgment of the Lower Administrative Court, which had annulled tax returns issued against a taxpayer on the grounds that the tax authorities had failed to respect the taxpayer's rights of defence arising from the adversarial