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Starting up & Development
1. Business project
Defining a business project
Business plan
Legal form
Conditions of access to a profession
Financing a business project
Liability of business managers
Directors' civil liability
Entry and stay
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as an EU citizen
Conditions of residence for self-employed third-country workers
Conditions of residence for investors from third countries
Application for an opinion on an investment project in the context of an application for an investor residence permit - Ministry of Finance component
Staying in Luxembourg for more than 3 months as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Diplomas / Qualifications
Recognition of a level of education, a diploma or a professional qualification
Recognition of equivalence of diplomas (baccalauréat/Matura type)
Recognition of the level of education (elementary and secondary education) without achieving a final diploma
Recognition of the level of education, the equivalency of diplomas and equivalency of professional qualifications
Approval of foreign higher education diplomas
Registration of higher education diplomas in the register of certificates
Master Craftsman's certificate
Applying for accreditation of prior experiential learning (VAE)
Applying for accreditation of prior experiential learning – Bachelor's degree, Master's degree or advanced technician's certificate
Applying for accreditation of prior experiential learning (VAE) – CCP, DAP, DT, DES and master craftsman's certificate
Applying for accreditation of prior experiential learning – Continuous vocational training certificates – LLLC
Assistance for the creation/takeover of a business
Commercial activity and provision of services: House of Entrepreneurship – One-Stop Shop
Business mentoring
Craft activities: 'Contact Entreprise' at the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts
Notary
Commercial, craft or industrial activities in the North of Luxembourg: Guichet Unique PME
Research / Development and Innovation (RDI): Luxinnovation
Business restructuring
Change in legal form
Cross-border merger of businesses
Mergers and takeovers of companies
Divisions
Transfer of business assets and liabilities
2. Access to a profession / business permit
Business permits / professional integrity
Extract from the criminal record of a legal person
Extract from the criminal record of a natural person
Applying for a business permit
Professional integrity
EC certificate of experience - professional experience gained abroad
Skilled craft activities
Secondary craft trade (list B)
Main craft trade (list A)
Commercial activities
Continuous vocational training establishments
Carriage of goods or passengers (> 3.5 tonnes)
Hotel status
Horeca (hotel, restaurant and café)
Trader
Real estate professions
Liberal professions requiring a business permit
Chartered accountant
Landscape architect / Landscape engineer
Patent attorney
Surveyor
Town and country planner
Interior architect
Independent engineer (other than a construction engineer)
Accountant
Architect
Consulting engineer in the construction sector
Liberal professions subject to other permits
Audit professions
General practitioners and medical specialists
Dental practitioners, specialised dentists
Veterinary surgeon
Pharmacists
Nurses
Midwives
Other regulated healthcare professions
Other healthcare professions
Social and educational professions
Social and educational professions
Activities subject to specific registration and/or authorisation
Private security and surveillance activities - special accreditation
Transport of goods by road - Community licence
Transport of passengers by road - Community licence
Application for a taxi operator licence
Taxi driver licence
Chèque-Service Accueil (CSA) service provider – education and care services
Education and care service for children – accreditation
Education and care service staff
Chèque-Service Accueil service provider (CSA – Childcare Service Voucher) – childminding
Childminder – accreditation
Childcare Service Voucher service providers – mini-crèches
Mini-crèches – Accreditation
Staff of the mini-crèche
Licence to provide a media service from Luxembourg
Technical assessment and inspection tasks - accreditation
Private research institutes - accreditation
The credit intermediary concept
Accreditation to engage in activities to support the employment of workers with a disability and workers awaiting external redeployment
Déclaration des salons de tatouages et des établissements mettant à disposition des appareils de bronzage publics
List of regulated professions
Professions related to the European professional card (list 1)
Professions without automatic recognition of diplomas (list 2)
Professions with automatic recognition of diplomas (list 3)
3. Legal form (company or self-employed)
Sole proprietorships (self-employed persons) and partnerships
Comparative table - Partnerships / Sole proprietorships (self-employed persons)
Sole proprietorship (self-employed persons)
Limited partnership (SCS)
Special limited partnership (SCSp)
Partnership (SENC)
Private limited liability company (SARL)
Capital companies
Comparative table - Capital companies
European Company (SE)
European companies - Involvement of workers
Cooperative company (SCOP)
Civil company (Société civile)
Public Limited Company (SA)
Private limited liability company (SARL)
Simplified limited liability company (SARL-S)
Partnership limited by shares (SCA)
Societal impact company (SIS)
Simplified shareholder company (SAS)
Business groups and associations
Temporary partnership
Franchising
Economic interest group
European economic interest group (EEIG)
Foundations
Foundations
4. Business creation/registration with the Trade and Companies Register
Creation of a sole proprietorship (self-employed person, sole trader)
