1002 results Digital Law Up(to)date: New EDPB guidelines to calculate the amount of GDPR administrative fines 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. Dutch Spring Memorandum, EU’s DEBRA Proposal and the 2021 Annual Report Advance Tax Rulings 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 Self-storage business qualifies as real estate entity for Dutch real estate transfer tax purposes On May 12, 2022 the Amsterdam Court of Appeal published its decision that the services of a self-storage business consisted mainly of the exploitation of immovable property and the other services provided to its customers are subordinate to the lease. New CSSF Circular on UCI administrators On 16 May 2022, the CSSF published the Circular 22/811 on UCI administrators to clarify the CSSF current requirements by specifying the principles of sound governance and the CSSF expectations on internal organisation and good practices. Digital Law Up(to)date: Consumer associations can control GDPR implementation According to the CJEU, consumer protection associations are now allowed to control the GDPR implementation. Digital Law Up(to)date: Art. 17 of directive 2019/790 is valid The CJEU validates the new liability regime for large online platforms organised by article 17 of the directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. EBA publishes its advice on non-bank lending activities In the past years, non-banks have shaken up the lending landscape in the European Union (“EU”). Fintech lending platforms and other non-bank lenders (including Bigtechs) have entered and disrupted the lending markets. The Unshell directive and its impact on Dutch holding structures Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars examine the European Commission's proposed Unshell directive, which targets the misuse of shell companies, and its potential impact on Dutch holding structures. Digital Law Up(to)date: Two new EU proposals of regulation to strengthen cybersecurity and information security across the EU organs On 22 March, the EU published two new proposals of regulation on 'cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union' and on 'information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union'. Digital Law Up(to)date: Clarification by the CJEU on the retention of traffic and location electronic communications data for the purpose of combating serious crime The Grand Chamber of the CJEU confirms that EU law precludes national legislative measures which provide for the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data relating to e-communications, for the purpose of combating serious crime. Netherlands Chapter in The Corporate Tax 2022 guide Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer and Rogier van der Struijk contributed to The Corporate Tax 2022 guide in a chapter about the Netherlands. Take note(s): Qualcomm’s EUR 1 billion dominance abuse fine quashed The General Court annulled the Commission’s EUR 1 billion fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of dominance on the LTE chipsets market. Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets Marieke Driessen, Niek Groenendijk and Nils Beijeman contributed to Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets. Stibbe contributes to Chambers Tax Controversy 2022 Stibbe’s Tax team contributed to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers and Partners Tax Controversy 2022. Digital Law Up(to)date: Cookies on Belgian press sites - A second DPA decision against Rossel The Belgian DPA fined Groupe Rossel for several breaches of the GDPR on three of its websites. Tax Alert: Legislative proposal on Dutch implementation of ATAD 2 (anti-hybrid rules) On 2 July 2019, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance has published a legislative proposal to implement the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 ("ATAD 2") into Dutch domestic legislation (the "Bill"). ATAD 2 provides for minimum standards to neutralize hybri Consultation to extend shareholder notification obligations Stibbe has taken part in the public consultation concerning the draft Act on the extension of substantial holding notification obligations, which was commissioned by the Dutch Minister of Finance. Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...]. Pagination Previous page Page 37 Current page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Next page
Digital Law Up(to)date: New EDPB guidelines to calculate the amount of GDPR administrative fines 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.
Dutch Spring Memorandum, EU’s DEBRA Proposal and the 2021 Annual Report Advance Tax Rulings 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
Self-storage business qualifies as real estate entity for Dutch real estate transfer tax purposes On May 12, 2022 the Amsterdam Court of Appeal published its decision that the services of a self-storage business consisted mainly of the exploitation of immovable property and the other services provided to its customers are subordinate to the lease.
New CSSF Circular on UCI administrators On 16 May 2022, the CSSF published the Circular 22/811 on UCI administrators to clarify the CSSF current requirements by specifying the principles of sound governance and the CSSF expectations on internal organisation and good practices.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Consumer associations can control GDPR implementation According to the CJEU, consumer protection associations are now allowed to control the GDPR implementation.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Art. 17 of directive 2019/790 is valid The CJEU validates the new liability regime for large online platforms organised by article 17 of the directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market.
EBA publishes its advice on non-bank lending activities In the past years, non-banks have shaken up the lending landscape in the European Union (“EU”). Fintech lending platforms and other non-bank lenders (including Bigtechs) have entered and disrupted the lending markets.
The Unshell directive and its impact on Dutch holding structures Charlotte Tolman and Michael Molenaars examine the European Commission's proposed Unshell directive, which targets the misuse of shell companies, and its potential impact on Dutch holding structures.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Two new EU proposals of regulation to strengthen cybersecurity and information security across the EU organs On 22 March, the EU published two new proposals of regulation on 'cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union' and on 'information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union'.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Clarification by the CJEU on the retention of traffic and location electronic communications data for the purpose of combating serious crime The Grand Chamber of the CJEU confirms that EU law precludes national legislative measures which provide for the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data relating to e-communications, for the purpose of combating serious crime.
Netherlands Chapter in The Corporate Tax 2022 guide Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer and Rogier van der Struijk contributed to The Corporate Tax 2022 guide in a chapter about the Netherlands.
Take note(s): Qualcomm’s EUR 1 billion dominance abuse fine quashed The General Court annulled the Commission’s EUR 1 billion fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of dominance on the LTE chipsets market.
Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets Marieke Driessen, Niek Groenendijk and Nils Beijeman contributed to Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets.
Stibbe contributes to Chambers Tax Controversy 2022 Stibbe’s Tax team contributed to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers and Partners Tax Controversy 2022.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Cookies on Belgian press sites - A second DPA decision against Rossel The Belgian DPA fined Groupe Rossel for several breaches of the GDPR on three of its websites.
Tax Alert: Legislative proposal on Dutch implementation of ATAD 2 (anti-hybrid rules) On 2 July 2019, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance has published a legislative proposal to implement the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 ("ATAD 2") into Dutch domestic legislation (the "Bill"). ATAD 2 provides for minimum standards to neutralize hybri
Consultation to extend shareholder notification obligations Stibbe has taken part in the public consultation concerning the draft Act on the extension of substantial holding notification obligations, which was commissioned by the Dutch Minister of Finance.
Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].