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EU-Singapore trade deal to take effect this month

November 13, 2019
On November 8, 2019 the EU Council approved the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), which will enter into force on November 21, 2019. 
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Brexit Update: EU grants delay until January 31, 2020

October 31, 2019
After a long period of silence, there has been a rapid succession of Brexit developments. Our Brexit taskforce, comprising Brexit specialists from KPMG Meijburg & Co and KPMG, would like to update ...
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EU and Mercosur concluded on trade agreement

July 12, 2019
After 20 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur states - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, on June 28, 2019 reached a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehe ...
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Brexit: ‘We agree to disagree’

July 11, 2019
Who will be elected by the members of the Conservative Party? Will it be Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt? For the time being, Boris Johnson seems to be the favourite. On 22 July it will be announced who ...
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EU and Vietnam finalize Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement

July 3, 2019
On Sunday, June 30, 2019, the EU and Vietnam signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) in Hanoi. The EU has described the FTA as the “most ambitious” free tra ...
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The notion of ‘similar goods’ and the impact of discounts in applying the deductive method of customs valuation

June 24, 2019
On June 20, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in the Oribalt Rīga (C-1/18) case on the factors relevant to calculating the customs value in accordance with ...
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Bill on the Modernization of Partnerships: third time lucky?

March 14, 2019
The consultation document on the bill on the Modernization of Partnerships (‘Bill') was published on February 21, 2019. The current legislation on partnerships dates from the 19th century an ...
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Insurance premium tax: CJEU decision on location of risk

January 24, 2019
On January 17, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) rendered judgment in a case that dealt with the location of risk for insurance premium tax purposes (case no. C-74/18). The cas ...
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EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement enters into force on February 1, 2019

January 16, 2019
In 2013, the EU and Japan launched negotiations on enhanced economic and strategic cooperation. These negotiations resulted in an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and a Strategic Partnership Agree ...
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Brexit: a never ending story?

January 14, 2019
Tuesday, 15th of January will be a crucial day in what seems to become a never ending story regarding the Brexit. Leon Kanters, Brexit expert and partner of KPMG Meijburg & Co: “The Brexit deal wi ...
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Dutch Supreme Court renders important judgment on costs related to the acquisition or disposal of participations

December 12, 2018
For Dutch corporate income tax purposes, the costs related to the acquisition or disposal of shares that are covered by the participation exemption are non-deductible. On December 7, 2018 the Dutch Su ...
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CJEU: the purpose of the sale of shares may limit VAT recovery right

November 12, 2018
On November 8, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter: CJEU) rendered judgment in the C&D Foods case (C-502/17). The case concerned the recovery of VAT on costs related to a ...
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