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Bulgaria: How ownership of a property after privatization can be proved by a privatized company In Bulgaria privatized companies usually have to face the difficulty of proving ownership of a property (e.g. location of operations). The reason for this is found in fragmented land registers. As a result, investors in

Belarus: New Law on Suppressing anti-competitive activity and on developing competition enters into force from 1 July 2014 The Law sets new rules for defining market dominance of legal entities based on market share. For example, a company is considered dominant if its market share is

Estonia: Estonian Supreme Court judgment significantly alters an approach uncontested for almost 20 years. Estonian Supreme Court judgment significantly alters an approach uncontested for almost 20 years. Estonia is among Continental European legal systems where the law is codified. But the effects of the case law based Anglo-American

Germany: End of wage dumping in sight for domestic and foreign employees in German slaughterhouses For years the wages of German meat industry employees have been kept as low as possible. A stop should be put to this now – according to the German federal cabinet. In January the first

Poland: From 1 April 2014 new rules enter into force for deduction of VAT on purchase of a motor vehicle.  Early 2014 brought many changes in tax law, including tax on goods and services (VAT). Until 31 December 2013 the law allowed businesses to deduct 60% VAT when buying a