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Username Password Forgot ? | Register Today News Legal Updates Find a Lawyer Doing Business in Lithuania Forums Websites Search:  All Laws News Legal Updates Find a Lawyer Doing Business in Lithuania Forums   Legal Updates November, 2008 Law News Bulletin. Autumn 2008 Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas & Partners About this Bulletin LAWIN Arbitration Academy Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai LAWIN is again among leading law firms according to IFLR 1000 Lithuania’s Honour Defended in International Arbitration by Joint Efforts of Law Firm‘s Lawyers On 1 September 2008 the new wordings of the Law on Financial Statements of Entities and the Law on Consolidated Financial Statements of Entities came into force On 15 September 2008 the amendments to the Law on Public Procurement came into force On 16 September 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) On 31 July 2008 the Law on Conciliatory Mediation of Civil Disputes came into force UN Global Compact Progress Report 2008 October, 2008 RoschierRaidla. September-October 2008. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden "Raidla Lejins & Norcous" Conflicts Between Competition Law and IPR. Sweden Draft Amendment of the Law on Electronic Communications of the Republic of Lithuania Draft Law on the Agreements’ Registry of the Republic of Lithuania Environmental Impact Assessment Act Supplemented. Estonia Minimum Salary Increased in Latvia New Regulations in the Area of Competition Law. Latvia Other Recent Legislative Developments. Estonia Reform of the Finnish Securities Market Act Statistical Accountability of the Collective Investment Undertakings. Lithuania The Supreme Court Analyze the Cancellation of a Lease Contract before its Termination. Estonia Tax & Law Newsletter. October 2008 No 10 Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Partners Advertising Customs clearance Excise tax Financial accounting Labour Law Levies Other Penalties and interest Public procurement Securities SORAINEN Legal Update. No 52 / October 2008 SORAINEN Amendments to Labour Code. Lithuania Amendments to the Law on Companies. Lithuania Amendments to the Law on Corporation Tax. Lithuania Amendments to the Law on Klaipeda’s laissezfaire zone. Lithuania Amendments to the Procedural Code for Commercial Courts. Belarus Differentiated state duty rates cancelled. Latvia European order for payment procedure. Estonia European order for payment procedure. Latvia European order for payment procedure. Lithuania Free-of-charge commercial register information service. Estonia Government resolves to increase minimum salary. Latvia Investment Management Companies Law updated. Latvia Law on Conciliatory Mediation of Civil Disputes. Lithuania Litigation and arbitation. European order for payment procedure Ministry of Economics amends regulations on price formation. Belarus National Bank of Belarus increases quota of foreign capital in the Belarusian banking system. Belarus New criteria for granting special tax regimes in small towns and rural areas. Belarus New prudential rules adopted for investment firms. Estonia New Regulations on Consumer Credit Agreements. Latvia New regulations regarding application of competition law. Latvia New reinsurance law. Latvia New requirements for Audit Committees. Lithuania New rules for environmental impact assessment. Estonia New rules for prevention of money laundering. Latvia New State Labour Inspectorate Law. Latvia NEWS IN SORAINEN. Employees NEWS IN SORAINEN. Other NEWS IN SORAINEN. Recent transactions. Opening a bank account and contributing capital to a company formed by the Entrepreneurs` Portal. Estonia. Procedure changed for filing annual reports. Estonia Prohibition of an abuse of dominant position in retail business. Latvia Rules for record of persons with no place of residence. Lithuania Significant changes in postal regulations. Latvia State aids for small and medium commercial companies. Latvia The Estonian Business Portal enables electronic September, 2008 Newsletter. September 2008 The Law Firm Eversheds Saladžius Other News The descriptions on the procedure of issue of the certificate to the EU national and of issue of the residence permit to family members of the EU national have been approved The General Provisions on Statistical Accountability of Collective Investment Undertakings have been approved The Law on Conciliatory Mediation of Civil Disputes has been adopted The Requirements for the Audit Committees have been approved Tax & Law Newsletter, September 2008 Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Partners Aliens Financial statements Levies Loans Other Pollution tax Registration/deregistration from the VAT payer register Reorganisation Tax inspections August, 2008 Sorainen Legal Update. No 51 / August 2008. SORAINEN BELARUS. Amendments to mortgage laws BELARUS. Ecologically