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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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Dans son arrêt Dominguez du 24 janvier 2012 (aff. C-282/10), la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (ci-après, la « CJUE ») a eu l’occasion de préci…
On 30 November 2011, it was announced that the European Commission has begun its work on the impact assessment study being carried out for Directive 2…
On 25 January 2012, the European Commission proposed a legislative package to reform the European data protection rules. The package includes (i) a pr…
On 15 December 2011, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on healthy and safety…
La déduction pour capital à risque (communément connue sous le nom intérêts notionnels) s'applique depuis l'exercice d'imposition 2007. Cette mesure t…
La loi du 28 décembre 2011 “portant des dispositions diverses”, parue au Moniteur belge du 30 décembre 2011 (ci-après la « Loi ») contient une série d…
The current European Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment ("WEEE") (Directive 2002/96/EC) sets targets for the collection, recycling…
2012. L'année de l'accord, l'année du dialogue, du rapprochement. 2012, l'année de la réforme de notre Belgique, mais aussi de sa fiscalité.
On 19 January 2012, the European Parliament approved in Second Reading the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the mak…
On 15 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down a judgment in Case C-119/10 between Frisdranken Winters BV (“Winte…
L'année 2011 marque un tournant dans l'histoire de la fiscalité belge avec l'avènement de trois mesures totalement nouvelles et allant vers une transp…
On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered its judgments in case C-322/10 Medeva BV (“Medeva”) v. Comptroller G…
In a judgment of 5 December 2011, the Commercial Court of Brussels (the “Court”) rejected claims brought by Lego Juris AS (“Lego”) that the packaging …
De belastingplichtigen in België worden de laatste tijd geconfronteerd met tal van nieuwe fiscale maatregelen vanwege de regering Di Rupo. Deze maatre…
De fiscale bepalingen die de regering Di Rupo eind 2011 heeft ingevoerd, zijn nog niet verteerd, of er zijn al een pak nieuwe nieuwe fiscale maatregel…
In November 2009, the UK Court of Appeal of England and Wales and the Belgian Court of First Instance of Antwerp each referred questions to the Court …
As you may know, the proposal for a “General Data Protection Regulation” has been released on 25 January by the European Commission. This proposal is …
On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) handed down its judgment in case 70/10 Scarlet v. SABAM. In this case, the ECJ was req…
La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rendu, le 18 octobre 2011, un arrêt important en ce qui concerne la notion d’embryon humain.
La Directive 2011/62/UE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 8 juin 2011 modifiant la directive 2001/83/CE instituant un code communautaire relatif …
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