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17/07/26
17/07/26
New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

On 9 July 2026, the Belgian Parliament adopted the act transposing the European Consumer Credit Directive (CCD II), extending Belgian consumer credit rules to certain deferred-paym…

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16/07/26
16/07/26
White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Sm…

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15/07/26
15/07/26
European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 ("AMLR") establishes a fully harmonized framework for the identification and disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) …

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17/07/26
The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

Can a landlord refuse a prospective tenant because their income is less tha…

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16/07/26
New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

A new bill introduces an active notification obligation in Article VI.91 of…

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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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01/07/15
Allégations nutritionnelles et de santé : le règlement de base validé par le Tribunal de l’UE

Par deux arrêts du 12 juin 2015 , le Tribunal de l’Union européenne a rejeté les recours introduits par diverses sociétés actives dans le domaine des …

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01/07/15
Dienstverplaatsingen met eigen vervoermiddel : 0,3412 EUR/km op 1 juli 2015

Vanaf 1 juli 2015 daalt het bedrag van de kilometervergoeding voor professionele verplaatsingen met een privéwagen naar 0,3412 EUR per kilometer.

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30/06/15
De Raad van State verwerpt het beroep ingesteld door COMEOS tegen het besluit van de Brusselse regering van 26…

Op het gebied van stedenbouwkundige lasten in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest kan er definitief een nieuw hoofdstuk beginnen. In een arrest van 20 …

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30/06/15
Belgian Privacy Commission Provides Guidance on the Use of Cookies and Compliance with the Data Protection Act…

The Belgian Privacy Commission recently issued a guidance document on the use of cookies and similar technology.

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30/06/15
New (but lower) lump-sum amount for reimbursement of business use of private car

Employees using a privately-owned car for business purposes can now be reimbursed a lump-sum amount of EUR 0.3412 per kilometre.

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29/06/15
The Belgian "Cayman-tax" will allow for a "substance exclusion" under strict conditions

The Belgian parliament is currently debating new legislation concerning foreign private wealth structures (PWS), such as trusts, foundations and off-s…

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29/06/15
Hiërarchie van de remedies onder het consumentenrecht

De regeling inzake consumentenkoop voorziet in een hiërarchie tussen de verschillende sancties die toepassing vinden wanneer een consument bij een pro…

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27/06/15
European Court of Justice sets broad rules for jurisdiction over damages actions in competition cases

On 21 May 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in Case C-352/13, CDC v. Akzo Nobel and Others, resolving questio…

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26/06/15
Dutch DPA: Employment agencies violate the privacy of the temporary workers

Each year the Dutch Data Protection Authority [“DPA”], taking its limited capacity into account, sets out a number of key objectives on which it will …

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26/06/15
Summer festival series N°1

Tijdens een optreden in Zweden tuimelde Dave Grohl van de Foo Fighters in al zijn enthousiasme van het podium en brak hierbij zijn been. Indien Dave e…

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26/06/15
Opleidingsinspanningen : u moet niets meer doen in 2015 en 2016

De maatregel die opleidingsinspanningen voorziet, is opgeschort voor 2015 en 2016. De werkgevers zullen dan ook geen sanctie krijgen in geval van onvo…

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25/06/15
Enforceability of T&Cs: mere tick of the box sufficient in B2B context!

On 21 May 2015, in decision C-322/14 (you can read the judgement here),  the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the conditions to r…

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24/06/15
The General Court ruled that the Commission may divert from the fine range indicated in a settlement procedure…

The General Court ("GC") upheld a decision of the Commission imposing a fine of almost EUR 60 million on Timab for its participation in the animal fee…

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24/06/15
Kosten eigen aan de werkgever : RSZ past de bureaukosten aan

De RSZ heeft zijn instructies aan de werkgevers voor het 2de kwartaal 2015 bekendgemaakt. Tussen de nieuwigheden, in de tabel van de forfaitaire koste…

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23/06/15
Real start of the European Commission's e-commerce sector inquiry: be alert!

In March of this year Commissioner Vestager announced the proposal of an EU-wide sector inquiry into e-commerce. This week the e-commerce sector …

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23/06/15
De sociale verkiezingen komen met rasse schreden dichterbij

Gisteren zijn de sociale verkiezingen van 2016 weer een stuk dichter gekomen met de publicatie van de Wet van 2 juni 2015 tot wijziging van de wetgevi…

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22/06/15
Are Your Website's Social Plugins Privacy Compliant?

Social plugins such as Facebook's Like button and Twitter's Tweet button are very popular as they allow sites to extend their reach and increase their…

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22/06/15
Bill submitted to increase penalty powers of the Dutch Data Protection Authority to EUR 810,000 or 10 percenta…

On 24 November 2014 State Secretary Teeven (from the VVD, a conservative-liberal party) submitted a second memorandum of amendment concerning the legi…

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21/06/15
Advocate General issues Opinion on the proper assessment of a retroactive rebate scheme in the Post Danmark II…

On 21 May 2015, Advocate General Kokott issued her Opinion on the request for a preliminary ruling by Denmark’s Maritime and Commercial Court (Danish …

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21/06/15
EU Data Protection Regulation: Member States Adopt Common Approach and Aim to Finalise under the Luxembourg Pr…

In 2012, the European Commission adopted an ambitious proposal for an EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The European Commission’s aim is…

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