Dangerous Activity Regulated BELARUS. Significant amendments to the Civil Code of Belarus BELARUS. Taxation matters to be simplified between Belarus and Finland ESTONIA. A surprise twist in the Sylvester tax dispute ESTONIA. Amendments to the Packaging Act and the Packaging Excise Duty Act ESTONIA. Employment of non-EU nationals simplified ESTONIA. Estonian Supreme Court warns of consequences of compulsory dissolution proceedings ESTONIA. Lessor may incur sale loss from sale of lease object ESTONIA. Procedure for contributing securities into share capital simplified ESTONIA. Revolution in corporate bankruptcies and reorganizations LATVIA. A new concept in regulation of the financial instruments market LATVIA. Bailiff will pay a visit later than previously LATVIA. Changes in competition rules aim to limit freedom of action of retailers in relations with producers and suppliers LATVIA. Fundamental changes in Commercial Law LATVIA. New procedure for patent registration LATVIA. Possibility to receive guaranteed price for installed electric capacity LATVIA. Pre-registration of chemicals under the EU regulation on the Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) commences LATVIA. Tax LITHUANIA. Amendment to the Law on Corporate Income Tax LITHUANIA. Amendments to the Company Law LITHUANIA. Amendments to the Labour Code LITHUANIA. Securities and Capital News in Sorainen. Employees News in Sorainen. Other News in Sorainen. Recent deals RoschierRaidla. July-August 2008 "Raidla Lejins & Norcous" ESTONIA. Acts Regulating Safety of Equipment Specified ESTONIA. Commercial Code Brought in Line with Capital Requirements Directive ESTONIA. Commercial Code Supplemented and Renewed ESTONIA. Land Improvement Act Amended ESTONIA. Land Tax Act Amended ESTONIA. Packaging Act Specified ESTONIA. Plant Protection Act Supplemented ESTONIA. Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications Act FINLAND. Shareholders’ Rights Directive and Implementation in Finland LATVIA. New Anti-money Laundering Law Adopted LATVIA. Saeima Removes the Cap of the Social Insurance Payments LITHUANIA. Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Annual Accounts and the Law on Consolidated Accounts LITHUANIA. Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Audit LITHUANIA. Amendments to the Law on Bankruptcy LITHUANIA. Amendments to the Law on Commercial Arbitrage and the Adoption of the Law on Conciliatory Mediation in Civil Disputes LITHUANIA. Law on the Participation of the Employees at the Company after the Cross-Border Merger of the Limited Liability Company Adopted LITHUANIA. Rules on the Assurance of Confidentiality and the Procedure for the Disclosure of Inside Information SWEDEN. New Swedish Competition Act Newsletter. August 2008 The Law Firm Eversheds Saladžius Other News Regulation on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations has been adopted The amendments to the Law on Design have been adopted The Law on Consolidated Financial Statements of Companies has been amended The Law on Employees Participation in the Company Resulting from the Cross-border Mergers of Limited Liability Companies has been adopted The Law on Financial Statements of Companies has been amended The Law on Public Procurement has been amended The Regulation of Order on Submission of Information to the Securities Commission of the Republic of Lithuania by Operators of Regulated Market has been approved The Requirements for the Assets of Harmonised Collective Investment Undertakings have been approved The Rules on Provision of Financial Services and Receipt and Performance of Clients’ Orders have been amended The Rules on Security of Confidentiality and Disclosure of Inside Information have been approved July, 2008 Real Estate Law News. 17 July 2008, No 08-26 Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Partners Law No X-1663 as of 1 July 2008 Amending the Law on Agricultural and Rural Development of the Republic of Lithuania Law No X-1681 as of 3 July 2008 Amending Article 12 of the Law on State Support for Acquisition or Rent of Housing and Modernisation of Multi-Apartment Houses. Newsletter. July 2008 The Law Firm Eversheds Saladžius Amendments of the Law on Companies have been approved Other News The amendments to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law has been adopted The Description on Order of the Implementation and Supervision of the Procurement of Legal Entities which are not Purchasing Bodies according to the Law on Public Procurement The Rules on Issuance and Revocation of Licences for Financial Brokerage Firms have been amended Tax & Law Newsletter. July 2008 No 07. Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Partners Double taxation avoidance agreements Financial statements Income tax of individuals Insurance Labour law Law on companies Penalties and interest News Press Roundup Business News

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