On 27 March 2024, Belgian Parliament adopted the law in respect of digitali…
In a previous e-zine, we discussed a Commission proposal (the Proposal) to …
Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
The UBO registration deadline of 30 September 2019 is fast approaching. However, the FPS Finance announced yesterday that it will apply a policy of to…
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Een vennootschap kan naar aanleiding van de winstverdeling van het boekjaar een deel van haar winst uitkeren aan haar bedrijfsleiders in de vorm van t…
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Tegen 30 september 2019 moeten alle Belgische rechtspersonen hun zogenaamde "UBO" registreren. In De Tijd van 30 augustus 2019 wordt bericht dat een m…
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As recently communicated in the Belgian media, Belgians with the American nationality risk losing their Belgian bank accounts because of the strict ap…
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The new Code of Companies and Associations limits the possibility for the majority shareholder of certain companies to force minority shareholders to …
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Imagine… Your business is expanding rapidly and you recently took over the activities of a major competitor on the European market. A short time later…
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The Belgian AML Act does not provide an exemption for listed companies regarding the registration of their UBO. According to a recently upda…
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Following the publication of a royal decree dated 12 July 2019, the notification obligation for cyberincidents has become applicable to all organisati…
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On 19 July 2019, the Federal Public Service of Finance published a new version of its FAQ on the register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO Register)…
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After the recent introduction of the new Code of Companies and Associations, the new Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020 was presented on 9 May 201…
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In previous news flashes we already informed you about the implementation of the UBO register, the extension of the first registrati…
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Het federaal parlement heeft op 28 februari 2019 het nieuwe Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen goedgekeurd, kortweg het WVV. Het nieuwe…
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In 2017, the legislator introduced the UBO Register: a central register containing data regarding the natural persons underlying Belgian companies and…
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As the GDPR's implementation fades further from the rear view mirror, factoring data protection into a range of business activities, including in M&am…
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An Act dated 22 April 2019 amends the Banking Act of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions and brokerage firms in order t…
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Vanaf 1 januari 2020 geldt een wettelijk verbod voor vennootschappen, in de zin van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen van 23 maart 2019,…
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The Belgian AML Act does not provide an exemption for listed companies regarding the registration of their UBO.
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Flexibilisering is één van de buzzwords in het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht: als aandeelhouder en bestuurder krijg je enorm veel mogelijkheden om jouw ve…
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Het was in het verleden gangbaar om bij de intrede van nieuwe vennoten, of dat nu een investeerder was of een nieuwe actieve vennoot, meteen ook een a…
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Companies listed on a regulated market within the European Economic Area (EEA), credit institutions, insurance companies and winding-up bodies ("publi…
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