On 1 June 2023, the Dutch Act on security screening of investments, mergers and acquisitions (the Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames or the “Vifo Act”) entered into force. Please note that the Vifo Act applies (in part) retroactively as of 9 September 2020.
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On 1 June 2023, the Dutch Act on security screening of investments, mergers and acquisitions (the Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames or the “Vifo Act”) entered into force. Please note that the Vifo Act applies (in part) retroactively as of 9 September 2020.
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As from 18 February 2023, the Whistleblower Protection Act (“Wet bescherming klokkenluiders”) is effective in the Netherlands. This law replaces the House of Whistleblowers Act (“Wet Huis voor Klokkenluiders”). The new law provides more opportunities for employees to report abuse in a company. In the below, the consequences for your company are explained.
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In a series of three blog-posts, I share my first observations regarding the proposed EC “AI-package”, a set of proposals that aims for the creation of “trust” of citizens in AI technology that is to be developed and deployed in the European Union.
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On 20 December 2022, the Corporate Governance Monitoring Committee published the actualised Corporate Governance Code 2016 (hereinafter: the Code). The Code contains principles and best practice provisions that aim to regulate the relations in listed and large companies between the management board, the supervisory board and the shareholders (including general meeting).
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In a series of three blogposts, I share my first observations regarding the proposed EC “AI-package”, a set of proposals that aims for the creation of “trust” of citizens in AI technology that is to be developed and deployed in the European Union.
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