Registering with the Trade and Companies Register as a natural person
Availability of the company name
Subsidiary / Branch office
Starting up a Luxembourg subsidiary or branch office
Formation of a Luxembourgish company
Availability of the company name
Constitutional documents and articles of association
Blocking the share capital
Registration and modification of the articles of association
Notary
5. Registration for VAT and social security
Social security
Registration for social security for self-employed persons
Registration of employers
Registration for social security for the assisting spouse
VAT / Taxes
Registration for income tax
Registration for VAT
Urban planning & Environment
Construction / Development
Construction, transformation and demolition works
Building permit
Amendment of a general development plan (PAG)
Limited amendment request for a special development plan (PAP)
Application for a special development plan (PAP)
Geothermal drilling permits
Exemption for night work on construction sites
Works carried out next to roads
Road-building permit - state roads
Road-building permit – railroads
National Road Works Register
Works carried out beside a wooded area, watercourse or protected area
Deforestation/clearing permits
Water permit
'Nature protection' permit
Shopping centres and superstores
Setting up a business in an economic activity area
Temporary work sites
Prior notice for temporary or mobile work sites
Classified establishments (commodo/incommodo)
Permits linked to classified establishments
Operating permit for classified establishments ('commodo/incommodo')
Greenhouse gas emission permits for fixed installations
Specific requirements
Dangerous substances - Prevention of major-accident hazards (Seveso)
Risk assessments for certain classified establishments
Environmental impact
Environmental assessment
Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Permits relating to industrial emissions (IED)
Energy
Energy
Obligation to carry out energy audits
Application for accreditation to carry out energy audits
Accreditation to calculate the energy performance of buildings and issue energy performance certificates for buildings
Energy performance certificate for non-residential buildings (Energiepass)
Trans-European energy infrastructure projects
LENOZ sustainability certificate training
LENOZ certificate
Remuneration for the production of energy from renewable energy sources
Production of electricity from renewable energy sources
Waste / Dangerous substances
Recycling and recovery of waste
Recycling and re-use of packaging waste
Waste electrical and electronic equipment - WEEE
Waste treatment facilities
Operating permit for a waste treatment facility
Operating permit for a hazardous, non-hazardous or inert waste landfill
Operating permit for a waste incineration or co-incineration plant
Collection, transport and trade of waste
Registration for the collection and transportation of waste
Waste collection and transportation permit
Waste trading or brokering permit
Notification for the national and international transfer of waste
Permit to recover and transport halogenated hydrocarbons (CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs and halons)
REACH & CLP
The REACH Regulation - a global overview
The CLP regulation - a global overview
Registering a chemical substance (REACH)
Prior request for information from ECHA
Authorisation for the use of substances of concern
Dangerous substances
Decontamination and disposal of used PCBs or equipment containing PCBs
Authorisation to acquire, hold or use radioactive sources or X-ray devices
Authorisation for the transport of radioactive substances
Financial aid - Environment
Incentives and financial support
Investment aid for the protection of the environment
Responsible companies
Social responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate cultural sponsorship
Eco-labels
The European Ecolabel
EcoLabel for tourist establishments
EMAS label (Environment Management and Audit Scheme)
Quality label SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber
Financing & Support measures
Coronavirus / COVID-19
Introduction of a new emergency fund for self-employed workers (EUR 3,000, 3,500 or 4,000)
Financial aid of EUR 5,000 for micro-businesses (employing less than 10 people)
Financial aid of EUR 12,500 for businesses employing between 10 and 20 people
Reinforcement of export and international development aid measures (ODL)
State guarantee scheme for new bank loans for a maximum period of 6 years
Application for flat-rate financial assistance for agricultural/winegrowing businesses in the context of the Covid-19 crisis
The SNCI puts in place "special anti-crisis financing"
Repayable financial aid to compensate for temporary financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 crisis
Aid in favour of research and development projects connected with combating Covid-19
Investment aid for producing goods relevant to combating Covid-19
Investment aid aimed at stimulating business investments in the COVID-19 period
Fit 4 Resilience Strategic Innovation Program
Investment aid for companies which redirect their production to make protective masks or produce hydroalcoholic gel
Financing
Financing a business - general overview
Financing tools by the SNCI (Société nationale de Crédit et d'Investissement)
Sources and types of bank and non-bank financing
Defining a business’ financial requirements and the most suitable banking solutions (illustration with a balance sheet)
Crowdfunding
Mezzanine financing
Guarantees requested by financial institutions
Tangible guarantees involving movable or immovable assets
Personal guarantees by right in personam
Moral guarantees
Financing intangible and capital assets (taking over a business, purchasing business assets, patents or licences, etc.)
