Starting from May 18, 2023, the establishment of companies, including limited liability companies and joint-stock companies, must be done exclusively in electronic form. This procedure shall be carried out through an application provided by the Serbian Business Registers Agency (SBRA). All documents accompanying the application must be submitted in electronic form and signed with an electronic seal. …

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We are providing our clients with a quarterly Newsletter on the most recent legal changes in Central & Eastern Europe: in Hungary, in Bulgaria, in Romania, in Croatia, in Serbia and in Ukraine. Read our latest CEE Newsletter (Q1 2023) here: CEE_Newsletter_Q1_2023_ENG

We had the pleasure of inviting Prof. Bertrand Badie (SciencesPo Paris) and Prof. Henry Laurens (Collège de France) for our second “Penthièvre meetings” which took place in Paris on 6 March 2023 on the theme “Return of empires or crisis of civilization?”. The debate was led and moderated by Brice de Villers. A big thank …

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François d’Ornano continues to be ranked by as the only Foreign Expert for Corporate/M&A – High-end capability in Central & Eastern Europe. Clients commented to Chambers: “François is specialised in this region of Europe and has special skills for this kind of transaction.” “I appreciate his experience in the region and ability to find the …

Chambers Global Guide 2023: François d’Ornano ranked as the only Foreign Expert for Corporate/M&A in CEE Lire la suite

D’ORNANO PARTNERS consolidates its Corporate/M&A team with the recruitment of Sara Goolaup. Sara Goolaup has a solid experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and commercial law enabling her to provide appropriate and pragmatic solutions to the firm’s clients in relation to their operations in France as well as in Central and Eastern Europe and …

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Legislation amending the Hungarian Competition Act was published on 1 December 2022. The amendments include – among others – an increase in certain fees and fines, and the introduction of a new legal instrument, the letter of formal notice of the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”). The amendments entered into force on 1 …

CLIENT ALERT – HUNGARY: Amendment to the Competition Act Lire la suite

We are providing our clients with a quarterly Newsletter on the most recent legal changes in Central & Eastern Europe: in Hungary, in Bulgaria, in Romania, in Croatia, in Serbia and in Ukraine. Read our latest CEE Newsletter (Q4 2022) here: CEE Newsletter Q4_2022_ENG

As a reminder, on 30 November 2022, the European Commission published a Communication to the Council and a proposal to the Council in which it recommended freezing: on the one hand, 5.8 billion euros of the post-Covid-19 recovery plan, representing 70% of the 7.2 billion euros envelope earmarked for Hungary, and on the other hand, …

CLIENT ALERT – HUNGARY: EU member states reached an agreement with Hungary on the suspension of EU funds Lire la suite

The National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted on 4 October 2022 an amendment to the Labour Code (in Slovakian « zákon č. 311/2001 Z. z. ») by law no. 350/2022 entered into force on 1 November 2022. According to the explanatory report to the law, the amendments were adopted mainly in order to carry …

CLIENT ALERT – SLOVAKIA: Important changes to the Slovakian Labour Code Lire la suite

Please find below a link to an article about the relaunch of a massive privatisation program in Ukraine, written by Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm, our partner in Ukraine. This article contains all the information allowing investors to learn about investment opportunities despite the current context. https://vkp.ua/en/publication/ukraine-relaunches-privatization-future-belongs-to-the-brave 02.12.2022