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Category Management Agreements: Belgian Competition Authority issues landmark decision in cartel case involving anti-competitive arrangements for the placement of OTC medicines in pharmacies

April 2025 – On 24 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had imposed fines totalling EUR 11.2 million on pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Haleon. The sanctions were issued...

Update on the implementation of CS3D and CSRD, and related local legislative developments in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia

April 2025 – Despite the 6 July 2024 transposition deadline for the full implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), several jurisdictions – including the Czech Republic and Romania – remain subject to infringement...

Discount for the payment of certain tax liabilities in Romania – follow-up

April 2025 – As described in our previous newsletter in September 2024, profit taxpayers and microenterprise income tax taxpayers in Romania benefit from a 3% discount of their annual profit/income tax liability related to fiscal year 2024/the modified...

New obligations for employers in Romania: Fair wages and enhanced prevention and management of workplace discrimination and harassment

April 2025 – In recent years, we have seen several new obligations imposed on employers in Romania, and 2025 will be no different. Starting from January 2025, certain amendments to Romanian labour legislation entered into force, impacting employers...

Kinstellar announces new Partner promotions

April 2025 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce the promotion to Partner of Magdalena Raducanu (Romania), Jan Lehký (Czech Republic), and Kuanysh Shekerbekov (Kazakhstan). 

Dive into the latest competition law updates in Romania

April 2025 – In the first quarter of 2025, the Romanian Competition Council (“RCC”) published several significant decisions, launched new investigations, and imposed fines in cases involving abuse of dominant position, price coordination, and other...

Changes and clarifications regarding construction tax in Romania

April 2025 – On 4 April 2025, Romania government Emergency Ordinance no. 21/2025 ("the GEO") was published and entered into force, introducing several important amendments and clarifications regarding the recently enacted construction tax. We summarise...

Kinstellar announces new series of promotions across multiple service lines in our Bucharest office

March 2025 – Kinstellar is proud to announce a recent series of promotions within our Bucharest office for both lawyers and tax and finance specialists. These promotions underscore our firm's commitment to recognizing and rewarding our team members...

Kinstellar advises private investment group EMMA Capital on the strategic acquisition of Diamedix in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Ukraine

March 2025 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that it has advised EMMA Capital Group, a private investment group, on its acquisition of Diamedix, one of Romania’s largest independent medical equipment distributors. The deal, closed through EMMA Capital’s...

Kinstellar secures major victory before the Romanian Supreme Court of Justice

March 2025 - Kinstellar Romania is pleased to announce the successful representation of a leading provider of cash payment services in Romania in a dispute recently finalized before the Romanian Supreme Court of Justice.