Subordinated loan for the financing of intangible and capital assets
Turning to banks to finance investment projects (creation, improvement or development of a business activity)
Medium or long-term loan to finance movable or immovable assets
Bullet loan (repayment of the loan in a single payment at maturity)
Bridging loan to finance a cash deficit
Syndicated loan to finance large-scale projects
Property leasing
Turning to banks to finance standard investment projects (material, equipment or vehicle fleet)
Capital lease to finance a standard investment project
Operating lease to finance a standard investment project
Medium-term loan to finance a standard investment project
Roll-over credit to finance a standard investment project
Turning to banks to finance growth (stock or receivables)
Cash credit to finance growth
Fixed advance to finance growth
Invoice advances to finance growth
Discount credit to finance growth
Factoring to finance growth
Financial aid - employment/recruitment/training
Employment aid and programmes within the framework of recruitment
Aid for the creation of a work-integration job for a long-term unemployed person
Support for the re-employment of older unemployed people
Re-employment support
Requesting tax relief for hiring an unemployed person
Apprenticeship subsidies and awards
State aid for disabled workers
Deducting relocation expenses for highly skilled workers recruited or posted from abroad
Supplementary allowance for adult apprenticeships
Financial aid for continuing vocational training programmes
Financial aid for in-company continuing vocational training
Subsidies for Luxembourg language courses
Continuing vocational training during short-time work
Research, development and innovation aid scheme
Aid for R&D and Innovation projects
General terms and conditions applicable to all financial aid for research, development and innovation
Aid for technical feasibility studies
Financial aid for research and development projects (R&D)
Aid for process and organisational innovation
Financial aid for SME innovation
Financial aid for young innovative enterprises
Investment aid for research infrastructures
Financial aid for innovation clusters
SME aid schemes
General aid measures for SMEs
General terms and conditions
Investment aid
Aid for consultancy services for SMEs
Aid for a first-time participation in a trade fair
Aid for young businesses
Aid schemes granted to remedy the damages caused by natural disasters
Aid for miscellaneous investments
Financial aid for tourism infrastructures
Aid for campsite operators
Aid for tourist infrastructures
Aid for hotel businesses
Export aid to cover promotion and exhibition costs
Export aid to cover promotion and exhibition costs
Environmental protection aid schemes
Investment aid for the protection of the environment
General terms for State aid for environmental aid schemes
Investment aid for the protection of the environment
Remuneration for the production of energy from renewable energy sources
Production of electricity from renewable energy sources
ETS aid scheme
Aid scheme within the context of the ETS (scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading)
Aid scheme within the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2012
Regional aid scheme
Regional aid – Differdange and Dudelange
General terms and conditions for regional aid
Financial aid for regional investments
Fit 4 aid schemes
Fit 4 Start
Aid for starting up - Fit 4 Start
Fit 4 Digital
Digitalisation aid - Fit 4 Digital
Take advantage of the Fit 4 Digital Packages
Fit 4 Service
Aid for the improvement of customer services - Fit 4 Service
Fit 4 Horizon 2020
Fit 4 Horizon 2020 ("H2020") Programme
Fit 4 Innovation
Fit 4 Innovation programme
Financial aid - tourism
Activities in the interest of national tourism
Applying for a subsidy for a tourism project
Subsidy application for the maintenance of walking trails
Annual subsidy application for tourist information offices
Subsidy application for the purchase of special equipment
Subsidies for congress tourism
Development of the national tourism infrastructure
Subsidy application for economic interest groups
Aid to natural persons for the purpose of developing the national tourism infrastructure
Aid to communes and non-profit organisations to develop the national tourism infrastructure
Health & Safety / Social Security
Declarations with the Social Security Administration
Registering with the Social Security as an employer
Registration of employers
Registering with an occupational health service
Registering with the Social Security
Registration for social security of a resident employee
Registration for social security of a non-resident employee
Registration for social security for self-employed persons
Registration for social security for the assisting spouse
Voluntary health insurance
Making a declaration of start of employment to the social security
Payment of social contributions for employees
Illness / Accident
Incapacity for work
Incapacity for work and medical certificates
Declaration and management of periods of incapacity for work
Continuation of pay for an employee on sick leave
Work-related accidents or illnesses
Reporting an accident at work / a commuting accident
Declaring an occupational illness
Occupational redeployment
Redeployment of employees
Medical check
Medical check
Medical check-up for third-country nationals
Pre-employment medical examination
Hazardous jobs
Personnel / Staff representatives
Appointing and training safety officers
Safety and health of workers
Prevention
Young salaried workers in hazardous jobs
Requesting a dosimeter
Inventory of hazardous jobs
Human Resources
Recruitment
Searching for a candidate
Identifying recruitment needs
Declaration of a vacant position
Priority for re-employment
State aid for disabled workers
Selecting a candidate
Employment formalities
The employee's tax card
Hiring an EU national
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg for more than 90 days as an EU citizen
Loss, theft or damage to the registration certificate or the permanent residence permit for EU nationals
Loss, theft or damage to the residence permit for family members of a EU citizen, or of the permanent residence permit for family members of an EU citizen
Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg for less than 90 days as an EU citizen
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as an EU citizen
