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The European Union has taken a historic step towards modernizing and harmonizing the registration system for industrial designs. A new legislative package, which came into force yesterday, must be transposed into national laws within the next 36 months. This updated framework introduces significant changes to enhance design protection, simplify procedures, and strengthen the fight against

The European Union has adopted its fifteenth package of sanctions in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. According to the Council, the key elements of the package are as follows: Main Sanctions New Additions to the Sanctions List: This package includes 84 new listings, targeting 54 individuals and 30 entities. For the first time, full

Membership is valid until December 15, 2024, and includes payment of income tax and fines. The RERCT 2024 – Special Exchange and Tax Regularization Regime (Base Date: 12/31/2023) is a program created by Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service to regularize undeclared or unregistered financial assets in Brazil. Its main objectives are to combat tax evasion, encourage

On October 29, the Order HAC/1177/2024, of October 17, entered into force. This Order develops the technical, functional, and content specifications outlined in the Regulation of the Anti-Tax Fraud Law, approved by Royal Decree 1007/2023, which came into effect on December 7, 2023. The objective of this Order is to detail the technical, functional, and

In accordance with Royal Decree 1055/2022, dated December 27, on packaging and packaging waste, we inform our customers and collaborators that, starting January 1, 2025, all companies producing packaging subject to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) must itemize the contribution to the Collective System of Extended Producer Responsibility (SCRAP) on their invoices. As stipulated in Article

On November 15, the Madrid Assembly officially approved a new deduction for investments by new taxpayers coming from abroad, known as the “Mbappé Law.” The goal of this measure is to attract significant international investors to the Community of Madrid. This new deduction is retroactively effective from January 1, 2024, meaning international investors who have

In June 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Due Diligence in Sustainability Directive. Its goal is to ensure that companies contribute to the EU’s strategy of integrating “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) criteria into corporate structures. This requires businesses to adopt policies that respect human rights and protect the environment across their operations, subsidiaries,

Despite the ongoing conflicts over state subsidies and other trade-related issues between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China, in 2024 Beijing proved its willingness to foster and improve its trade relations with many European countries. Among them, Spain has been active in recent years towards strengthening bilateral exchanges with China, as demonstrated

The EU Council issued a press release on February 8, 2024, stating that Antigua and Barbuda will be removed from its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (tax haven list). In our March newsletter, we already reported that the Council decided to remove the Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles, and the Turks and Caicos Islands from