02 February 2017
Dutch tax developments: what are the top 10 tax topics that will keep you busy in 2017?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/netherlands/dutch-tax-developments-top-10-tax-topics-to-keep-you-busy-in-2017

10 October 2019
Franchising in the Netherlands; legislation up ahead
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/franchising-in-the-netherlands

At present, no franchising-specific laws exist in the Netherlands. However, draft legislation is upcoming and expected to be presented to Parliament this quarter. We outline the current draft proposal and points to be ...

28 June 2019
Half a year Netherlands Commercial Court: an update
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/half-a-year-netherlands-commercial-court-an-update

On 1 January 2019, the Netherlands Commercial Court ("NCC") was launched and ready to hear cases regarding international commercial disputes in the English language

07 October 2019
Dutch competition authority ACM publishes a sector report on the impact of biosimilars on competition between TNF-alfa inhibitors
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-competition-authority-acm-publishes-a-sector

The Dutch competition authority, ACM, initiated a market study in 2018 into the effect of the introduction of biosimilars on the competition between TNF alfa inhibitors. TNF-alfa inhibitors are biological medicines that ...

08 January 2019
Online platforms, competition and the need for additional regulation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/online-platforms-and-competition-and-the-need-for-additional-regulation

Dutch Ministry starts consultation and publishes discussion paper: input requested before 3 February 2019

03 April 2019
Dutch regulator publishes guidelines for the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-regulators-publishes-guidelines-for-the-calculation-of-administrative-fines-under-the-gdpr

On 14 March 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens – 'AP') published new Guidelines on Administrative Fines 2019 (Boetebeleidsregels Autoriteit Persoongegevens 2019 – 'Guidelines').

03 April 2019
Dutch government tabled law to implement amended Shareholders' Directive
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-government-tabled-law-to-implement-amended-shareholders-directive

As far as the European Commission is concerned, there is insufficient shareholder involvement and a lack of adequate transparency when it comes to listed companies; this is one of the reasons it adopted the new ...

20 August 2019
First steps on the road to national implementation of the Code
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/first-steps-on-the-road-to-national-implementation-of-the-code

The Netherlands is running a consultation until 9 September 2019 on the national transposition of the Electronic Communications Code

06 December 2018
Setting up a business in the Netherlands
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/setting-up-a-business-in-the-netherlands

Investing in or through the Netherlands is attractive for a number of reasons: (1) flexible company law; (2) the Dutch tax system has a number of features that may be very beneficial in international tax optimization; ...

25 March 2019
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs submits draft legislation to act against undesired control in the telecom sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-ministry-of-economic-affairs-submits-draft-legislation

On 5 March 2019, the Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy ("State Secretary") submitted a legislative proposal to amend the Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet – "TA") to ...