Staying in Luxembourg for more than 3 months as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Permanent residence permit for EU citizens
Requesting a permanent residence permit as a non-EU national and family member of an EU national
Staying in Luxembourg for more than 3 months as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Hiring a third-country national
Living and working in Luxembourg for third-country nationals and their family members
Medical check-up for third-country nationals
Staying for less than 90 days for third-country nationals
Conditions of work for third-country nationals during a stay of less than 90 days in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Entry Visa
Work for beneficiaries of a postponement of deportation or suspension of deportation for medical reasons
Hiring a seasonal worker from a third country for less than 3 months
Conditions of residence for third-country salaried workers in Luxembourg
Carrying out an ancillary activity as a third-country national family member of a third-country national
Carrying out a salaried activity on an ancillary basis as a holder of a residence permit for private reasons
Conditions of residence for young au pairs from third countries
Requesting a permanent residence permit as a non-EU national and family member of an EU national
Work permit exemption for third-country nationals who are the spouse, partner or child of an EU citizen cross-border worker
Loss, theft or damage to the residence permit of a third-country national
Work for applicants for international protection
Conditions of residence in Luxembourg for private reasons for third-country nationals
Staying in Luxembourg as a third-country national seasonal worker
Salaried work for third-country highly qualified workers (EU Blue Card)
Working in Luxembourg as a third-country national and cross-border worker
Staying in Luxembourg for more than 3 months as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Conditions of residence for third-country volunteer workers
Conditions of residence for third-country researchers in Luxembourg
Doing part of your research in Luxembourg as a third-country researcher with a residence permit issued in another Member State of the European Union
Staying in Luxembourg to find a job or start a business after the research work
Conditions for residence in Luxembourg for students from third countries
Completing part of your studies in Luxembourg as a third-country student with a residence permit issued in another Member State of the European Union
Staying in Luxembourg to find a job or start a business after completing your studies
Conditions of residence for third-country national trainees
Registering as an employer
Registration of employers
Employment contracts / Collective agreements
Employment contracts
Permanent employment contract (CDI)
Temporary agency work
Fixed-term employment contract (CDD)
Part-time employment contract
Seasonal employment contract
Employment reintegration contract
Professionalisation internship
Amendment of an employment contract
Contracts for young people
Internship contract or agreement
Student work contract during school holidays
Fixed-term employment contract for pupils/students
Apprenticeship contracts
Employment initiation contract (CIE)
Collective agreements
Negotiating a collective agreement
Implementing a collective agreement
Leave
Managing leave
Register of ordinary and extraordinary leave
Annual leave
Annual paid leave
Leave on personal grounds
Paternity leave (
Pappecongé
)
Leave for personal reasons (special leave)
Pregnancy and maternity leave
Adoption leave
Parental leave
Leave for family reasons
Family hospice leave for nursing a dying or seriously ill person
Training leave
Individual training leave
Unpaid leave for training purposes
Linguistic leave
Training leave for staff representatives
Leave for carrying out a mandate
Political leave for elected communal representatives
Social mandate leave
Applying for leave as a member of the national representation of pupils' parents
Leave on the grounds of non-professional activities
Sporting leave
Special leave for volunteer firefighters in the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS)
Development cooperation leave
Leave for youth workers
Job search leave
Job search leave
Surveillance measures
Protection of privacy and electronic data
Processing personal data
Informing employees and third parties about surveillance in the workplace
The Data Protection Officer
Working hours and place of work
Managing working time
Organising working time
Overtime
Sunday work
Night work
Working on public holidays
Setting up a time savings account
Teleworking
Teleworking
Temporary layoff
Involuntary and temporary layoff
Weather-related layoff
Employee remuneration
Determining and paying salaries
Social minimum wage and indexation of salaries
Assignment and attachment of earnings
Attachment of earnings
Making a salary deduction
Paying social contributions
Payment of social contributions for employees
Paying income tax on salaries
Withholding tax on salaries
Tax cards
Annual adjustments carried out by the employer
Filing salary and pension statements
Continuous vocational training
Training plan
Training plan
Leave for continuing vocational training
Individual training leave
Linguistic leave
Staff representation
Staff delegation
Organisation of staff delegate elections (as of 1 February 2019)
Declaring the holding of social elections
Communication of the candidates and the results of the social elections
Establishment of the staff delegation (as of 1 February 2019)
Rights and responsibilities of the staff delegation and its members
Roles of the health and safety representative and equal opportunities officer
Movement of workers
Posting workers to Luxembourg
Declaration of posting of workers
Residence of workers posted by businesses established in the EU
Residence of workers posted by businesses established outside the EU
Posting workers to Luxembourg
Transfer to Luxembourg
Staying and working in Luxembourg as a transferred worker
Staying longer than 90 days in Luxembourg as a third-country national temporary intra-corporate transferee (ICT)
Movement of workers to Luxembourg
Conditions of residence for self-employed third-country workers
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as an EU citizen
End of the working relationship
Dismissal/Termination
Termination of the employment contract during the trial period
Dismissal with notice
Dismissal with immediate effect for serious misconduct
