The international association Ally Law has held this year’s regional EMEA meeting in Malta. Two delegates from our firm Martí & Associats, as an exclusive member for Spain, have attended the meeting in which they actively participated with other distinguished members from different firms worldwide Among other activities, a visit was made to the Malta… Continue reading Ally Law – EMEA Regional Meeting 2019 at Malta
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Whistleblowing Directive: internal complaint about wrongdoings committed within a Company
On October 7, 2019, the European Union Council approved the new “Whistleblowing Directive”. This Directive aims to favour the detection and eradication of illegal acts committed within companies, implementing complaint channels to report said wrongdoings by persons linked to the company as well as effective systems of protection for whistleblowers against any possible corporate reprisal.… Continue reading Whistleblowing Directive: internal complaint about wrongdoings committed within a Company
Deposit of Annual Accounts: new obligation to report services to third parties
Now that we are used to identifying the beneficial owner of a company when depositing the annual accounts, the Unique Additional Provision of Law 10/2010, of April 28, on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing has included a new requirement: a document on provision of services to third parties when depositing the annual… Continue reading Deposit of Annual Accounts: new obligation to report services to third parties
How will the Barcelona Low Emission Zone work?
As of January 1, 2020, the Barcelona City Council will introduce the permanent regulation for its Low Emission Zone. The regulation is based on the thresholds of the current European, state and regional directives, regulations and laws on improvement of the quality of the environment. The Low Emission Zone is a protected area covering more… Continue reading How will the Barcelona Low Emission Zone work?
Tax on Non-Productive Assets
The tax return (tax form 540) of the new tax on non-productive assets of legal entities (IANP) must be filed between October 1 and November 30 of 2019, for tax years 2017, 2018 and 2019. Starting next year 2020, form 540 must be filed from June 1 to June 30 of each year. The purpose… Continue reading Tax on Non-Productive Assets
Online incorporation of companies
On July 11 of this year, the Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and Council on the use of digital tools and processes in company law was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive will oblige the Member States to modify their national law to implement the online incorporation of… Continue reading Online incorporation of companies