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The cross-border transfer of personal data is a reality within multinational groups. Indeed, most corporate groups constantly exchange data, using sh…
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Since the entry into force of the Financial Collateral Act of 15 December 2004 (the "Collateral Act") implementing Directive 2002/47/EC on financial c…
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Published on 14 September 2011, the Law of 28 July 2011 (1) (hereafter “the Law”) guarantees women a minimum representation percentage in the board of…
Read MoreThe CLA nr. 102 set up some new rules regarding the rights of employees in the event transfer of enterprise under the authority of the court.
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On 27 September 2011, the FSMA (the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority) recently published a new study (1) on the application of the 200…
Read MoreAs with common debt claims in adjournment, fiscal debt claims can be taxed with decreases in capital of the juridical reorganization plan.
Read MoreThe tax authorities have recently published two circulars about the bill of 14 April 2011 allowing the lifting of bank secrecy in Belgium.
Read MoreA new decision confirms that the differential treatment of creditors in a reorganization plan does not necessarily infringe the constitutional princip…
Read MoreIn 2010, 47,830 companies did not file their annual accounts with the BNB. Penalties for such an versight may be quite serious.
Read MoreA decision of the Supreme Court dispenses with custom and a well-established case law relating to portfolio management.
Read MorePropagation of over-complicated financial products has to be stopped! While waiting for a mandatory regulation applicable to all financial sector acto…
Read MoreAs from 31 August 2011, financial institutions that are significant in terms of their size, internal organisation and the nature, the scope and the co…
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1 April 2011 will go down in collective memory as the date of the reorganisation of the supervisory structure for the financial sector in Belgium, pro…
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To date, 2011 has been rather calm as far as new corporate legislation is concerned. The much-awaited implementation of the Shareholders' Rights Direc…
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On 14 September 2011 the law in order to ensure the presence of women in the board of directors of the autonomous public enterprises, listed companies…
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In its decision of 3 March 2011, the Liège Court of Appeal declared an action against the liquidator of a limited liability company C. (hereinafter th…
Read MoreNon-compliance with the conditions regarding the payment of dividends in limited liability companies not only entails a civil penalty for beneficiarie…
Read MoreUne nouvelle loi a été publiée au moniteur belge le 18 avril dernier concernant le « corporate governance » dans les sociétés cotées. Elle modifie et …
Read MoreThe convocation of an extraordinary general meeting by the directors of a company is compulsory and legally enforceable when shareholders who hold one…
Read MoreLike the law on judicial moratorium, the law on the continuity of companies provides for criminal proceedings against persons who conclude particular…
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