Collective redundancies
When the employer ceases business
Cessation of activity by a trader
Terminating the working relationship
Transmission of salary statements at the end of the employment relationship
Taxation
Tax basics
Principles
General principles of company taxation
Classification of taxes
Deadlines
Tax Calendar
Start-up / Takeover
Strategic choices
Legal form - Fiscal implications
Purchase or lease of fixed assets - Fiscal implications
Taxation on start-up / takeover
Registration fees
Tax burden associated with the type of financing
Equity financing - Taxation of contributions
Financing through loan capital - Interest deductibility
Leasing - Fiscal implications
Taxation of business profits / assets
Taxation of profits generated by sole proprietorships and partnerships
Personal income tax
Calculating the operating result of a sole proprietorship or a transparent partnership
Calculating the taxable result of a sole proprietorship or a transparent partnership
Incorporating extraordinary items in the calculation of the net result of sole proprietorships or transparent partnerships
Taxation of profits made by capital companies
Tax regularisation
Corporate income tax
Calculating the operating result of a capital company
Calculating the taxable result of a capital company
Miscellaneous taxes
Taxation of income generated by e-commerce
Communal business tax
Net wealth tax
Property tax
Road tax
Taxation of profits distributed by the business
Distribution of dividends
Taxation of interest payments to lenders - Withholding tax
Country-by-country reporting
Country-by-country reporting
Taxation of salaries
Paying income tax on salaries
Withholding tax on salaries
Declaration of withholding tax on directors' fees
Tax cards
Annual adjustments carried out by the employer
Filing salary and pension statements
Tax credit - social minimum wage
Applying for the social minimum wage tax credit
Taxation of turnover: VAT
Understanding VAT
Value Added Tax (VAT)
VAT - Supply of services
VAT - Supply of goods
Registration / Declaration
Registration for VAT
eTVA – Registration and access to the system
Filing VAT returns
Recapitulative statements for goods and services
Registering with and accessing the eCDF system
Deduction/Refund of input VAT
Input VAT - Deduction
VAT Refunds - Intra-EU transactions
Specific operations
VAT - Real estate
VAT - e-commerce
Mini One Stop Shop (VATMOSS)
VAT on electronic services - Registration with the Luxembourg Mini One Stop Shop
VAT on electronic services - Declaration via the mini One Stop Shop Luxembourg
VAT on electronic services - Deregistration/Exclusion from the mini One Stop Shop Luxembourg
VAT group
VAT group
Development / Restructuring
Expansion / Change of the legal form of the company
Division / Partial contribution of assets – Tax deferral of capital gains
Subsidiary or branch office - Fiscal implications
Changing the legal form of the company - Tax impact
Acquisition of companies
Business takeover - Fiscal implications
Considering the tax impact of keeping or integrating companies in the acquiring company
Tax consolidation regime
The parent-subsidiary regime
Intra-group profit transfers
Foreign operations
Permanent establishment
Foreign tax credit method
Transfer / Cessation
Tax burden associated with transferring a business
Transfer of a sole proprietorship or partnership - Tax impact
Transfer of shares of a capital company - Fiscal impact
Tax burden associated with the termination of activity
Termination of activity of sole proprietorships / partnerships - Tax impact
Termination of activity of a capital company - Tax impact
Other taxes
Insurance tax
Declaring and paying tax on insurance premiums
Retail trade
Pricing / Opening hours
Opening hours
Opening hours for retail stores
Pricing
Setting prices
Price display
Commercial practices
Advertising/Marketing
Misleading advertising / Comparative advertising
Putting up a business sign or banner on the facade of a business
Amicable settlement of consumer disputes
The Mediator of consumption
Amicable resolution of disputes between companies and consumers
Application to join the list of qualified out-of-court resolution entities
Sales
Regulated/prohibited commercial practices
Door to door selling / doorstep selling
Sale to consumers - guarantee of conformity
Distance selling to consumers (B2C)
Sale of tobacco, alcohol, mineral oils - excise stamp (VCA)
Sales
Consumer credit agreements
The credit intermediary concept
Package holiday
Associated travel arrangements
Hotels, restaurants, cafés
Hotels
Traveller accommodation forms
Classification of accommodation establishments
Drinking establishments
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Alcohol licence
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Sub-management
Managing a drinking establishment (cafe, tearoom or other)
Setting up a smoking room
Competition
Anti-competitive practices
Respecting free market competition
Anti-competitive agreements / Abuse of dominant position
Request for leniency following participation in a cartel
Food safety
Safety of foodstuffs
Food safety - a global overview
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Notification of a food safety issue
Food supplements
Declaration of food supplements
Public procurement contracts
Public tenders
Finding public procurement contracts
Tendering for public procurement contracts
Labels
Tourism Labels
Quality label "bed + bike"
Quality label "Wëllkomm"
"EureWelcome" quality label
Eco-labels
The European Ecolabel
EcoLabel for tourist establishments
EMAS label (Environment Management and Audit Scheme)
Quality label SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber
Goods / Services
"Made in Luxembourg" label
Letzshop
Registering a business with Letzshop
Accounting & Legal obligations
Business management
Public Limited Company (SA)
Managing a public limited company (SA)
Convening a general meeting for public limited companies (SA)
Shareholders' general meeting of a public limited company
Overseeing a public limited company (SA)
Limited liability company (SARL)
Overseeing a limited liability company (SARL)
Shareholders' general meeting of an SARL or an SARL-S
Managing a limited liability company (SARL)
Accounting law
Bookkeeping
Approval of accounts on the platform for the electronic gathering of financial data (eCDF)
The chart of accounts for businesses
Accounting obligations of businesses
Methods for preparation of annual accounts
Trade and Companies Register (RCS)
