The Belgian federal government continues its reform of the Belgian labour market. On 3 February 2026, a new draft act was published. It still needs to go through the full legislati…
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The Law of 18 December 2016 on crowdfunding (Wet tot regeling van de erkenning en de afbakening van crowdfunding en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake…
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In the context of a dispute between a Turkish agent and a Belgian principal, the Commercial Court of Ghent (Belgium) referred a request to the Co…
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On 10 January 2017, the General Court (“GC”) issued a judgment in which it ordered the European Union to pay Gascogne and Gascogne Sack Deutschland (“…
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The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to 21 Member States, including Spain, for failing to meet the December 2016 deadline to tra…
Read MoreOn 8 February 2017, the Commission adopted a cartel matter decision in the car battery recycling sector.
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The difficult history behind the data retention legislation, i.e., Data Retention Directive 2006/24, at both European and national levels is quite kno…
Read MoreOn 1 July 2016, Belgium became one of the first European countries to pass legislation on the collaborative (or sharing) economy (Program Act of 1 Jul…
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Le 5 janvier 2017, le projet de loi concernant le travail faisable et maniable a été déposé à la Chambre. Ce projet a été adopté le 23 février. La plu…
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On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on the guarantee scheme granted by Belgium to three finan…
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This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…
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The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will come into effect on 25 May 2018. It will have significant impact on how companies handle th…
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On 16 September 2016, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition of sales at a loss as laid down in Article 101, §1 of the now repealed and replaced …
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Following to the European Commission’s proposal on amendments to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) as part of the Corporate Tax P…
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On 10 January 2017, the General Court ("GC") ruled on the non-contractual liability of EU institutions in an action for damages brought by Gascog…
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As a general rule, every employee, even if a student, must pay social security contributions (13.07 %) to the National Social Security Office (Rijksdi…
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Finally, the new innovation income deduction (IID) has entered into force. Today, on 20 February 2017, the law with respect the IID has been…
Read MoreOn 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed the General Court Judgment annulling a Commission decision on the issue of selectivity u…
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The GDPR does not change the legal grounds for processing. However, certain interpretations and practices are now expressly included in the GDPR, as f…
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Monsieur D. pose sa candidature auprès d’une auto-école. Par échange d’emails, Monsieur D. indique à la responsable, suite à la demande de celle-ci, q…
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Sedert de invoering van de Familierechtbank is procederen voor gehuwden en wettelijke samenwoners eenvoudiger geworden. Zij kunnen immers al…
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