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15/03/2024
CMS Real Estate Data Centre Consenting in Switzerland
1. Do you have to enter into a form of agreement with the local au­thor­ity/mu­ni­cip­al­ity when applying for consent for a data centre in your jurisdiction? No, an agreement is not ne­ces­sary.  The formal...
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15/03/2024
Real estate finance law in Switzerland
A. Mortgages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes. Security over interests in real estate can be granted to foreign lenders. Generally a foreign lender in favour of whom a security interest...
14/03/2024
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2024
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13/03/2024
Crypto Tax Legislation & Law in Switzerland
1. Is there a specific legislation issued for the taxation of crypto-assets or do general national tax law principles apply because the tax legislator has not regulated this so far? Currently, there...
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12/03/2024
After EU Commission's first decision on Carbon Contracts for Difference,...
The European Commission approved the first Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme under the new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG).Fol­low­ing the...
11/03/2024
Adoption of MiFID 3 and MiFIR 2 to enhance transparency on markets in financial...
On 8 March 2024, Regulation 2024/791 amending Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (MiFIR) and Directive 2024/790 amending Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID 2) on markets in financial instruments were published in the...
07/03/2024
Renewable energy in Switzerland
1. Development of the renewable sector Renewable energy has become more and more important to Switzerland. Since 1990, the proportion of renewable energy to the total energy consumption has risen by 10...
05/03/2024
Plastics and packaging laws in Switzerland
1. What is the general legislative framework regulating packaging and plastic waste in your jurisdiction? Particularly when compared to the regulations within the European Union, plastic waste and packaging...
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04/03/2024
Aircraft finance and leasing in Switzerland
Information current as of February 2020 1. PROPOSED TRANSACTION STRUCTURE An aircraft is typically financed through a finance lease rather than an operating lease (see 5.6.2 below). 2. SEARCHES 2.1...
04/03/2024
Popular investment vehicles in Switzerland
Updated on May 2022 Investment vehicle Im­mob­i­li­en-Ak­tiengesell­schaf­tAn­lages­tif­tun­gVer­trag­lich­er Anlagefonds 1. Form Ak­tiengesell­schaft Corporate – Swiss Stock Corporation Anlagestiftung Corporate...
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01/03/2024
Environmental and social factors in mining: a spotlight on Colombia
Environmental and social considerations have been critical to the business of mining since long before the term ESG gained its current popularity. Mining activities are politically sensitive because they...
01/03/2024
Pre-conditions to arbitration and the FIDIC 2nd Edition
Amendments to the FIDIC 2nd Edition contracts published in November 2022 have narrowed the definition of “Dispute” to more closely align it with the pre-conditions to DAAB and arbitration proceedings...