Lodging and Publication
Lodging coordinated articles of association with the RCS
Filing annual financial statements with the RCS
Registering with the Trade and Companies Register as a natural person
Registration and modification of the articles of association
Convening a general meeting for public limited companies (SA)
Publication and disclosure of annual accounts in the RESA
Filing amendments and corrections with the RCS
Business registration and filings with the RCS
Companies' consolidated accounts
Register of Beneficial Owners
Filing of beneficial ownership details with the Register of Beneficial Owners
Invoicing / Payment
Cash inflow
Cash payments ≥ EUR 10.000
Invoices
Payment deadlines / Late payment interest
Payment methods
Documentary credit - securing international trade transactions
Paying invoices in cash
Paying by domestic and international transfer
Paying by direct debit
Paying by credit or payment card
Paying by cheque
Paying by bill of exchange
Using "MultiLine" to manage payments online
Optimising flows and expenses by using a network of accounts opened with the foreign subsidiaries of a bank
Surplus cash
Bank deposit
Investing surplus cash in a current account or a demand deposit account
Investing surplus cash in a savings account
Investing surplus cash in a term deposit
Cash optimisation
Investing surplus cash in structured products
Optimising surplus cash by setting up a cash management system
Financial and operating risks
Interest rate fluctuation
Getting to know foreign exchange transactions
Forward rate agreements to hedge the risk of interest rate fluctuation
Hedging foreign exchange risks with a forward foreign exchange transaction
Using interest rate swaps to hedge the risks of interest rate fluctuations
Hedging foreign exchange risks by buying or selling call and put options
Hedging the risk of interest rate fluctuations by buying or selling interest rate options
Counterparty risk
Documentary credit - securing international trade transactions
Covering the risks associated with meeting third-party commitments through bank guarantees
Insurance
Insuring persons involved in the business
Insuring property and expenses linked to business operation
Liability insurance covering the business activity
Intellectual property
Industrial property
Registered trademark
Patents
Registering a drawing or design
Copyright and related rights
Protection of copyright and related rights
Licence authorising the reproduction of written works and still visual images
Disputes
Competition
Respecting free market competition
Anti-competitive agreements / Abuse of dominant position
Request for leniency following participation in a cartel
Debt collection
Recovering debts of over EUR 10,000
Recovering debts of under EUR 10,000
Recovering debts abroad
European Account Preservation Order by a creditor on the bank accounts of a debtor based on a debt instrument
European Account Preservation Order by a creditor on the bank accounts of a debtor in the absence of a debt instrument
Actions that debtors can take to counter a European Account Preservation Order on their bank accounts
Claims in cross-border insolvency proceedings
Dispute settlement
Protection against scam
Solvit - Settling a cross-border dispute with an EU administration amicably
Centre for Civil and Commercial Mediation - Resolving a dispute with a professional or private person amicably
Ombudsman - Settling a dispute with a Luxembourg administration amicably
Assignment and attachment of earnings
Attachment of earnings
Making a salary deduction
Fight against money laundering
Obligation for professionals to cooperate in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism
International Trade
Intra-EU trade and services
Provision of cross-border services in Luxembourg
Gathering information on foreign service providers
Providing occasional and temporary services in Luxembourg
Notification of occasional and temporary provision of services in Luxembourg (craft or industrial activities)
Provision of cross-border services in the Greater Region
Freedom to provide services in France
Intra-EU trade
Circulation of goods subject to excise duty (tobacco, alcoholic beverages, energy products) within the EU
Plant passport for the transport of plants and plant products within the European Union
Authorisation for authorised warehousekeeper / consignor ou registered consignee (goods submitted to excise duty)
Intrastat declarations
Import / Export / Transit
Essential Codes
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number
Tariff classification of goods (CN/TARIC code)
Binding Tariff Information (BTI)
Choosing Incoterms
Transport of dangerous substances
Transfer of sealed radioactive sources between EU Member States
Transit of radioactive materials
Common import, export and/or transit procedures
CITES permits for the import or export of protected species
Official letter of authority for the introduction or movement of plants and plant products for trials or scientific purposes
Import
Transferring a weapon into Luxembourg
Inward processing - Import and processing of goods with a view to re-export
Luxembourg Import Declaration
Customs warehousing - Import and storage of goods for the purpose of re-export
EUR.1 / Form A / A.TR. certificates - Import
Autonomous tariff suspensions - zero rated imports
Transit
Eurovignette - road toll for trucks
Union transit / Common transit
International road transport (TIR) - transit of goods between EU and non-EU countries
Simplified procedures
Authorised economic operator (AEO)
ATA carnets - simplified and temporary admission/export procedures
Export
Export certificate for food of animal origin
Intra-EU phytosanitary communication document for the transport of plants and plant products within the European Union prior to their export to a third country
Transfer of firearms out of Luxembourg
Health certificate for the transport of animals within the European Union or for the export to third countries
Health certificate or free sale certificate for the export of foods (of non-animal origin) or of food contact materials
Certificate of origin
Outward processing - Export and processing of goods with a view to their re-import
Movement certificate EUR.1 - export
Luxembourg Export Declaration
Health certificate for the export of animal feed
Phytosanitary certificates for the export or re-export of plants, plant products and wood
Cultural goods - export licence
Control of exports of sensitive and strategic goods (OCEIT - formerly the Licensing Office)
Dual-use items
Definition of dual-use items
Export of dual-use items
Import of dual-use items
Transit of dual-use items
Transfer of dual-use items
Brokering of dual-use goods
Technical assistance related to dual-use items
Intangible transfer of technology related to dual-use items
Goods of a strictly civilian nature
Definition of goods of a strictly civilian nature
Export of goods of a strictly civilian nature
Import of goods of a strictly civilian nature
Transit of goods of a strictly civilian nature
Torture goods
Definition of torture goods
Export of torture goods
Import of torture goods
Transit of torture goods
Brokering of torture goods
Technical assistance relating to torture goods
Defence-related products
Definition of defence-related products
Export of defence-related products
Import of defence-related products
Transit of defence-related products
Transfer of defence-related products
Brokering of defence-related products
Technical assistance relating to defence-related products
Intangible transfer of technology relating to defence-related products
Sanctions and restrictive measures
Definition of restrictive measures
Sanctions and restrictive measures - Afghanistan
Belarus – Sanctions and restrictive measure
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Iran – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Iraq – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Democratic People's Republic of Korea – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Lebanon – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Libya - Sanctions and restrictive measures
Myanmar/Burma - Sanctions and restrictive measures
Central African Republic – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Federation of Russia – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Somalia – Sanctions and restrictive measures
South Sudan – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Sudan – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Syria – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Terrorist groups – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Ukraine – Sanctions and restrictive measures
United States of America – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Yemen – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Zimbabwe – Sanctions and restrictive measures
Venezuela - Sanctions and restrictive measures
Transport
Aviation sector
Transport of passengers, mail and/or freight by air - Operating licence
Maritime sector
Accreditation of a maritime company
Flying the Luxembourg flag
Registration/deletion from the Luxembourg shipping register
Requirements for the master and the crew members on a ship
Permit for occupation of the public waterway system
Permit for use of the public waterway system
Identification of small craft
Authorisation for priority at locks
Authorisation for priority use of docking sites
Registration and technical certificates for inland waterway navigation
Public aid for inland waterway transport
Road sector
Accreditation as an IT service provider for Electronic Consignment Notes (e-CMR)
Preservation & Termination of a business
Protecting employment
Short-time working and temporary layoffs
Short-time work during the economic recovery period (valid until 31 December 2020)
Short-time working in the event of force majeure in relation with the coronavirus
Weather-related layoff
Involuntary and temporary layoff
Short-time working due to cyclical economic problems
Short-time working due to structural economic problems
Short-time working in the event of force majeure
Short-time working due to economic dependence
Continuing vocational training during short-time work
Job protection plan
Job protection plan
Advantages of a job protection plan
Other alternatives to redundancies
Early retirement due to corporate restructuring
Safeguarding business activity
Detection and prevention
Identifying and preventing underperformance
Anti-Crisis Vaccine
Economic recovery
Reacting to serious difficulties
Alternatives to bankruptcy
Scheme of composition with creditors
Suspension of payments
Controlled management
Redundancy plan and economic redundancy
Dismissal with notice
Collective redundancies
Cessation of activity
Departure of the business manager
Cessation of activity by a trader
The end of mandate of a company manager
Cessation of business activity
Dissolution and liquidation of a company
Compulsory dissolution/liquidation of a company
Voluntary dissolution/liquidation of a company
Bankruptcy
Dealing with a bankrupt business as a creditor
List of bankrupt businesses
Creditor claims in bankruptcy
Filing a bankruptcy petition
Bankrupt businesses
Filing for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy procedure
Procedures by sector of activity
Agriculture - Forestry - Viticulture
Agriculture
Farm structure survey
Declaration of agricultural land and vineyard census
Application for a change of the contact details or for the inactivation of an agricultural or wine-growing holding
Application for flat-rate financial assistance for agricultural/winegrowing businesses in the context of the Covid-19 crisis
Forestry
Financial aid for the restoration of forest ecosystems through reforestation
Aid for reinforcing the forest ecosystem through natural regeneration
Aid for reinforcing the forest ecosystem through the nurturing of young forest stands
Reinforcing forest ecosystems by horse or cable logging
Improvement and development of forest structure, planning and infrastructure – forestry facilities
Improving and developing forest structure, planning and infrastructure – aid for legal costs
Aid for preservation of the forest ecosystem by means of protection works – procedures to monitor big-game pressure
Aid for popularisation, informational and promotional activities
Organisation of training and professional development courses
Reinforcing the forest ecosystem through initial selective clearing
Maintenance and improvement of the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests for the preservation of tree habitats
Maintaining and improving the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests for the conservation of pockets of old growth
Maintaining and improving the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests – specifically protecting rare and endangered plant and animal species in the forest environment
Maintenance and improvement of the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests – freely evolving forests
