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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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14/04/20
Covid-19 : Maladie – Que dois-je savoir en tant qu’employeur ?

En tant qu’employeur, vous devez prendre des mesures de base de prévention, notamment :  veiller à des lieux de travail propres et hygién…

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14/04/20
Multijurisdictional overview of State aid during the coronavirus crisis

Any business could be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For many, urgent measures need to be taken to avoid serious financial consequen…

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14/04/20
Freshly baked cookie guidance from Belgian Data Protection Authority

It was announced already in January, but it's finally come out of the oven: new consolidated guidance by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) …

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13/04/20
COVID-19: Exceptional measures facilitating the functioning of corporate bodies in Belgium

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of corporate entities are facing difficulty to organise their ordinary shareholders meetings…

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13/04/20
De impact van het COVID-19-virus op gerechtelijke procedures: duidelijke antwoorden van de wetgever

De regering heeft een bijzonderemachtenbesluit aangenomen met betrekking tot de verlenging van verjaringstermijnen en de andere termijnen om in rechte…

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11/04/20
Coronavirus crisis: Belgium adopts measures to support the economy

The European Commission has adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Member States …

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10/04/20
What is the impact of Corona on the social elections?

COVID-19 also threatens to jeopardise the smooth running of the social elections procedure. Therefore, the social partners have reached an agreem…

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10/04/20
Coronacrisis en de organisatie van evenementen

De coronacrisis heeft tot op vandaag op alle vlakken grote gevolgen, niet in het minst ten aanzien van de evenementen die hierdoor moeten worden afgel…

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10/04/20
Impact of the corona crisis on the legality of dividends

The corona crisis is putting the financial position of numerous companies under severe pressure. As a result, many companies are cancelling their plan…

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10/04/20
Covid-19 en Overeenkomsten

Door de maatregelen ter bestrijding van het coronavirus is het vandaag voor veel contractspartijen vaak niet mogelijk of heel moeilijk om al hun contr…

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10/04/20
GDPR and employer management of employees (potentially) infected by Covid-19

In these exceptional times, many companies are being forced to close or operate on an almost exclusively teleworking basis. However, in some cases, pa…

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10/04/20
Versoepelde regels voor algemene vergaderingen tijdens COVID-19-crisis

COVID-19 stuurt de organisatie van jaarvergaderingen flink in de war. Gelet op de dwingende veiligheidsmaatregelen is het zo goed als onmogelijk om fy…

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10/04/20
What could stop the on-line sales of illegal goods in times of COVID-19? Certainly not the ECJ decision in Ama…

In its decision of 2 April 2020 in the case C-567/18, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that Amazon is not legally liable in case of stora…

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10/04/20
telewerk ingevolge het coronavirus in het kader van een internationale tewerkstelling : invloed op het toepass…

De periodes van telewerk verricht door grensarbeiders in België ten gevolge van het coronavirus hebben geen invloed de vaststelling van het toepasseli…

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09/04/20
Coronavirus crisis: the European Commission extends its State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy

The European Commission adopted on 19 March 2020 the adapted Temporary Framework to allow Member States to grant more generous aid over a longer perio…

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08/04/20
De huidige coronacrisis: een (globale) overmachtssituatie?

Vormt de huidige coronacrisis een (globale) overmachtssituatie vanuit juridisch oogpunt ?

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08/04/20
COVID-19 : la nouvelle interdiction des réductions de prix

La crise actuelle contraint tous les acteurs économiques à devoir s’adapter, sous l’effet notamment des nouvelles réglementations. L’une de celle-ci a…

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08/04/20
7 April 2020 update on the responses to COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis

The Flemish region foresees a compensation of EUR 3,000 for businesses that do not need to close but that can demonstrate that the turnover has decrea…

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08/04/20
Covid-19 : Chômage temporaire – Que dois-je savoir en tant qu’employeur ? (Part 3)

Dois-je mettre en place du télétravail ? Oui. C’est une obligation tant pour les employeurs que pour les salariés.

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07/04/20
Coronavirus crisis: Preliminary draft law on urgent tax measures approved

Following a proposal by the Minister of Finance, the Council of Ministers has approved a preliminary draft law containing various urgent tax measures …

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