21 Nov
Member News

I Want YOU to Join the Tariff Army!

By Steve Pasierb | President & CEO | The Toy Association The Toy Association has been tirelessly working on your behalf since proposals for a border adjustment tax arose two years ago right through this very day as tit-for-tat rounds of China tariffs menace the U.S. toy industry.  We’ve been successful going at it alongside a small group of member company representatives, but now is the time for all to take up arms. The threatened fourth tranche of Section 301 China tariffs...

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20 Nov
Brexit News, Member News

Last Updates on Brexit: Draft Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration

By Herman Speyart, Amsterdam | Dirk van Gerven, Brussels | Walter Schellekens, London | Vincent Wellens, Luxembourg | Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde, New York | Jolize Lautenbach, Rotterdam. On 14 November 2018, the UK Government and the EU Negotiation Team published an agreed draft Withdrawal Agreement on the UK's exit from the Union, accompanied by a draft outline of the Political Declaration on the future of the UK-EU relationship.   The Article 50 TEU Procedure On 23 June 2016, the UK citizens voted to...

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20 Nov
Chapter News

Main Results of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council of November 19

Foreign ministers discussed on November 19 the most pressing issues on the international agenda. They highlighted their continued full support for the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), following the entry into force of US sanctions on 5 November 2018. They noted that the agreement continues to be implemented by Iran, as certified for the 13th time by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). At the same time, they expressed their full solidarity to those member states which witnessed unacceptable behaviour from Iranian...

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20 Nov
Brexit News, Member News

What businesses should know about the Brexit draft Withdrawal Agreement

The draft Withdrawal Agreement on the terms that the UK will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 runs to hundreds of pages. But what certainty does it provide to business? The draft Withdrawal Agreement on the terms that the UK will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 has been published jointly by the EU and UK. It reflects 18 months of negotiations and runs to 585 pages. Close to 100 pages deal with the future of...

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16 Nov
Member News

Loyens and Loeff: Two prestigious awards in one week for the Employment & Benefits team!

After winning the ‘Best Law Firm in Social Law’ award, our Employment & Benefits team shined again last night by winning the ‘Best Employment Law Firm’ award at the HR Excellence Awards.The HR Excellence Awards is the most prestigious recognition among the HR community in Belgium. These two awards make us very proud. Again, we would like to congratulate our Employment & Benefits team for their hard work and also thank our clients, colleagues and stakeholders who contribute to this...

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16 Nov
Member News

SIKA Opens a State-Of-The-Art Factory in Peru and Triples Its Capacity

Sika Peru has opened new headquarters in the metropolitan area of Lima and introduced a modern plant for the production of concrete admixtures, mortar products, and acrylic liquid applied membranes (LAM). With this new plant, Sika is tripling its production capacities and strengthening its market position in Peru. At the new site in Lucumo, Sika has commissioned a modern plant for mortars and admixtures. The acrylic LAM manufacturing equipment has also been moved to the new site from the existing...

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16 Nov
Brexit News, Member News

The Weekly Vulcan View for the 12th to the 16th of November featuring analysis of the latest EU developments

VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: BREXIT EU and UK reached a draft Brexit agreement that sparked chaos in London This week, against all the odds, the UK and EU overcame what had appeared to be insurmountable differences to reach a 585-page draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, as well as a seven-page outline of their future relationship. Negotiators pushed through decisions on the contentious outstanding issues in order to allow time to arrange a European Council...

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15 Nov
Member News

Don’t Let These 10 Legal Myths Stop Your Doing Business In The USA: Myth #3 – There are so many methods of market entry that it is impossible to know which is best for my company.

By Marc S. Friedman |Director of Professional Relations | Global Commerce Education In the most recent article in this series,  I explained how many non-US companies, including Baltic businesses, are discouraged from exploiting a robust US marketplace by Myth #2 – that forming a business in the US takes a very long time with too many hurdles to overcome. Today I will address Myth #3 - 3. there are so many methods of market entry that it is impossible to...

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14 Nov
Brexit News, Chapter News

European Commission recommends to the European Council (Article 50) to find that decisive progress has been made in Brexit negotiations

Brussels, 14 November 2018 The negotiators of the European Commission and the United Kingdom have today reached a deal on the terms of the Article 50 Withdrawal Agreement. All aspects of the Withdrawal Agreement have now been finalised and agreed at negotiator level. This agreement marks a decisive moment in the negotiations. The European Commission therefore recommended to the European Council (Article 50) to find that decisive progress has been made in the negotiations on the orderly withdrawal of the United...

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14 Nov
Member News

The EU Insurance Distribution Directive

The EU Insurance Distribution Directive 2016/97 (“IDD”) entered into force on 22 February 2016. EU member states are required to transpose it into national legislation by 1 July 2018 and to apply it to insurers and insurance distributors by 1 October 2018. IDD will replace and repeal EU Insurance Mediation Directive 2002/92/EC (“IMD”). Like the IMD, the IDD covers the regulatory requirements for insurance and reinsurance intermediaries that wish to operate toward European customers. However, the application of the IDD...

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