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04/06/15

Cartels: why silence is not always golden...

Imagine: for years now you've represented your company in the meetings of a trade federation. Nothing especially exciting, but in the meantime the par…

03/06/15

De advocaat als nieuw hulpje van de fiscus

Sinds 1 juni 2015 kost het wat meer om naar de rechter te stappen. De griffierechten – dat zijn belastingen voor wie een procedure opstart voor de rec…

03/06/15

The proposal for an EC Directive on the protection of trade secrets – A state of play

The protection of trade secrets has been on the European legislator's agenda since 2011. It was felt that the lack of harmonisation in this field is v…

03/06/15

Testing economic conditions for producing biofuel under outward processing: what is understood by the term, co…

The Dutch High Court (decision 19-12-2014, nr. 13/05584) referred preliminary questions to the ECJ in a case where the Tax inspector, after consulting…

02/06/15

Recast insolvency regulation adopted: new rules on cross-border insolvencies in Europe

On 20 May 2015, after a three-year legislative process, a recast version of the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR) was adopted. For the most part, i…

02/06/15

The Belgian Competition Authority closes two investigations relating to cargo handling at Brussels Airport

On 1 April 2015, the Investigation Service of the Belgian Competition Authority concluded that competition law was not infringed, after an investigati…

01/06/15

WP 29 document on a new co-operation procedure regarding contractual clauses

Working Party ("WP 29") issued Working Document WP226. This document sets forth a co-operation procedure for issuing common opinions on contractual cl…

29/05/15

Belgian Privacy Commission finds tracking of surfers by Facebook breaches privacy regulations

The Belgian Privacy Commission recommends that Facebook changes its practices of tracking internet surfers' behaviour, alleging that these practices b…

29/05/15

A quel âge votre travailleur peut-il partir en crédit-temps de fin de carrière ? Le point sur la nouvelle conv…

En décembre 2014, le Gouvernement Michel I a décidé d'augmenter l'âge d'accès au régime de crédit-temps de fin de carrière, permettant à certains trav…

29/05/15

The prospects of Belgium's security of supply

After last weeks' turmoil in the parliamentary Commission's debates on the extension of nuclear plants, the Parliament's vote scheduled for today must…

28/05/15

Trade controls and M&A: how to preserve the value of your transaction?

The substantial risk associated with the expansion and enhanced enforcement of trade controls has a direct impact on due diligence in cross-border M&a…

28/05/15

VAT and e-commerce in Belgium : a couple of questions and answers

Dirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…

27/05/15

Pay freeze for 2015 and slight salary increase possible in 2016

The wage norm is a percentage that expresses the maximum wage cost change over a period of two years, based on the wage cost change in Germany, France…

27/05/15

The European Commission approves three French aid schemes for the aviation sector

The French authorities notified the European Commission in June 2014 of three State aid schemes for airports and airlines.

26/05/15

The Belgian Facebook Recommendation: How the Nomination of a Single EU Data Controller is Under Fire

Last week, the Belgian Privacy Commission published (a first part of) its much anticipated recommendation following its investigation into Facebook's …

26/05/15

WP 29 guidelines on the implementation of the Google Spain Case and Google’s Advisory Council Report on “the R…

On 13 May 2014 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") delivered a landmark ruling, the so-called "Google Spain Case" ("the Ruling"). Because this decis…

25/05/15

De wetten op de indexsprong en de loonnorm zijn gepubliceerd. Waarover gaan zij nu concreet?

Op 27 en 30 april 2015 werden in het Belgisch Staatsblad de wetten gepubliceerd waarin de indexsprong en de loonmarge worden vastgesteld.[1] Deze twee…

22/05/15

Belgian Competition Authority Publishes its Enforcement Priorities for 2015

On 21 April 2015, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la concurrence) ("BCA") published its enforc…

22/05/15

Management of unsold food as condition for environmental permits

On 27 March 2014, the Brussels-Capital Region adopted a Decree modifying article 56 of the Decree of 5 June 1997 on environmental permits (published i…

21/05/15

Cyberattacks and data breaches: is your company really protected?

Recent events have shown that companies should be concerned about cybersecurity and data protection as well as the possible consequences for their bus…

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08/05/26

Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven versterkt partnerteam met strafrechtexpert Mr. Marijn Van Nooten

08/05/26

08/05/26

Baker Tilly Law Belgium versterkt M&A-praktijk met nieuwe partner

06/05/26

06/05/26

Important update on Belgian public procurement

13/05/26

Proceduremisbruik door de fiscus: hof van beroep annuleert a…

13/05/26

Soepelere openingsuren op komst: tot 21u én geen verplichte …

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The proposal for an EC Directive on the protection of trade secrets – A state of play

03/06/15

Testing economic conditions for producing biofuel under outward processing: what is understood by the term, co…

02/06/15

Recast insolvency regulation adopted: new rules on cross-border insolvencies in Europe

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The Belgian Competition Authority closes two investigations relating to cargo handling at Brussels Airport

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WP 29 document on a new co-operation procedure regarding contractual clauses

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Belgian Privacy Commission finds tracking of surfers by Facebook breaches privacy regulations

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The prospects of Belgium's security of supply

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Trade controls and M&A: how to preserve the value of your transaction?

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VAT and e-commerce in Belgium : a couple of questions and answers

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Pay freeze for 2015 and slight salary increase possible in 2016

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The European Commission approves three French aid schemes for the aviation sector

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The Belgian Facebook Recommendation: How the Nomination of a Single EU Data Controller is Under Fire

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WP 29 guidelines on the implementation of the Google Spain Case and Google’s Advisory Council Report on “the R…

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De wetten op de indexsprong en de loonnorm zijn gepubliceerd. Waarover gaan zij nu concreet?

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Belgian Competition Authority Publishes its Enforcement Priorities for 2015

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Management of unsold food as condition for environmental permits

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