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09/09/15

Reporting obligation for payments to tax havens: impact for payments to Cyprus and Luxembourg

Companies subject to Belgian corporate income tax (residents or non-residents) have to declare direct or indirect payments exceeding EUR 100,000 to re…

08/09/15

Overheidsdata in de cloud: Is er een hemelse toekomst voor onze Rijksgegevens?

Advocatenkantoor time.lex onderzocht de veiligheid en betrouwbaarheid van cloud diensten voor de opslag van Vlaamse overheidsgegevens in juridisc…

07/09/15

Votre immeuble et l'urbanisme : quelle garantie pouvez-vous attendre de qui ?

Le droit de l’urbanisme est au cœur de l’actualité, dans les trois régions du pays et plus particulièrement en Région wallonne et bruxelloise. En eff…

07/09/15

The social elections of 2016 are coming...

The law adapting the legislation on social elections was published on 22nd June 2015 in view of next year’s social elections. This new legal framework…

04/09/15

licenciez pour motif grave, mais n’omettez pas de réunir valablement l’organe compétent au préalable!

La Cour du travail de Liège (division Namur) a récemment décidé, en matière de licenciement pour motif grave, que c’est le conseil d’administrati…

04/09/15

Tips voor Webshophouders: Mag ik retour weigeren van afgeprijsde producten?

Hoe zit het met het retourrecht voor consumenten bij online verkoop? Mag een webshop een item niet terugnemen omdat het in uitverkoop was? Zelfs …

03/09/15

ACM adopted first cartel settlement EU Commission-style decision in natural vinegar case

On 25 June 2015, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") adopted several decisions sanctioning natural vinegar producers Burg and …

03/09/15

Cayman tax enacted – List of legal entities published

With the Program Law of 10 August 2015, the so-called “Cayman tax” has been implemented. Under this regime, certain legal constructions are treat…

02/09/15

The European Succession Regulation in force from 17 August 2015

The European Succession Regulation ("ESR") ensures that each succession is handled in a coherent manner, under one single legal system, and by one sin…

01/09/15

Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Concludes “Pact for Future” with Pharmaceutical Industry

On 27 July 2015, the Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, Maggie De Block (“the Minister”), and the pharmaceutical sector umbrella organisat…

31/08/15

Vlaamse Belastingdienst wijzigt standpunt inzake gesplitste aankoop

Op 28 juli 2015 publiceerde VLABEL een nieuw standpunt over het tegenbewijs dat moet worden geleverd in het kader van de gesplitste aankopen (fictiebe…

31/08/15

Italy joins the Unitary Patent and foresees the possibility to open a local division of the Unified Patent Cou…

Italy has finally decided to join in on EU’s Unitary Patent by expressing its wish to participate in the enhanced cooperation mechanism for the creati…

29/08/15

Co-sourcing of employees: unknown, unloved?

Illegally putting workers at the disposal of a third-party user remains a hot item in Belgium. A rather unknown solution to enable comp…

28/08/15

Constitutional Court Confirms Constitutionality of Rules Governing Unified Status of Blue Collar and White Col…

On 27 June 2014, the National Confederation of Executives (Nationale Confederatie van het Kaderpersoneel/Confédération Nationale des Cadres) and a num…

27/08/15

Progress on the Unitary Patent

On 10 July 2015, the Preparatory Committee (which handles all the subsidiary issues arising from the creation of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”), suc…

26/08/15

Powers of taxation of the Belgian Regions: what’s new in Flanders ?

In recent years and as a result of consecutive State reforms, a series of former “national” taxes have been devolved to the Regions, which have the po…

25/08/15

Belgian Competition Authority Temporarily Suspends Exclusivity Clause in International Show-Jumping Regulation…

On 27 July 2015, the Competition College (Mededingingscollege / Collège de la concurrence) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededinging…

24/08/15

Raising the statutory retirement age: the summit is breached!

Na talrijke analyses door een commissie van deskundigen en herhaaldelijke discussies tussen de sociale partners, werd de wetgeving die als doel heeft …

24/08/15

Registratie van chemische producten en stoffen: het Belgische register voor nanomaterialen

In tegenstelling tot de algemene opinie, moeten de bedrijven die in België gevestigd zijn, niet uitsluitend de verplichtingen van REACH, de Europese w…

24/08/15

Reform of the Belgian tax system concerning patents and supplementary protection certificates

On 17 July 2015, the Belgian Council of Ministers has approved the draft of a royal decree that will reform the system of patent fees for inventions a…

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European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

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Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

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

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

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Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

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09/09/15

Reporting obligation for payments to tax havens: impact for payments to Cyprus and Luxembourg

08/09/15

Overheidsdata in de cloud: Is er een hemelse toekomst voor onze Rijksgegevens?

07/09/15

Votre immeuble et l'urbanisme : quelle garantie pouvez-vous attendre de qui ?

07/09/15

The social elections of 2016 are coming...

04/09/15

licenciez pour motif grave, mais n’omettez pas de réunir valablement l’organe compétent au préalable!

04/09/15

Tips voor Webshophouders: Mag ik retour weigeren van afgeprijsde producten?

03/09/15

ACM adopted first cartel settlement EU Commission-style decision in natural vinegar case

03/09/15

Cayman tax enacted – List of legal entities published

02/09/15

The European Succession Regulation in force from 17 August 2015

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Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Concludes “Pact for Future” with Pharmaceutical Industry

31/08/15

Vlaamse Belastingdienst wijzigt standpunt inzake gesplitste aankoop

31/08/15

Italy joins the Unitary Patent and foresees the possibility to open a local division of the Unified Patent Cou…

29/08/15

Co-sourcing of employees: unknown, unloved?

28/08/15

Constitutional Court Confirms Constitutionality of Rules Governing Unified Status of Blue Collar and White Col…

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Progress on the Unitary Patent

26/08/15

Powers of taxation of the Belgian Regions: what’s new in Flanders ?

25/08/15

Belgian Competition Authority Temporarily Suspends Exclusivity Clause in International Show-Jumping Regulation…

24/08/15

Raising the statutory retirement age: the summit is breached!

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Registratie van chemische producten en stoffen: het Belgische register voor nanomaterialen

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Reform of the Belgian tax system concerning patents and supplementary protection certificates

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