Netherlands: International Trade & Investment

The 2026 EU-India Free Trade Agreement, combined with the long-standing Netherlands-India tax treaty, has created unprecedented opportunities for Indian companies seeking to establish operations in Europe. This comprehensive analysis examines how these two legal instruments work together to reduce trade barriers, lower tax burdens, and provide strategic advantages for Indian businesses entering the European market through the Netherlands.

A critical deadline looms for European issuers with securities traded outside the EU, as a key grandfathering clause under the CSD Regulation expires on 17 January 2027. Without timely regulatory action, third-country central securities depositories like DTC may be forced to suspend services to affected EU issuers, potentially disrupting trading in their equity and debt instruments on international markets.

De corridor tussen India en Nederland blijft zich snel ontwikkelen, gedreven door toenemende samenwerking op gebieden als technologie, halfgeleiders, innovatie en grensoverschrijdende investeringen. Jan Holthuis en Avani Shukla bespreken de Strategic Partnership Roadmap 2026-2030, juridische en compliancevraagstukken bij grensoverschrijdende technologiesamenwerkingen, en waarom Nederland zich ontwikkelt tot een belangrijke toegangspoort tot Europa voor Indiase ondernemingen.

The Netherlands, known for its progressive stance on international trade and practical approach to work permit rules, has regulatory frameworks in place to support...

Con el aumento de la inestabilidad geopolítica, las organizaciones deben hacer frente a factores como la interrupción de la cadena de suministro, las barreras comerciales y los altos precios de la energía...

Loyens & Loeff New York regularly posts ‘Snippets' on a range of EU tax and legal topics. In a previous Snippet, we described hybrid financing arrangements...

The event featured the World Bank's Joanna Nasr as keynote speaker and focused on her organisation's annual ‘Doing Business'

In response to public criticism of existing BITs and to implement its new sustainable trade and investment policy, the Dutch government sought to replace its 2004 model BIT

On 19 October 2018, the Dutch government adopted a new Model Bilateral Investment Treaty. The text narrows the definition of a qualifying "investor" and "investment" and expressly permits arbitral tribunals ...