Bär & Karrer Advises Lonza on the Entering into a Strategic Joint Venture with Chr. Hansen for Deve
On 2 April 2019, Lonza, a leading pharma contract manufacturing company, and Chr. Hansen, a leading global bioscience company, announced that they have signed an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture to pioneer the live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) industry and position themselves as the leading contract development and manufacturing partner (CDMO) for biotech and …
Medicines advertising and unfair competition in Ukraine
In Ukraine, advertising of medicines represents the largest share in terms of volume both on TV and Internet. Advertisers are increasingly struggling to attract the attention of older advertising consumers, strongly influenced by advertising as they trust the advertising messages they see, read or hear and do not seek advice from a doctor. At the …
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Angola | Value Added Tax
25 January 2019 The Angolan National Assembly approved a bill enacting the new Value Added Tax (“VAT”) Code. The approved VAT model is a multi-stage tax that encompasses the entire economic chain. Inspired by the European VAT model, the new tax should replace the current Consumption Tax as well as bring about a few adjustments …
Inward Processing in Ukraine
For years the Ukrainian government has been making efforts to find effective solutions to increase the Ukrainian economy efficiency and to create conditions for its further growth. To find such solutions is not an easy task. It is also important to take a closer look at the experience of the countries that used to have …
Entry into force of the law introducing one additional day of annual paid leave and one additional p
The leitmotif underpinning the Law is the same as that for the parental leave reform in 2016, namely enabling employees to achieve a greater balance between their private and professional lives.
Temporary Permissions Regime & the Brexit deadline
We would like to kindly remind you that from 7 January 2019 to 28 March 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") online system ‘Connect’ is open for EEA-based firms and fund managers of EEA-domiciled investment funds (UCITS and AIF) currently passported into the UK to notify the FCA about their intention to participate in the …
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Finance Bill 2019: CIT reduction and optional extension of interest limitation rules on fiscal unity
On 5 March 2019 the Luxembourg government filed the new finance bill n° 7450 (“Finance Bill”) with the Luxembourg parliament
CJEU clarifies abuse and beneficial ownership concepts under the Parent Subsidiary and Interest/Roya
On 26 February 2019 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered 2 judgments regarding the non-application of the Parent Subsidiary Directive (Council Directive 90/435/EEC – ”PSD") and the Interest and Royalties Directive (Council Directive 2003/49/EC – “IRD”) in case of fraud or abuse, even in the absence of any …
Luxembourg Newsflash – Brexit: the Luxembourg emergency legislation – 27 February 2019
On 31 January 2019, the bill of law n°7401 (the “Bill”) was issued on measures to be taken in relation to the financial sector in case of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (“UK”) and North Ireland from the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”).
(Some) clarifications regarding the Register of BOs
Publication of the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 15 February 2019 on the modalities for registration, payment of the administrative fees and on the access to the information registered with the register of beneficial owners.