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Belarus: On December 27, 2014, the Law on “Amendments to the Law on the Public Health Service of the Republic of Belarus” came into effect.  The new Law introduces a definition of “biomedical cell product (BCP)” to mean a transfer material obtained from human cells, excluding certain cells. The law creates

Czech Republic: Payout of profit shares to non-shareholders The payout of profit shares triggers double taxation - the profit is first taxed with 19% corporate income tax on the level of the company, and then again upon distribution to the beneficiary (as a natural person), at a rate of 15%

Germany: When opening a bank account it is possible to avoid strict internal bank guidelines simply by applying the law. The problem is familiar: a foreign company would like to establish a new corporation or a branch in the form of a German Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung – but the

Lithuania: President initiates amendments to Law on Bankruptcy. From January of this year bankruptcy administrators in Lithuania are selected using a computer algorithm. The necessary amendments to the Law on Bankruptcy ("the Law") were initiated by the President with the aim of guaranteeing more transparent and faster bankruptcy proceedings. At

Latvia: On 13 February 2015, bnt attorneys-at-law Riga office held a seminar on the reform of minimum wage regarding foreign truck drivers in Germany. The seminar was co-organized with the German Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK), the Finnish Chamber of Commerce (FCCL),