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Het Implementatiewetsvoorstel richtlijn modernisering consumentenbescherming is op 24 oktober online ter consultatie gebracht. Het voorstel strekt tot implementatie van de richtlijn modernisering consumentenbescherming (EU) 2019/2161 (de "Richtlijn"). Deze Richtlijn wijzigt de vier bestaande richtlijnen oneerlijke bedingen (93/13/EEG), prijsaanduiding (98/6/EG), oneerlijke handelspraktijken (2005/29/EG) en consumentenrechten (2011/83/EU) en heeft als doel, enerzijds, het verbeteren en verruimen van de handh

Public law

Implementation bill for modernising consumer protection

The Implementation Bill for the EU directive to modernise consumer protection was placed online for consultation on 24 October. The Bill is designed to implement Directive (EU) 2019/2161 as regards...

Om het voorkomen en bestrijden van witwassen te verbeteren heeft het kabinet een gezamenlijk 'Plan van aanpak witwassen' opgesteld met daarin diverse maatregelen om de barrières voor witwassen te verhogen. Dit plan van aanpak is op 30 juni 2019 door de minister van Financiën en de Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid gepubliceerd. Op 7 november 2019 heeft de Minister van Financiën een overzicht van wetsvoorstellen aangeboden, waaronder de 'Wet plan van aanpak witwassen' dat enkele maatregelen uit het gezamen

Compliance & Business Integrity

Legislative bill Prevention of Money Laundering Act: a ban on cash payments of EUR 3.000 and more for traders

To improve prevention and combating of money laundering, the Dutch government has drawn up a joint 'Plan of action Anti-Money Laundering' (Plan van aanpak witwassen) including various meas...

13-10-2020
Elena (E.) Neve

Per 8 juli 2020 is voor veel ondernemingen onopgemerkt een belangrijke nieuwe verplichting in werking getreden. Vennootschappen en andere juridische entiteiten zijn vanaf die datum verplicht bepaalde gegevens en bescheiden in te winnen over wie hun uiteindelijk belanghebbenden (UBOs) zijn en deze bij te houden. Deze gegevens en bescheiden moeten toereikend, accuraat en actueel zijn. Omgekeerd is de (eventuele) UBO zelf ook verplicht de betreffende informatie te verstrekken aan de onderneming. Deze verplicht

Compliance & Business Integrity

Please note: this new Wwft obligation is often overlooked

On 8 July 2020, an important new obligation came into force for many enterprises – unnoticed. As of that date, companies and other legal entities are obliged to obtain and retain certain data and d...

Cartel Damages

Six Reasons for Bringing Cartel Damages Actions in the Netherlands

In addition to the United Kingdom and Germany, the Netherlands is one of the most popular European jurisdictions for cartel damages actions. These are legal proceedings in which the claimant seeks ...

Compliance & Business Integrity

Evaluation of Dutch RBC Agreements in the light of the Child Labour Due Diligence Act

The Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Act (Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid) imposes a duty of care on companies to prevent child labour within the production chain. Earlier this year I wrote a ...

31-07-2020
Eveline (E.R.) van Rhijn

Public law

Financial contributions enforceable under public law for area development under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet)

On 9 June 2020, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) opened an internet consultation on the Decree de...

Public law

Champagne at the hairdresser’s, a beer at the chemist’s? The Dutch Council of State is critical.

The Advisory Division of the Netherlands Council of State (“the Council of State”) has published its advice on the parlia...

Public law

CRvB adopts new approach as regards timely filing of objections and appeals

17-06-2020
Mirjam (M.C.C.) von Meijenfeldt

Compliance & Business Integrity

Preparatory investigation by Dutch Senate’s Finance Committee of UBO register legislative bill and implementing Act amendment 4AMLD

In previous blogs (see here and ...

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Piercing the corporate veil – parental liability of private equity sponsors for cartel infringements

Businesses today are facing new challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic is obviously having a major impact on the global economy, which means that many businesses, including portfolio companies held by p...

Compliance & Business Integrity

Cooperation agreement between the Financial Supervision Office (BFT) and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)

On 25 May 2020, a cooperation agreement was concluded between the Financial Supervision Office (BFT) and the Netherlands ...

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