Latest Posts in the WINHELLER Blog:

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  March 31, 2017

  Imports into the EU through Inward Processing

  Since May 2016, the new Union Customs Code (UCC) has become the binding customs legislation in the European Union. In the course of the change in the legal...
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  March 31, 2017

  Rent Control – Caution when increasing rents

  Since June 2015, the German federal states can designate areas with a particularly tense housing market and apply a so-called rent control. When renting out a...
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  March 31, 2017

  Age Discrimination in Vacation Entitlements

  If a labor law regulation provides for unequal treatment in terms of vacation entitlements based on the employee’s age, such regulation is not per se...
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  March 31, 2017

  High Fines under German Data Protection Law

  As of 05/25/2018, the General Data Protection Regulation will enter into force. The innovations will be quite complex and have to be strictly observed by...
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  Feb. 6, 2017

  After Brexit: Rising number of foreign banks consider moving to Frankfurt

  “It’s not enough just to install a letterbox.” With these words Peter Lutz, deputy executive director at the German financial supervisory...
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  Dec. 28, 2016

  German shops required to act: Electronic cash registers need retrofitting

  For companies working with cash registers there will be a major novelty as of 01/01/2017: All electronic cash registers need to be retrofitted or exchanged. In...
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  Dec. 28, 2016

  May the sole member of a German stock corporation’s management board resign from office?

  Basically, the managing director of a German limited liability company (GmbH) and a member of the management board of a German stock corporation (AG) may...
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  Dec. 28, 2016

  Termination due to outstanding rent despite the lapse of a lengthy period of time

  The Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof; “BGH”) has again given an important judgment for all tenants and landlords. The court ruled that an...
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  Dec. 28, 2016

  No need to specify amount of bonus payments in German employment agreements

  Amounts of bonus payments need not be finally specified in the employment agreement. However, employers, who reserve the right to determine the amount at their...
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  Dec. 28, 2016

  Arbitrary sentences by German courts in cases of tax evasion?

  In recent times, worrying feedback has been coming from criminal court practice concerning the treatment of import duty evasion. An alarming example from real...