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Small-to-medium Sized Enterprises may Apply for a Maximum Reimbursement of €1,500 for Trademark Fees

by , on Apr 12, 2022 08:00:34 AM

A grant scheme aimed at aiding small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) established within the European Union (EU) in registering their intellectual property rights, has been launched by the European Commission. Such...

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EU Whistleblowing Directive at a glance 

by , on Mar 15, 2022 08:00:39 AM

Directive (EU) 2019/1937, also known as the Whistleblowing Directive, requires every company or public body situated in the EU that has 250 or more employers to implement its own internal...

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Guilty verdict given on French national rape

by , on Mar 14, 2022 08:00:10 AM

The Maltese Courts found the accused, Eyob Melake Ecobagaber, 31-years-old, from Eritrea, guilty of rape and sentenced him to nine years imprisonment. A French woman was smoking outside a nightclub...

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Notices on the affairs between Ukraine and Russia Given by Malta Gaming Authority

by , on Mar 10, 2022 08:00:24 AM

Malta Gaming Authority (hereinunder: the Authority) made a statement after the emergence of events in Ukraine, reminding its licensees of their sanctions monitoring obligations under Article 7(6) of the National...

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MBR Resume of Legislative Amendments

by , on Feb 02, 2022 02:40:09 PM

New legislative amendments under Act LX of 2021 Act LX of 2021 introduced new changes under the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta), hereinafter referred to as...

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Amendments to the Companies’ Act – Act LX of 2021 

by , on Nov 29, 2021 08:00:37 AM

  Amendments to the Companies’ Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) were introduced in virtue of Act LX of 2021, enacted on the 26th of October 2021. Such amendments work towards...

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EU Directive on public country-by-country reporting  

by , on Nov 26, 2021 08:00:03 AM

The EU Directive on public country-by-country reporting (CbCR, amending Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statement, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings (the ‘Accounting Directive’), received final approval from the European...

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The MDIA’s role in Malta’s digitalization

by , on Nov 19, 2021 07:00:55 AM

In an interview conducted by Business Now, the Malta Digital Innovation Authority’s (MDIA) Chief Operations Officer Francois Piccione explains how his role primarily involves reinforcing internal structures and discovering new...

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Article VII – EU Digital Resilience Regulation

by , on Nov 17, 2021 07:00:14 AM

DORA: operational resilience in a time of an evolving risk landscape  The European Commission’s proposal for draft regulation on digital operational resilience for the EU financial services sector (hereinafter ‘DORA’)...

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Legal Notice 199 of 2021 and the changes it brought to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations 

by , on Nov 15, 2021 07:00:34 AM

 A number of amendment with regards to the principal regulations, the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations, were issued by virtue of LN 199 of 2021 on...

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