Improving and development forestry structure, planning and infrastructures – basic management plan
Improving the conservation status of oak copses by coppicing
Restoring and maintaining structured forest edges
Restoring and improving the favourable conservation status of special forest micro-stands
Restoration and improvement of the favourable conservation status of rare and remarkable forest phytosociological associations
Maintaining and improving the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests – restoration of riparian zones along forest waterways
Auditors / Experts
Application for accreditation to carry out energy audits
Accreditation to calculate the energy performance of buildings and issue energy performance certificates for buildings
Technical assessment and inspection tasks - accreditation
Care services
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Chèque-Service Accueil (CSA) service provider – education and care services
Education and care service for children – accreditation
Education and care service staff
Chèque-Service Accueil service provider (CSA – Childcare Service Voucher) – childminding
Childminder – accreditation
Childcare Service Voucher service providers – mini-crèches
Mini-crèches – Accreditation
Staff of the mini-crèche
Construction
Prior notice for temporary or mobile work sites
Geothermal drilling permits
Exemption for night work on construction sites
Culture
All sectors
Application for a subsidy for individuals carrying out cultural projects
Application for a subsidy for associations carrying out cultural projects
Subsidy for museums
Travel grant for creatives and professionals in the culture sector
Travel grant for associations in the cultural sector
Applying for a grant to support artistic creation, training and retraining
Literature sector
Subsidy for translation costs
Grant for publishers of cultural periodicals
Travel grant for publishers
Grant following the publication of an original work of literature
Legal deposit of a publication with the Luxembourg National Library
Requesting an ISBN, ISMN or ISSN from a national agency
Energy
Production of electricity from renewable energy sources
Application for accreditation to carry out energy audits
Accreditation to calculate the energy performance of buildings and issue energy performance certificates for buildings
Accès experts
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Experts bâtiments d'habitation
Nouveautés
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Législation
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Spécimens
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Modèles
Healthcare professions
Medical practitioners
General practitioners and medical specialists
Dental practitioners, specialised dentists
Veterinary surgeon
Mandatory reporting of infectious diseases
Mandatory notification of adverse effects of medicinal products (pharmacovigilance)
Individualised support plan (PAI)
Other regulated healthcare professions
Pharmacists
Nurses
Midwives
Other regulated healthcare professions
Other healthcare professions
Other healthcare professions
Training
Approval of continuing education courses in the healthcare sector for training organisations or persons having taken such a course
Coronavirus / COVID-19
National health professionals reserve - fixed-term contracts for self-employed general practitioners and specialists
National health professionals reserve - fixed-term contracts for other self-employed health professionals
Hotels, restaurants, cafés
Accommodation establishments
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Alcohol licence
Traveller accommodation forms
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Setting up a smoking room
Drinking establishments
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Alcohol licence
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Sub-management
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Managing a drinking establishment (cafe, tearoom or other)
Setting up a smoking room
Labels
Quality label "bed + bike"
Quality label "Wëllkomm"
EcoLabel for tourist establishments
Media
Legal deposit of audio or video documents with the National Audiovisual Centre
Temporary subsidies for the promotion of online journalism
Licence to provide a media service from Luxembourg
Financial aid for publishers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Private research institutes
Private research institutes - accreditation
Private security services
Private security and surveillance activities - special accreditation
Rescue services
Accreditation as a rescue training organisation
Accreditation as a rescue association or organisation
Taxis
Application for a taxi operator licence
Taxi driver licence
Transport
By air
Transport of passengers, mail and/or freight by air - Operating licence
By sea
Accreditation of a maritime company
Permit for use of the public waterway system
Identification of small craft
Permit for occupation of the public waterway system
Authorisation for priority at locks
Authorisation for priority use of docking sites
By road
Applying for a certificate of authenticity concerning the driving licence
Applying for a registration number
Paying or contesting a fine when caught by a speed camera
Carriage of goods or passengers (> 3.5 tonnes)
Transport of goods by road - Community licence
Transport of passengers by road - Community licence
Financial aid for the purchase of an electric or hybrid vehicle
Undertakings for Collective Investment
Subscription tax (
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Brexit
FAQ Brexit
"Brexit - Deal" - Business
Businesses established in Luxembourg
Employment of workforce
Protection of personal data
Businesses established in the United Kingdom
Employment of workforce
Protection of personal data
Social security
Registration for social security of a resident employee
Registration for social security of a non-resident employee
VAT
VAT - Supply of services
VAT - Supply of goods
Recapitulative statements for goods and services
VAT Refunds - Intra-EU transactions
Import and export of goods
Luxembourg Import Declaration
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number
Export of dual-use items
Posting of employees
Declaration of posting of workers
Posting workers to Luxembourg
Protection of personal data
Processing personal data
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