Business License
To set up a professional activity (commerce, craftsmanship, services, industry…) in Luxembourg, it is mandatory to be in possession of a business license, also called authorization of establishment.
Business license: the second chance
Previously, the managers of a bankrupt company were de facto definitively deprived of any possibility of obtaining a new business license, and therefore of being able to create or manage a Luxembourg company again. After the Covid crisis, the legislator however wanted to open the way to a ...
Non-Profit Organization
With the new law on non-profit Organization and foundations1, Luxembourg is taking a decisive step in the development of its associative sector. This legislation, which thoroughly revises the regulatory framework for Non-Profit Associations (ASBL) and foundations, is much more than a simple ...
Professional partnerships (sociétés civiles)
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Letterhead: the compulsory information
List of mandatory information on company letterhead
Registered address of a company
Setting up a business requires designating an address as head office. This choice is not to be taken lightly because Luxembourg law regulates where businesses can be registered. In principle, the head office of a business is located where its main establishment is located1. For businesses ...
Payment deadlines and interest for late payments
Unfortunately, companies can sometimes struggle to collect receivables from their sales or services. Can they charge late payment penalties or interest penalties when payment is overdue? The situation is different depending on whether the receivable comes from a professional transaction ...
Luxembourg Franchise
There is no specific European law (European Directive or European Regulation) regarding franchise contracts. There is, however, a European Franchise Federation headquartered in Brussels which has established a code of good conduct for franchises. Generally, franchise contracts are fairly uniform ...
Interest on late payments
In the Law of April 18, 2004, Luxembourg transposes the European directive regarding actions against late payments for commercial transactions, laying out a clear and simple system for dealing with this issue. The scope is limited to commercial transactions, that is, the act of supplying ...
Modification on the Law of business licensing (2011)
Companies applying for a business license must demonstrate that they have an adequate infrastructure to support the activity. The law specifies that the infrastructures necessary to the business activity include facilities and materials adapated to the type and the scale of the business ...
