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14/07/26
14/07/26
Probation period revisited: Belgium introduces a statutory one-week notice period during the fi…

As of 1 August 2026, a new statutory one-week notice period applies during the first six months of employment in Belgium. Here's what employers need to know.

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13/07/26
13/07/26
New Flemish Fee for Single Permit Applications from 1 September 2026

As of 1 September 2026, employers applying for a single permit in the Flemish Region will have to pay a retribution of EUR 180 per application — for both first applications and ren…

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13/07/26
13/07/26
"Ons marktaandeel zal binnen vijf jaar verdubbelen": Larcier-Intersentia breidt zijn commerciël…

Larcier-Intersentia kondigt de grootste uitbreiding uit zijn geschiedenis aan: het commerciële team groeit met 40% om het marktaandeel in de kernmarkten te verdubbelen, en het bedr…

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13/07/26
Bestuurder als borg: hoe uw beperkte aansprakelijkheid kan v…

Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven bespreekt hoe een bestuurder die zich persoonlijk b…

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09/07/26
If it's AI, say so: new transparency rules upcoming

The AI Act's transparency obligations under Article 50 become applicable on…

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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!

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03/08/20
Vlaamse fiscale regularisatie gaat zijn laatste maanden in!

In Vlaanderen is vandaag een wetgevend kader voorzien voor het regulariseren van erfbelasting en/of registratiebelasting die in het verleden ten onrec…

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03/08/20
Brexit update: BE VAT registration with the appointment of a fiscal representative for UK companies

Considering the UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the ‘stand-still‘ transition period will come to an end on 31 December 2020, ne…

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02/08/20
Persoonsgegevens doorgeven naar de VS na het Schrems-II arrest?

Het is de Oostenrijker Max Schrems alweer gelukt om zijn slag thuis te halen in één van de vele privacyrechtzaken die hij al jaren met regelmaat voert…

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02/08/20
Les assurances : piqûre de rappel

Depuis le 1er novembre 2014, la loi du 4 avril 2014 relative aux assurances est entrée en vigueur. Quoiqu’elle n’ait fait, en grande partie,…

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31/07/20
The economic substance exemption: escaping the claws of the Cayman tax

This week, we analyse the anatomy of foreign entities with economic substance!

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29/07/20
Mogelijkheid tot cassatieberoep moet steeds worden vermeld

In een belangwekkend arrest van 16 juli 2020 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof een opvallende prejudiciële vraag van de Raad van State bevestigen…

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29/07/20
Data Protection Summer Dive - Processing of photographs and (surveillance) video’s

Each week in July and August, our focus will be on a different topic that has been scrutinized by the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With a f…

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29/07/20
(Shop Based) Commercial Agent Protected even in the Absence of the Power to Negotiate the Price

In Trendsetteuse (C-828/18), the Court of Justice of the EU held that in order to be protected under the Commercial Agency Directive, it is …

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29/07/20
Posting of workers

As from 30 July 2020, the foreign employer must – after the initial posting period of 12 months – comply with a more extensive package of Belgian sala…

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28/07/20
Terugkeer van een werknemer uit een buitenlandse vakantie in een corona risicogebied : wat te doen als werkgev…

De corona maatregelen verbieden niet-essentiële verplaatsingen naar sommige landen en regio’s in het buitenland. Bij terugkeer uit deze gebieden is ee…

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28/07/20
Youtube pas responsable ?

Selon l’avocat général, les exploitants de plateformes en ligne, telles que YouTube et Uploaded, ne sont pas directement responsables de la mise en li…

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27/07/20
Belgian Supreme Court Rules: Creative Use of the Law is Insufficient Ground for Lawyers to Claim Copyright Pro…

In a recently released ruling (of June 25th), the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed a decision of the Court of Appeal of Ghent relating to the possibili…

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27/07/20
The Belgian Competition Authority confirms that Belgian merger control rules apply to the creation of loco-reg…

Following the recent legislative amendment obliging hospitals to establish and be part of a loco-regional hospital network,[1] the Belgian Compet…

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24/07/20
Adoption d’une série de mesures de soutien des employeurs et des travailleurs

Malgré la reprise de la vie économique dans la majorité des secteurs, certaines entreprises rencontrent encore d’importantes difficultés financières. …

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24/07/20
New Circular letter – Home working expense allowance

As working from home will be the new normal for many companies, the Belgian tax authorities released a circular letter including guidelines for the ap…

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23/07/20
Will the real employer please stand up? - ECJ judgment in the AFMB-case

Last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its much anticipated judgment on the notion of “employer”. The employer is an important element …

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23/07/20
Coronavirus en telewerk (Update)

In talrijke ondernemingen is telewerk voortaan verplicht. Tot op heden waren de meeste werkgevers echter niet gewend aan deze vorm van arbeidsorganisa…

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23/07/20
Allocation of consumption vouchers

A Royal Decree published today stipulates that employers may grant their employees so-called consumption vouchers that can be used in establishments b…

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23/07/20
De fiscale ondersteuning van ondernemingen in tijden van het coronavirus (deel III)

Hoewel het straatbeeld soms anders doet geloven, is het coronavirus nog alom tegenwoordig in onze samenleving. De verschillende regeringen van ons lan…

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23/07/20
Schrems II, the day after - What actions do you need to take with regard to your international data transfers?…

Yesterday (16 July 2020), the European Court of Justice issued its breaking judgement in the ‘Schrems II’ case. You can read more about the Court’s ru…

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