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2019:
Legal News – No. 8 / 31 May 2019
Regulation of Contracts for the Sale of Goods / Reglementarea contractelor privind vânzarea bunurilor
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Legal News – No. 7 / 31 May 2019
Regulation of contracts for the supply of digital content / Reglementarea Contractelor privind furnizarea conținutului digital
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Legal News – No. 6 / 24 May 2019
Changes at EU level on copyright / Noutati la nivel UE privind drepturile de autor
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Legal News – No. 5 / 17 May 2019
News at EU level on the jurisprudence on labor law / Noutati la nivel UE privind jurisprudenta CJUE in Dreptul Muncii
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Legal News – No. 4 / 14 May 2019
Changes regarding the parental leave and monthly childraising allowance / Modificari referitoare la concediul si indemnizatia lunara pentru cresterea copiilor
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Legal News – No. 3 / 25 April 2019
Changes in the legislation of the activities carried out by day-laborers / Modificari referitoare la legislatia zilierilor
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Tax Alert – No. 2 / 23 January 2019
Changes in the tax legislation / Modificari în Legislatia Fiscala
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Legal News – No. 1 / 18 January 2019
Changes related to the granting of value tickets (meal vouchers) / Modificari referitoare la acordarea biletelor de valoare (tichete de masa)
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2018:
Legal Alert – No. 17 / 11 December 2018
Increase of the gross national minimum wage / Modificarea salariului minim brut pe țară
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Legal News – No. 16 / 12 November 2018
News on the regime of foreigners in Romania / Noutăți cu privire la regimul străinilor în România
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Legal News – No. 15 / 3 October 2018
Amendments to the Insolvency Law / Modificari ale Legii Insolventei
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Legal News – No. 14 / 31 July 2018
Law on the implementation of certain articles of the GDPR / Legea de punere în aplicare a unor articole din GDPR
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Legal News – No. 13 / 26 July 2018
Legislative changes to waste management / Modificări legislative privind gestionarea deșeurilor
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Legal News – No. 12 / 19 July 2018
New legislation on internship / Legislație nouă în materie de internship
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Legal News – No. 11 / 16 July 2018
News on the quarterly payment of dividends / Noutăți cu privire la plata trimestrială a dividendelor
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Legal Alert – No. 10 / 4 April 2018
Teleworking – a new type of employment relations / Telemunca – o noua modalitate de desfasurare a relatiilor de munca
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Tax Alert – No. 9 / 26 March 2018
Single tax return. Other changes / Declaratia fiscala unica. Alte modificari fiscale
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Legal News – No. 8 / 16 March 2018
The last Friday before Easter declared non-working public holiday in Romania / Vinerea mare – ultima zi de vineri inaintea Pastelui, declarată zi de sarbatoare legala in care nu se lucreaza
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Legal Alert – No. 7 / 9 February 2018
Payment of social contributions for IT employees / Plata contribuțiilor sociale pentru angajații din IT
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Legal Alert – No. 6 / 8 February 2018
List of contraventions covered by the Prevention Law / Lista contraventiilor vizate de Legea Prevenirii
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Legal Alert – No. 5 / 23 January 2018
News on fire protection / Noutati privind apararea impotriva incendiilor
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Legal News – No. 4 / 22 January 2018
Tax exemption for IT employees / Scutire de impozit pentru angajatii din IT
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Legal Alert – No. 3 / 16 January 2018
Noutăți privind conturile de plăți în sistemul bancar (RO)
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Tax Alert – No. 2 / 8 January 2018
VAT split payment / Plata defalcata a TVA (Split TVA)
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Legal News – No. 1 / 4 January 2018
Changes to the register of employees / Modificari privind Registrul salariatilor
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2017:
Legal News – No. 20 / 7 December 2017
Increase of the gross minimum wage
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Legal Alert – No. 19 / 17 November 2017
Obligation to initiate negotiation of collective labor contracts / addenda to collective labor contracts for the implementation of GEO 79/2017
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Tax Alert – No. 18 / 13 November 2017
Tax revolution – GEO 79/2017
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Tax Alert – No. 17 / 5 September 2017
VAT split and other news from the Fiscal Code
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Legal News – No. 16 / 10 August 2017
Refund of the amounts representing the special tax for motor cars and motor vehicles, pollution tax for motor vehicles, tax for pollutant emissions from motor vehicles and environmental stamp for motor vehicles
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Legal News – No. 15 / 9 August 2017
Amendments to the Labor Code: Fighting against undeclared work – New sanctions
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Tax Alert – No. 14 / 1 August 2017
Clarifications on certain provisions of the Fiscal Code
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Tax Alert – No. 13 / 31 July 2017
Higher contributions due by employers for certain employees
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Legal Alert – No. 12 / 27 June 2017
News in the field of programmers’ taxation
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Legal News – No. 11 / 23 June 2017
Right to compensation for injured parties in cases of infringements of the competition law provisions
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Legal Alert – No. 10 / 22 June 2017
New procedures for security of immovable property
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Tax News – No. 9 / 16 June 2017
Mandatory reporting for multinationals (implementation of European legislation) & Fiscal facility in research, development and innovation activity
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Legal News – No. 8 / 16 June 2017
New implementing rules for posting of employees
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Legal News – No. 7 / 15 June 2017
Persons registered in the Trade Register will have to change their registration certificates
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Legal News – No. 6 / 29 May 2017
Changes in the legislation of the activities performed by day workers
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Legal News – No. 5 / 3 April 2017
New legislation in the field of transnational posting
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Legal News – No. 4 / 16 February 2017
Procedures for implementing the Law No.102/2016 on business incubators
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Tax Alert – No. 3 / 10 January 2017
Elimination of some fees and taxes starting 1 February 2017
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Tax Alert – No. 2 / 10 January 2017
News concerning the Tax Code
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Tax Alert – No. 1 / 9 January 2017
Summary of the Tax Code amendments applicable as of 1 January 2017
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2016:
Tax Alert – No. 18 / 12 December 2016
Amendments of the Tax Code
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Legal News – No. 17 / 7 December 2016
The value of meal vouchers increased to 15 lei
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Legal News – No. 16 / 21 November 2016
1 June declared non-working public holiday
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Legal News – No. 15 / 14 October 2016
24 January declared non-working public holiday
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Legal News – No. 14 / 19 August 2016
EU Directive on Trade Secrets
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Legal News – No. 13 / 11 August 2016
New case of suspension of the individual employment contract: adoption-related leave
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Legal News – No. 12 / 30 May 2016
Business Incubators Law
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Legal News – No. 11 / 23 May 2016
New European regulation on personal data protection
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Legal News – No. 10 / 16 May 2016
New rules regarding entry in the Register of Intra-community Operators
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Legal News – No. 9 / 5 May 2016
Changes to the Child-Rearing Leave and Benefit
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Special Legal Newsletter – 28 March 2016
Transposing the 2014/17/EU Directive
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Legal Alert – No. 8 / 8 March 2016
Obligații noi în sarcina retailerilor on-line
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Legal Alert – No. 7 / 1 March 2016
Strictly forbidden to condition the rights consumers related to the purchased products upon keeping the package!
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Legal News – No. 6 / 15 February 2016
Cases in Which Taxpayers May Be Declared Inactive by Tax Authorities
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Legal Alert – No. 5 / 12 February 2016
Recent changes in the Competition Law
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Legal News – No. 4 / 10 February 2016
Amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure
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Legal News – No. 3 / 5 February 2016
The European Parliament and the Council issued a new Directive on trade marks
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Legal News – No. 2 / 5 February 2016
EC Regulation on Community trademarks has been substantially amended
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Legal Alert – No. 1 / 3 February 2016
Changes on the law of guarantees
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2015:
Tax Alert – No. 42 / 4 November 2015
The New Tax Code and the New Tax Procedure Code Amended
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Legal Alert – No. 41 / 4 November 2015
New Legal Provisions regarding the Management of Packaging and Packaging Waste
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Tax Alert – No. 40 / 27 October 2015
Tax Incentives Relative to Penalties for Late Payment and 54.2% of the Penalty Interest
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Legal Alert – No. 39 / 22 October 2015
Reglementări noi privind planul de pază al obiectivelor proprii
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Tax Alert – No. 38 / 5 October 2015
The New Tax Code and the Provisions Regarding the Bookkeeping Methods of Reflecting the Main Operations Related to Merger, Division, Dissolution and Liquidation of Companies
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Legal Alert – No. 37 / 15 September 2015
Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Working Time
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Special Legal Newsletter – Pharma / 8 September 2015
Arbitral Procedure for the Settlement of Litigious Issues between Providers of Medical Services, Medicines and Medical Devices and Health Insurance Agencies
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Tax Alert – No. 36 / 4 August 2015
Registration for VAT Purposes and the Software Development Activity
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Tax Alert – No. 35 / 29 July 2015
New Tax Procedure Code and Central Tax Commission’s Decision on CASS Payable for Gains from Usufruct / Lease
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Legal Alert – No. 34 / 27 July 2015
One working day off yearly for child’s medical examination
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Tax Alert – No. 33 / 22 July 2015
Cancellation of Some Tax Obligations and Other Amendments to the Tax Legislation
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Legal Alert – No. 32 / 22 July 2015
Elimination of stamp
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Tax Alert – No. 31 / 14 July 2015
Financial Reporting System of 30 June 2015 and Changes to Accounting Regulations
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Legal Alert – No. 30 / 14 July 2015
Legislative changes for the amendment and supplementation of certain regulatory acts on companies
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Tax Alert – No. 29 / 9 July 2015
Tax Code – Amendments to the Provisions Referring to Independent Activities
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Legal Alert – No. 28 / 9 July 2015
Legal provisions regarding transnational posting of employees amended
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Tax Alert – No. 27 / 8 July 2015
Legal provisions regarding tip abrogated
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Legal News – No. 26 / 6 July 2015
Implementing Regulation of the European Commission on the modalities to exercise the functions of the online dispute resolution platform, using extrajudicial methods
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Legal Alert – No. 25 / 1 July 2015
Higher national minimum wage
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Legal News – No. 24 / 26 June 2015
Directive 107 – mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation for financial institutions
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Legal Alert – No. 23 / 23 June 2015
Right of the Employer to suspend the employment agreement, following a criminal complaint against the Employee – declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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Tax Alert – No. 22 / 12 June 2015
Legislative changes in the field of road transport
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Tax Alert – No. 21 / 4 June 2015
Other Legislative Amendments: Accounting Law and Meal Tickets Value
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Legal Alert – No. 20 / 4 June 2015
Law on the Stimulation of Business Angels
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Legal Alert – No. 19 / 3 June 2015
Amendments to Law No 11 / 1991 Regarding the Fight against Unfair Competition
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Tax Alert – No. 18 / 29 May 2015
Methodological Norms for the Application of the Tax Code and the Value of Kindergarten Tickets
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Tax Alert – No. 17 / 19 May 2015
Procedure for the reimbursement of unduly paid amounts
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Legal Alert – No. 16 / 8 May 2015
Change in legislation on the weekly rest
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Tax Alert – No. 15 / 5 May 2015
Personal Finance Register
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Tax Alert – No. 14 / 29 April 2015
Regulation of Tips
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Legal Special Alert on Competition / 24 April 2015
EU Competition Commissioner Announces Intention to Launch an Inquiry into the Community E-commerce Sector
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Tax Alert – No. 13 / 16 April 2015
Amendment of the Tax Code and Lower VAT Rate on Food
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Tax & Legal Alert – No. 12 / 9 April 2015
Cash Payments and Receipts. Modern Payment Systems
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Legal Special Alert – Retail / 27 March 2015
Changes in legislation regarding retail sale
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Legal Alert – No. 11 / 23 March 2015
Withholding of the good conduct bond / guarantee – Unconstitutional
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Tax Alert – No. 10 / 27 February 2015
News Concerning the Single-Entry Bookkeeping
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Tax Alert – No. 9 / 24 February 2015
New Tax Amendments
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Legal Alert – No. 8 / 4 February 2015
Amendments of the rules regarding drivers’ driving time, breaks and rest time, and the use of recording equipment in their activity
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Legal Alert – No. 7 / 30 January 2015
New Amendments to the Tax Code (income tax, VAT, social health insurance contribution; the consumer price index used for the adjustment of advance payments for profit tax in 2015)
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Legal Alert – No. 6 / 29 January 2015
Other Amendments of the Tax and Accounting Legislation (daily allowance for business trips and secondment; annual financial statements and reports)
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Legal Alert – No. 5 / 22 January 2015
Amendments of the Labour Code (length of service, temporary employee’s salary, annual leave)
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Legal Alert – No. 4 / 22 January 2015
New Tax Amendments (VAT forms, methodological norms for the application of the tax code)
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Legal Alert – No. 3 / 16 January 2015
Amendments to the Tax Code and Other Legislative Acts (tax on construction, VAT)
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Legal Alert – No. 2 / 9 January 2015
Amendments to the Tax and Accounting Laws at the end of 2014 (instructions for the filling-in and submission of form 394; amendment of form 230; electronic cash registers; gambling and the tax code; special VAT treatment of electronic, telecommunication, radio and television broadcasting services; accounting regulations; average gross salary used in substantiating the state social security budget; profit tax return)
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Legal Alert – No. 1 / 5 January 2015
Amendments to Consumer Protection Legislation on Measures for Consumer Information
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2014:
Legal Alert – No. 9 / 18 December 2014
Amendments to the Tax Code, Other Legislative Acts and Accounting Law (income tax, VAT, excise duties, compulsory social security contributions; amendments to law no 95/2006,regarding health care reform; government ordinance 92/2003 regarding the tax procedure code)
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Legal Alert – No. 8 / 12 December 2014
Amendment of the National Minimum Wage
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Legal Alert – No. 7 / 21 November 2014
Meal tickets & crèche tickets values starting November 2014
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Legal Alert – No. 6 / 20 November 2014
Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions in Cases of Infringement of the Antitrust Law
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Legal Alert – No. 5 / 20 November 2014
Intrastat thresholds in 2015
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Legal Alert – No. 4 / 14 November 2014
Recent Amendments on Fighting Unfair Competition and Antitrust Legislation
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Legal Alert – No. 3 / 5 November 2014
Amendments of the Competition Council to the Economic Concentration Regulation
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Legal Alert – No. 2 / 20 October 2014
Instructions for the Application of Title IX of the Tax Procedure Code, regarding the Handling of Objections to Tax Administrative Acts
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