_The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented both in terms of its immediate and prolonged economic effects, and the organisational disruption it has caused to businesses, which now threatens their ability to respond effectively. Firms are facing a series of rapidly changing challenges that they must prioritise with limited resources.

This page provides information on relevant Luxembourg legal and tax questions and issues relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. As the situation is evolving on a day-to-day basis, we will update this page as developments unfold in order to provide you updates on how to navigate this period of global uncertainty. 

An email helpline has been implemented in order to answer your questions surrounding the COVID-19 crisis. Contact us at: COVID19@wildgen.lu Subscribe to our COVID-19 mailing list and receive our alerts in your mailbox:

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During this challenging period, our multi-disciplinary teams remain fully reachable, ready and able to assist our clients. 
Our different practice groups continues to monitor the evolving situation and its implications for our clients and provide ongoing updates and analysis as the virus and its aftermath unfold.

A Message from François Brouxel, Wildgen's Managing Partner

 Discover our COVID-19 Webcast Series  [UPDATED: 20/04/2020] 

  

	EP6 - COVID-19: CSSF Circular 20/740 on the Financial Crime, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing	20/04/2020
	EP5 - COVID-19: Issues Associated with BCP Remote Working	07/04/2020
	EP4 - COVID-19: Temporary Changes to Luxembourg Company and Tax Law	02/04/2020
	EP3 - COVID-19: Legal & Regulatory Developments Coming from ESMA (Part 2 of 2)	30/03/2020
	EP2 - COVID-19: Legal & Regulatory Developments Coming from ESMA (Part 1 of 2)	27/03/2020
	EP1 - COVID-19: Legal & Regulatory Developments	26/03/2020

 Banking & Finance  [UPDATED: 20/04/2020]    
     _Key Contacts: Michel Bulach, Mevlüde-Aysun Tokbag

	COVID-19 Luxembourg State Guarantee Scheme	20/04/2020
	Luxembourg Commercial Banks Moratorium	20/04/2020
	The latest CSSF Communications to Regulated Entities Falling under its Supervision Regarding COVID-19	20/04/2020
	COVID-19 Luxembourg Economic Stabilisation Programme	26/03/2020
	​ESMA and the EBA Issue Guidance on Accounting Implications of COVID-19	25/03/2020
	Der COVID-19 (Coronavirus) und Luxemburg: Ein kleiner Einblick	24/03/2020
	ESMA Clarification of Issues Related to the Application of MiFID II Requirements on the Recording of Telephone Conversations in the Wake of COVID-19	23/03/2020
	Supervised Entities: IT Security Conditions Recommended by CSSF for Remote Access	19/03/2020
Meet the team

 

 Corporate Law  
    _Key Contacts: François Brouxel, Isabelle Charlier

	La responsabilité des dirigeants de sociétés au Luxembourg dans le contexte de l’épidémie du virus COVID-19	16/04/2020
	Summary of the Luxembourg Aid Scheme Implemented to Help Certain Businesses Facing a Financial Hit Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic	14/04/2020
	Emergency Indemnities of EUR 2,500 for the Self-employed​	09/04/2020
	COVID-19 Luxembourg Economic Stabilisation Programme	26/03/2020
	Additional 4 Months for Companies to File Their 2019 Accounts	19/03/2020
Meet the team

 Dispute Resolution & Litigation
    _Key Contact: Karine Vilret

	Force Majeure in Luxembourg from the Perspective of Common Law Jurisdictions	02/04/2020
	La pandémie Covid-19 est-elle un cas de force majeure, voire une cause justifiant la suspension ou la révision de nos obligations contractuelles ? >> This article also exists in English	30/03/2020
	Suspension des délais en matière juridictionnelle : une mesure urgente pour les citoyens, les entreprises, l'Etat, les communes et personnes morales de droit public >> This article also exists in Luxembourgish	26/03/2020
Meet the team

 Employment  
    _Key Contact: Karine Vilret

	Recommandations sanitaires de la direction de la santé au Grand-duché de Luxembourg pour faire face à la crise du COVID-19	15/04/2020
	Labour Code: Series of New Measures Adopted by the Government	09/04/2020
	COVID-19 Luxembourg Economic Stabilisation Programme	26/03/2020
	Der COVID-19 (Coronavirus) und Luxemburg: Ein kleiner Einblick	24/03/2020
Meet the team

 IP/TMT - Data Protection
    _Key Contacts: David Maria, Mevlüde-Aysun Tokbag, Karine Vilret

	Intellectual Property and COVID-19: Measures Taken by IP Offices	02/04/2020
	Data Protection and COVID-19: Communications from Data Protection Authorities - Recommendations to Employers	31/03/2020
	Statement of the EDPB on the Processing of Personal Data (COVID-19)	20/03/2020
Meet the team

 Insurance & Reinsurance  
    _Key Contact: Karine Vilret, Michel Bulach

	Frequently Asked Questions in Insurance Matters: -- Assicurazioni nel Granducato di Lussemburgo -- Assurance au Grand-duché de Luxembourg -- Assurance-Sektor zu Lëtzebuerg  -- Insurance in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg -- Versicherungen im Großherzogtum Luxemburg
	Continuité du secteur assurantiel et crise du COVID-19: Prises de position de l’EIOPA >> This article also exists in English, Luxembourgish and Italian	06/04/2020
	Adaptation by the Commissariat aux Assurances of the submission of the reporting in accordance with the EIOPA’s recommendations >> This article also exists in French	30/03/2020
	IVASS : premières mesures pour les acteurs du marché de l'assurance et extension des délais suite aux recommandations de l'AEAPP >> This article also exists in Italian	26/03/2020
	Government Social Measures in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic   >> This article also exists in French, Italian and Luxembourgish	23/03/2020
	New Regulatory Constraints Impact Luxembourg Insurance and Reinsurance Companies  >> This article also exists in French, Italian and Luxembourgish	23/03/2020
Meet the team

 Investment Funds  
    _Key Contacts: Samia Rabia, Mevlüde-Aysun Tokbag, Mark Shaw

	CSSF Communication: Launch of a Weekly Questionnaire to Investment Fund Managers	10/04/2020
	​ESMA and the EBA Issue Guidance on Accounting Implications of COVID-19	25/03/2020
	Der COVID-19 (Coronavirus) und Luxemburg: Ein kleiner Einblick	24/03/2020
	Considerations for Managers of Luxembourg Funds During the COVID-19 Market Turbulence	18/03/2020
Meet the team

 Tax   
    _Key Contacts: David Maria, Lionel Bonifazzi

	COVID-19: Possibility to Request a Deferral of VAT Payment	07/04/2020
	COVID-19: Luxembourg Tax Measures	02/04/2020
	Der COVID-19 (Coronavirus) und Luxemburg: Ein kleiner Einblick	24/03/2020
	Tax Measures to Support Businesses and the Self-Employed in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic	18/03/2020
Meet the team

_Useful Links

	Luxembourg Government (Regular updates)
	Ministry of the Economy (Coronavirus – Information and recommendations for Businesses)
	Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises (UEL) (Coronavirus: Information and recommendations for companies)
	CSSF (Important Messages for all Supervised Entities)
	Commissariat aux assurances (CAA) (News and updates in French)