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Australia continues to be the destination of a significant volume of foreign direct investment, and has been ranked within the top 10 most attractive locations for foreign investment globally. Foreign investment in Australia is governed by a complex combination...

The Unitary patent package Twenty-five member states of the European Union, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia recently signed an Agreement on a Unified Patent Court ("UPC"). The agreement (if ratified by the required number of participating...

Lettre d'actualité de jurisprudence et réglementation du groupe contrats commerciaux relative à l'actualité du droit des obligations, de la réglementation économique, du droit de la distribution et de la con...

Allgemeine Vorbereitung Die folgenden Maßnahmen sollten zur allgemeinen Vorbereitung für den Fall einer Vor-Ort-Nachprüfung oder Durchsuchung durch Kartellbehörden getroffen werden: 1. Erstellen Sie eine Liste der Mitglieder der Geschäftsleitung...

European ECA support of capital markets funding of aircraft continues to develop; COFACE will be empowered to guarantee, instead of insure, non Airbus aircraft.

The EU regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories is one of the hottest post-crisis reforms. It will fundamentally change derivatives trading in many ways. It also not only targets regulated financial institutions, but corporates...

Newsletter mensuelle du groupe Contrats Commerciaux relative au droit de la distribution, de la consommation et de la concurrence.

After years of deliberations, the so-called "EU package" was approved by the European Parliament and Council in December 2012. While it remains to be seen whether the legislative acts of the highly contentious package will really come into force as...

On 24 December 2012 a protocol entered into force amending the Belgium-UK double tax treaty. The amended treaty includes a provision for the elimination of withholding tax on interest payments between UK and Belgian companies and introduces zero withholding on...

The German Foreign Trade Act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz) and the respective implementation regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) enable the German federal government to prohibit or restrict certain foreign investments in Germany. This form of acquisition...