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Renewable energies: new legislation in Germany concerning the EEG

By Dr. Carolin Klein, LUTZ | ABEL

The amendment to the promotion of renewable energy characterised the year 2014 to a great degree. The Renewable Energy Act (EEG 2014) which came into force on 1 August 2014 initiated the changeover to a new system for the promotion of renewable energy. Unless the facility operators are subject to specific exemptions, operators of new plants are generally required by EEG 2014 to sell their generated electricity through the electricity market.

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Offshore wind energy in the Netherlands

By Götz Hempel, TeekensKarstens advocaten notarissen

One of the connecting subjects between the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavian countries are issues regarding renewable energy, namely on- and offshore wind energy. Especially the conditions for offshore wind energy in the Netherlands are excellent: relatively shallow waters, good wind resource, good harbour facilities, experienced industries and a new, robust support system.

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Price decline of emission certificates to be stopped

A quarter of the CO2 emissions certificates that are planned to be released by 2015 will not be put on the market until 2019 and 2020. On February 19, 2013, the European Parliament's Environment Committee issued this proposal for approval by the EU Commission. This is to prevent the industrial sector from stocking up on emissions certificates at dumping prices.

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Stable international supply can only be guaranteed with renewable energies


38 billion dollars will have to be invested in the renewable energy infrastructure worldwide by 2035, predicts the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its World Energy Outlook (WEO) report, presented in November 2011. And under no circumstances should this investment be delayed; otherwise there will be an explosion in the costs of meeting the security of supply and climate protection targets.

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Relinquishment of U.S. citizenship; replaced with existing alternate nationality(ies)

By Robert F. Loughran, Foster Global Immigration

The annual number of relinquishments of U.S. Citizenship has grown exponentially in just the last few years. According to data published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in 2015, a total of 4,279 people relinquished their U.S. citizenship, 800 more than the previous year.  In contrast, the number of renunciants was a few hundred per year when I first started practicing in this area in the early 1990s. Many attribute this dramatic increase to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which became effective in part on 18 March 2010 and made fully effective on 31 December 2012.

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Recent Changes to Canada’s Immigration Policy and Related Tax Rules

By Robert Worthington, Shea Nerland Calnan LLP , and Prof Robert Anthony, Anthony & Cie

Canada is a capital-importing nation and is generally open to immigration. However, high net-worth individuals moving to Canada should be advised of changes made by the Canadian government to its immigration incentive programs. Recent changes include the repeal of both the tax holiday for immigration trusts and the investor class immigrant program, but new opportunities as well.

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Taking up residence in Switzerland

By Claudia Mattig and Dr Willy Huber, Treuhand- und Revisionsgesellschaft Mattig-Suter & Partner

Moving to Switzerland needs to be considered carefully and must be prepared, planned, organised and carried out with attention to detail. Otherwise there might be many unpleasant surprises, disappointments and problems, and above all there might be problems with Swiss laws. Anyone intending to move to Switzerland should study those requirements and regulations of Swiss law which are important to them and this should be done in good time, as well as during and after moving to Switzerland.

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Information is used only for the specific purpose for which it was provided except where there has been an explicit selection to receive other information from GGI. Personal data provided through the Website will be made available to the provider of the information on request as any individual whose personal data is held on the Website is entitled under the Swiss Privacy Act to the information constituting his or her personal data. Personal information may be deleted from the Website at any time. Requests for copies or deletion of information may be made by e-mailing the Geneva Group International Head Office in Zurich at any time.

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GGI will provide personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
 
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Retention of information

Information collected from authorised users of the Website will be kept in order to provide the required services as well as for statistical purposes. Once the service has been completed all information will be destroyed in accordance with GGI's data retention policies. Where the information has been collected in connection with an expression of interest in working for GGI or a Partner it is agreed that GGI may use, hold and destroy personal data supplied in connection with the initial expression of interest in accordance with GGI's standard recruitment procedures:
 
  • details may be retained for up to the next twelve months for the purpose of notification of suitable vacancies that might arise;
  • details may be used for the purpose of research and analysis designed to improve recruitment and human resources policies and practices.
Where the authorised user of the Website has provided additional information, personal details will be retained for a period of time reasonable in the context of the nature of the request.

If these conditions are not acceptable the site should not be further used.

Security of information

GGI has implemented accepted standards of technical measures and security policies that are aimed at protecting the personal data it has under its control from:
 
  • unauthorised access;
  • improper use or disclosure;
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  • unlawful destruction or accidental loss.
All GGI personnel are required to keep personal information confidential and only authorised persons have access to such information.

Please note that the Website contains links to other sites (including sites maintained by Partners) which are not governed by this privacy statement.

Additional general conditions governing the Legal Disclaimer and the Privacy Statement

The rejection of any liability and/or responsibility regarding the Website and its content and other terms and/or conditions contained in this legal information are also applicable to all companies associated or affiliated with GGI, particularly GGI member firms (Partners).

GGI reserves the right to change all and/or any of the regulations mentioned above at any time without any prior announcement. Unless explicitly indicated otherwise, the new regulations shall immediately apply to all information, indications etc. featured on the GGI Website. By continuing to use the GGI Website, you accept all changes of such regulations.

The invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction of any of these terms shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other of these terms. If any term is held to be invalid or unenforceable it shall be deemed to be amended to the minimum extent required to render such term valid or enforceable, such amendment to be determined by GGI.

The Legal Disclaimer and the Privacy Statement indicated above shall be governed by and are construed in accordance with Swiss substantive laws (excluding the rules of the conflict of laws) and the courts of Zurich, Switzerland shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any possible dispute.


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