RoschierRaidla NEWS (September - October 2009)
The RoschierRaidla News is a bimonthly e-newsletter jointly published by Roschier in Finland and Sweden and Raidla Lejins & Norcous in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania covering the latest legal developments in the five jurisdictions.
- Please read the legal updates from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden HERE
The main themes covered in September – October 2009 newsletters are the following:
ESTONIA
• Value Added Tax Act and Act Regulating Excise Duties Amended'
• Other Recent Legislative Developments
• Act Adopted to Alleviate Impact of Rapid VAT Rate Increase
• New Land Tax Act Provisions
• Traffic Act Amendments Specify Drivers' Working Time
• Regulation for Transferring State Assets Adopted
• Amendment to the Aliens Act
• Amendments to the Building Act
• Liability of the Management Board Member
LATVIA
• Law on State and Municipal Shares and Capital Companies Amended
• Criminal Liability for Substantial Breach of Personal Data Protection Rules Established
• Law on Corporate Income Tax Amended
• Draft Amendments to the Criminal Law - decriminalization of certain offences related to insolvency process and violation of certain intellectual property rights
LITHUANIA
• New Definition of Dominant Position
• Parliament Introduced the Draft Law on Services
• Value Added Tax Rate Increased and Further Amendments Proposed
• Amendments to the Law on Markets in Financial Instruments and the Law on Securities Introduced
FINLAND
• Government Bills Implementing the Payment Services Directive Published in Finland
SWEDEN
• Reduced Bonus and Pension Benefits due to Parental Leave
- September – October 2009 news click HERE
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