January-February 2010, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden
ROSCHIERRAIDLA NEWS 1/2010
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Raidla Lejins & Norcous - ESTONIA Conciliation Act On 18 November 2009, the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted the Conciliation Act, creating an alternative method for resolving disputes from judicial proceedings... read on >> Other Recent Legislative Developments Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions Act
Family Law Act
Aliens Act
Bailiffs Act
Rate Cut Stopped by Income Tax Act Amendments
Law Change Increases Excise Duties
New Land Tax Act Provisions
Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing Prevention Act Amended
Provisions of Alcohol Act Specified... read on >>
For more information please contact Raino Paron, raino.paron@rln.ee
Raidla Lejins & Norcous - LATVIA Law on Patients Rights Adopted On 17 December 2009, the Latvian Parliament has finally (after three years of debating) passed the Law on Patients Rights that will enter into force on the 1 March 2010. The new law aims to solve some of the problems existing in the health care sector in Latvia... read on >> Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism has been Ratified On 17 December 2009 the Latvian Parliament has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism... read on >> Draft amendments to the Commercial Law The Latvian Parliament has a new set of draft amendments to the Commercial Law on its agenda. These are aimed at reforming the requirements for the minimum share capital for the companies, as well as introducing the legislative changes recommended by the International Monetary Fund... read on >> Draft amendments to the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights In January 2010 the Latvian Ministry of Economy has presented a new set of draft amendments to the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights... read on >> For more information please contact Dace Silava-Tomsone, dace.silava-tomsone@rln.lv
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Raidla Lejins & Norcous - LITHUANIA Civil Code Amendments Regarding Registration and Liquidation of Legal Entities On 22 December 2009, the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (the “Parliament”) adopted the Law Amending the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania No. XI-595 (the “Civil Code amendments”). The main purpose of these amendments was to simplify registration and liquidation procedures of legal entities... read on >> Ministry of Economy Submitted a Draft Law on the Prohibition of Acts of Unfair Competition of Retail Companies On 22 December 2009, the Ministry of Economy submitted a Draft Law on the Prohibition of Acts of Unfair Competition of Retail Companies No. XIP-1053 (the “Draft Law on Acts of Unfair Competition of Retail Companies”) to the Parliament... read on >> Significant Amendments in Taxation in Belarus On 29 December 2009, the President of Belarus signed the Special Part of the Tax Code, which came into force on 1 January 2010. The Special Part consolidates the majority of laws on specific taxes... read on >> |
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For more information please contact Irmantas Norkus, irmantas.norkus@rln.lt |
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Roschier - FINLAND Finnish Market Court Annuls Finnish Competition Authority’s Decision Based on Insufficient Reasoning On 19 January 2010, the Finnish Market Court (“Market Court”) annulled the Finnish Competition Authority’s (“FCA”) decision to close its investigation into an alleged abuse of dominant position by the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration (“CAA”) and returned the matter to the FCA... read on >> Roschier - SWEDEN Arbitration in Stockholm – More Popular than Ever When companies enter into commercial agreements, they frequently seek to agree how to solve disputes that may arise in connection with the contractual relationship. The choice that the parties in such a situation will be faced with is whether to resolve their differences in a national court or through arbitration... read on >> |
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For more information please contact Dimitrios Himonas, dimitrios.himonas@roschier.com in Finland |
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