Regulatory framework

Law of 19 May 2006 (coordinated version)

transposing Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on takeover bids

Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006

concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus

Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006

on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC

Circular CSSF 06/241

The concept of risk capital under the Law of 15 June 2004 relating to the investment company in risk capital (SICAR)

Circular CSSF 06/240 (as amended by Circulars CSSF 13/568 and 17/657)

Administrative and accounting organisation; IT outsourcing and details regarding services provided under the status of support PFS, Articles 29-1, 29-2, 29-3, 29-4, 29-5 and 29-6 of the Law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector as amended

Council Regulation (EC) No 305/2006 of 21 February 2006

imposing specific restrictive measures against certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri

Circular CSSF 05/225

The notion “offer to the public of securities” as defined in the law on prospectuses for securities and the “obligation to publish a prospectus” that may ensue

Circular CSSF 05/210

Drawing-up of a simplified prospectus within the scope of Chapter 1 of Part III of the law on prospectuses for securities

Grand-ducal Regulation of 20 September 2005

establishing the criteria of competence, good repute and financial soundness required for the authorisation of liability managers of institutions for occupational retirement provision in the form of pension savings companies with variable capital (sepcav) and pension savings associations (assep)

Grand-ducal Regulation of 20 September 2005

establishing the criteria of competence, good repute and financial soundness required for the authorisation of non-EU professionals as asset managers of institutions for occupational retirement provision in the form of pension savings companies with variable capital (sepcav) and pension savings associations (assep)

Law of 5 August 2005 (coordinated version)

on financial collateral arrangements

Circular CSSF 05/201

Entry into force of the Law of 13 July 2005 on institutions for occupational retirement provision in the form of pension savings companies with variable capital (SEPCAVs) and pension savings associations (ASSEPs)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 of 18 July 2005

imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Law of 13 July 2005 (coordinated version)

on institutions for occupational retirement provision in the form of a SEPCAV and an ASSEP

Law of 13 July 2005 (coordinated version)

concerning the activities and supervision of the institutions for occupational retirement provision

Circular CSSF 05/187 (completed by Circular CSSF 10/433)

Financial information to be submitted to the CSSF by the “other professionals of the financial sector” (PFS) on a periodic basis

Circular CSSF 05/186

Guidelines of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) regarding the application of transitional measures resulting from Directives 2001/107/EC and 2001/108/EC (UCITS III) amending Directive 85/611/EEC (UCITS I)

Circular CSSF 05/177

Abolition of any prior control by the CSSF of advertising material used by persons and companies supervised by the CSSF; abrogation of point II. of Chapter L. of IML circular 91/75; abrogation of the two last sentences of point IV. 5.11 of CSSF circular 2000/15

Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004

on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC

Law of 12 November 2004 (coordinated version)

on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing