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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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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
10/09/26
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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06/07/15
Information seized during dawn raids must relate to subject-matter of the inspection decision

On 18 June 2015, the Court of Justice rendered its judgment on appeal in Deutsche Bahn. The Court of Justice partly set aside the judgment of the…

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03/07/15
Summer festival series N°2

Moest Lenny Kravitz voor zijn optreden op Rock Werchter een arbeidskaart aanvragen en aangegeven zijn bij LIMOSA?

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03/07/15
Labelling of foodstuffs

On 4 June 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that the labelling of a foodstuff may mislead consumers if the packaging, ta…

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02/07/15
EU General Court rules on hybrid cartel settlement for first time

On 20 May 2015, the EU General Court (“GC”) rejected an application for annulment by Timab Industries against a 2010 Commission decision imposing a fi…

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02/07/15
The Commission may deny access to documents in order to protect National Competition Authorities' powers of in…

On 12 May 2015, the General Court ("GC") dismissed the appeal launched by Unión de Almacenistas de Hierros de España ("UAHE") against the Commission's…

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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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