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10/09/26
10/09/26
European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

Following the leaked draft, the European Commission has now officially unveiled its proposal for a new Public Procurement Regulation. The proposal seeks to simplify procurement pro…

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10/09/26
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Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

Dans La Tribune n°294, AVOCATS.BE (O.B.F.G.) annonce le lancement prochain d’une plateforme électronique antiblanchiment pour les avocats belges, inspirée du modèle luxembourgeois,…

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09/09/26
09/09/26
Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

En vue de dissuader les entreprises de recourir au « greenwashing » ou « écoblanchiment » – soit la stratégie visant à donner l’impression trompeuse qu’un produ…

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09/09/26
Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

Op basis van de concept guidelines van de Europese Commissie over high risk…

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09/09/26
Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

In a judgment of 26 June 2026, the Antwerp Enterprise Court confirmed that …

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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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19/07/16
Motif grave: censure du principe de proportionnalité

En matière de licenciement pour motif grave, une certaine jurisprudence apprécie l’existence d’un lien de causalité entre la gravité de la faute et l’…

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18/07/16
Deposit guarantee schemes in the spotlight again

Recent events have put deposit guarantee schemes once again on the forefront of the discussions related to the banking sector. In Belgium, the failur…

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18/07/16
European Commission adopts EU-US Privacy Shield

On 12 July, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, the new framework to protect the fundamental rights of data subjects whose perso…

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18/07/16
Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims Also Applicable to B2B Communications

On 14 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in Case C-19/15 on the applicability of the Nutrition an…

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15/07/16
Belgium introduces new transfer pricing documentation rules

The Belgian Parliament has enacted a series of new rules on transfer pricing ("TP") documentation, which rules will have a substantial impact on the s…

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15/07/16
New Secretary of State Presents Privacy Policy for Upcoming Year

On 2 June 2016, the Belgian Secretary of State responsible for privacy matters, Philippe De Backer (the “Secretary of State”), presented a policy note…

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15/07/16
Commission publishes annual Report on Competition Policy 2015

This report provides a detailed overview of policy and legislative initiatives together with decisions of the European Commission on EU Competition La…

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14/07/16
Regering bespreekt hervorming bekritiseerde 'catch-all' bepaling

Bij wet van 13 december 2012 heeft de wetgever een catch-all bepaling in de Belasting der Niet-Inwoners (BNI) ingevoerd (art. 228, §3 W.I.B. ’92). Al …

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14/07/16
Competition law and SMEs: practical guide on compliance programmes published by the Belgian Competition Author…

On 4 July 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority published a practical guide on compliance programmes for SMEs. Competition law forbids illegal cart…

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13/07/16
Reha Training: or how the Court of Justice consolidates its jurisprudence concerning the right of communicatio…

The determination of what constitutes a “communication to the public” under article 3(1) of the Information Society Directive (2001/29/EC) will contin…

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12/07/16
Court of Justice Rules that Flemish Language Decree Violates EU Law on Free Movement of Goods

On 21 June 2016, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) handed down a judgment in response to a request for a pre…

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11/07/16
Motivering van het ontslag: welke redenen moeten worden meegedeeld?

Sinds de inwerkingtreding van CAO nr. 109 van 12 februari 2014 betreffende de motivering van het ontslag heeft elke werknemer het recht om de redenen …

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08/07/16
Détachement en France: nouvelle déclaration obligatoire depuis le 1er juillet

Depuis ce 1er juillet 2016, toute entreprise étrangère qui détache temporairement des salariés en France, est tenue de transmettre, avant le…

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08/07/16
Entry into force of new legislation to enhance card payment transparency

Last 9th June, the Regulation on Interchange Fees for Card-based Payment Transactions, adopted last year, entered into force; circumstance that has be…

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08/07/16
The impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical industry

Following the Brexit referendum, the UK should, in principle, notify its decision in the coming months to withdraw from the EU as provided by Article …

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06/07/16
Invoering van de panoramavrijheid in Belgisch recht

Op 5 juli 2016 werd de “wet tot wijziging van het Wetboek van het economisch recht met het oog op de invoering van de panoramavrijheid” gepubliceerd i…

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06/07/16
''Brexit'': Impact on compliance with EU chemicals legislation

The impact of the referendum in the United Kingdom (''UK'') remains unclear and this is not different for the chemicals sector. Once the procedure of…

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06/07/16
Nouvelle 'loi recours' en matière de marchés publics approuvée en Conseil des ministres

Le Conseil des ministres a approuvé ce 3 juin 2016 un avant-projet de loi qui adapte les dispositions de la loi du 17 juin 2013 relative à la motivati…

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05/07/16
Market Abuse Regulation has entered into force

As of 3 July 2016, the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) has entered into force in Belgium and across Europe. It repeals and replaces the ex…

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05/07/16
De motivering van het ontslag van een arbeider in de publieke sector: geen toepassing meer van artikel 63 Arbe…

In een arrest van 30 juni 2016 (nr. 101/2016) heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof geoordeeld dat artikel 63 Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet, in samenhang gelezen me…

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