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10/08/22

The brand new Belgian Act (finally) transposing the EU copyright Directive entered into force

By the Act of 19 June 2022, Belgium transposed the Directive (EU) 2019/790 into Belgian law, hereby ushering in a number of changes. It…

05/08/22

State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

On 20 July 2022, the European Commission adopted an amendment to the Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid measures to support the economy followin…

03/08/22

Paying a tribute is not dishonest

The General Court of the EU has recently rendered an interesting judgment about the lawfulness of “reviving” an old trade mark (Case T-250/21, EU:T:20…

02/08/22

Tax reform: the Minister of Finance presents his plan

The Belgian Minister of Finance has presented his outline for tax reform, which should extend over the next ten years.

29/07/22

Airline slots: The European Commission presents to the Council and the EU Parliament a proposal to allow a mor…

On 12 July 2022, the European Commission issued a proposal for a regulation submitted for approval to the Council and the EU Parliament to allow the a…

22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

Belgian competition law underwent an important reform with the law of 28 February 2022, which transposes the ECN+ Directive that came into force on 17…

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

On 22 June 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission decision of 9 June 2020 approving the public recapitali…

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

On June 30, 2022, the EU co-legislators (the European Parliament and the Council) reached agreement on a new, far-reaching Regulation aimed at ta…

11/07/22

The Digital Services Act: EU Regulation of Intermediary Service Providers Imminent

On Tuesday, July 5th, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA) with a resounding 539 votes in favor, 54 votes against …

08/07/22

European Commission Unveils Measures to Unleash the Potential of Health Data

The European Commission has presented its Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (the “Proposal”). While it aims to strengthen th…

04/07/22

The EU’s mutual trust in the administration of justice does not extend to arbitration (in insurance disputes)

In the context of enforcement of judgments, the CJEU (in Case C-700/20) does not allow arbitration to circumvent the fundamental rules underpinni…

30/06/22

Belgium takes important step in introducing Foreign Direct Investment screening

On 1 June 2022, Belgium’s Federal and various Regional governments entered into a draft cooperation agreement to introduce a mechanism for screening F…

29/06/22

Nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française : changements en vue concernant les plus-values sur actions

A la fin de l’année dernière, la Belgique et la France ont signé une nouvelle convention fiscale qui entrera en vigueur à l’issue du processus de rati…

27/06/22

Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European companies need to be prepared

Since 5 May 2022, EU trilogue negotiations have been underway on the first Regulation to limit the effect of subsidies from third countries to compani…

21/06/22

The General Court of the EU confirms the recovery of aid to Tirrenia di Navigazione

On 18 May 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission's decision of 2 March 2020 concerning the recovery of il…

14/06/22

Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation

On May 3, 2022, the European Commission published a proposed regulation (the “EHDS Proposal”) for the establishment of a European Health Data Spa…

10/06/22

A quelle sauce fiscale sont mangés les NFT ?

Les « NFT » (« non-fungible tokens » / jetons non fongibles) sont en vogue. De nombreuses opérations impliquant ces certificats de…

01/06/22

Supply and distribution agreements | Adapted competition rules as from 1 June!

The European Commission has adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (‘VBER’) accompanied by new Vertical Guidelines. This Regulation (E…

31/05/22

New rules for contracts for the sale of goods and for the supply of digital content and services

On 1 June 2022, the Belgian law transposing the EU directives on certain aspects of contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services (…

24/05/22

Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure

Following its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control, on 6 May 2022 the European Commission published drafts for a r…

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Hof van beroep te Gent bevestigt - nieuwe mildere strafwet heeft gevolgen voor oude belastingve…

14/08/25

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

04/08/25

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Promotion at DALDEWOLF

05/12/25

Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

25/11/25

2026 Budget agreement – Tax and social measures

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10/08/22

The brand new Belgian Act (finally) transposing the EU copyright Directive entered into force

05/08/22

State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

03/08/22

Paying a tribute is not dishonest

02/08/22

Tax reform: the Minister of Finance presents his plan

29/07/22

Airline slots: The European Commission presents to the Council and the EU Parliament a proposal to allow a mor…

22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

11/07/22

The Digital Services Act: EU Regulation of Intermediary Service Providers Imminent

08/07/22

European Commission Unveils Measures to Unleash the Potential of Health Data

04/07/22

The EU’s mutual trust in the administration of justice does not extend to arbitration (in insurance disputes)

30/06/22

Belgium takes important step in introducing Foreign Direct Investment screening

29/06/22

Nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française : changements en vue concernant les plus-values sur actions

27/06/22

Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European companies need to be prepared

21/06/22

The General Court of the EU confirms the recovery of aid to Tirrenia di Navigazione

14/06/22

Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation

10/06/22

A quelle sauce fiscale sont mangés les NFT ?

01/06/22

Supply and distribution agreements | Adapted competition rules as from 1 June!

31/05/22

New rules for contracts for the sale of goods and for the supply of digital content and services

24/05/22

Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure