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On 3 November 2026, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar delivered an Opinion examining when AI chatbots’ use of online news may infringe press publishers’ rights. His proposed approach d…
Circular letter 2026/C/94 confirms that non-profit organisations and foundations subject to the legal entities tax calculate, declare and pay the withholding tax on their capital g…
Since 1 November 2026, product identifiers (PIDs) are mandatory in customs declarations for B2C distance sales up to €150, and a €2 handling fee per item applies. What do businesse…
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According to the Court of Cassation (18 June 2026), a taxpayer without acco…
In a judgment of 8 May 2026, the Court of Cassation confirms that an ex off…
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On 21 April 2016, the first case under the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (BPR) was pleaded before the Board of Appeal (BoA) of the Eur…
The Commission is likely to abandon the proposed merger control reform that would place minority shareholdings under the Commission’s scrutiny. During…
On 6 April 2016, the European Commission announced that it had reduced the fine imposed on Société Générale for its participation in the Euro interest…
Ryanair and its marketing subsidiary, Airport Marketing Services ("AMS"), lodged an annulment request before the EU General Court on 5 February 2016 a…
A draft communication by the European Commission on Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market has suggested that new legislation may be needed to…
Sinds 1 januari 2016 dienen particuliere beleggers rekening te houden met de zogenaamde speculatietaks. De speculatietaks is een heffing van 33% op de…
De gruwel van het middeleeuwse rechtsbestel hebben we gelukkig overwonnen. De rechten en waarden die moeten beletten dat dit zou kunnen terugkomen, zi…
Depuis 2013, les particuliers belges sont tenus de déclarer la détention de « constructions juridiques », telles que des sociétés établies dans des pa…
VLABEL zorgt opnieuw voor een schokgolf bij planningen van vastgoed en deze keer op het vlak van schenkingen van vastgoed. Een goede negen maande…
Zeer recent heeft de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (Vlabel) haar standpunt nr. 15004 van 21 maart 2016 (gepubliceerd op 4 april 2016) aangevuld. Volgens dit…
The Flemish Tax Administration’s latest and enlarged position on split purchases leads to confusion The Flemish Tax Administration has recently expan…
On 19 January 2016, the European Commission approved compensation for public service obligations to two Swedish airports (Sundsvall Timra and Skelleft…
The European Commission has adopted several recent decisions on State aid relating to the port sector. Firstly, on 15 January 2016, the Commiss…
On 22 March 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority’s (“BCA”) new cartel leniency guidelines (the “Guidelines”) entered into force.[1] Below we brief…
Om “estate planners” te voorzien van voldoende (boeiende) gespreksstof aan de feesttafel, publiceerde Minister Turtelboom op de laatste dag van 2…
On 10 March 2016, the Court of Justice ruled that the European Commission's requests for information addressed to several cement companies d…
Last 18th March, the Commission published an initial “Issues paper” on geo-blocking in the EU within the framework of the ongoing e-commerce sector in…
Recent werd het Europees Hof van Justitie via een prejudiciële vraag, gesteld door de Roemeense districtsrechtbank te Oradea, verzocht te oordelen of …
On 15 February 2016, the European Commission activated the Online Dispute Resolution ("ODR") platform, enabling consumers and traders to use Alternati…
Sinds enige tijd stelt de fiscale administratie dat bepaalde kapitaalverminderingen in toepassing van fiscaal misbruik aangemerkt moeten worden als di…
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