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The European Union is a hotbed of regulatory activity, with new laws and directives constantly reshaping the business landscape. These changes can seem overwhelming, but understanding them is vital for any company operating...more
The regulatory environment for influencing and funding political players in Germany has been changing rapidly in recent months. On 1 March 2024, the revised Federal Lobbying Register Act (Lobbyregistergesetz; LobbyRG),...more
Durch das Transparenzregister- und Finanzmarktinformationsgesetz (TraFinG) wurden im Zuge der Umwandlung des Transparenzregisters von einem Auffang- zu einem Vollregister Übergangsfristen für nun meldepflichtige...more
The European Court of Justice in a recent judgment nullified a key provision in the 2018 version of the EU Money Laundering Directive requiring that information regarding beneficial owners registered in the European national...more
On June 23, 2022, the German Bundestag passed the draft law (BT-Drs. 20/1636, 20/2245) in the committee version (20/2392) to implement the EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union...more
Seit dem 01. August 2021 gibt es neue Pflichten für Unternehmen im Zusammenhang mit dem Transparenzregister. Das hat für viele Unternehmen zur Folge, dass eine bislang entbehrliche Eintragung der wirtschaftlichen Berechtigten...more
Mit Inkrafttreten des Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetzes am 1. August 2021 werden viele Unternehmen in Deutschland erstmals tatsächlich Mitteilungen zum Transparenzregister machen müssen. Die Zahl der...more
Once again there is a new attempt in Germany to introduce stricter requirements for food safety – despite the full harmonization approach in general EU food law...more
2018 began with the United States producing immense amounts of oil and natural gas; pipeline companies struggling to build out the national pipeline system but not being transparent about how they are doing it; Europe, led by...more
On 25 June 2017, the new German Money Laundering Act came into force, which primarily implements the 4th European Anti-Money-Laundering Directive (EU 2015/849) into German law. Among others, the Act establishes a new...more
On June 26, 2017, the German Prevention of Money Laundering Act (the “Act”) implementing the 4th EU Money Laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of May 20, 2015, the “Directive”) came into effect. The Directive...more
Highlights - - Implementation of a public Transparency Register on beneficial ownership of legal entities. - Notification obligation applies to incorporated companies and certain other legal entities and arrangements;...more
On 24 April 2017, the Corporate Governance Committee established by the German Federal Government (Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex) officially published various amendments to the German Corporate...more
BaFin Publishes Guidance on Transparency Standards for German Funds - On 4 April 2017, BaFin has published new transparency standards for funds after a BaFin investigation found that some active funds “closely” track...more
BaFin Publishes Circular on Solvency II - Bafin published a revised draft circular on 7 December 2016 addressing Solvency II entities regulated by the BaFin which will enter into force on 1 January 2018. The draft...more
New European transparency requirements have been transformed into German law. On 27 November, Germany will implement the Amendment Directive to the Transparency Directive (2013/50/EU, the Amendment Directive). The...more