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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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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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19/06/15
Verhoging van de maximale nominale waarde van de maaltijdcheques van 7 naar 8 EUR

Een nieuw Koninklijk Besluit van 26 mei 2015 werd onlangs gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Dit KB verhoogt de maximale nominale waarde van de …

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19/06/15
Court of Justice ruled that antitrust damage claims may be brought where one of the defendants or the actual i…

On 21 May 2015, the Court of Justice answered preliminary questions posed by the Landgericht Dortmund about the rules governing jurisdiction to hear a…

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18/06/15
Titres Repas Et Avantages Non-Recurrents : Ameliorations Au Bénéfice Des Travailleurs

Deux arrêtés royaux du 26 mai 2015 modifient le traitement social des titres repas et des avantages non-récurrents liés aux résultats.

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18/06/15
New Royal Decree related to the obligation to declare foreign bank accounts

A Royal Decree of 3 April 2015 (published on 13 April) lays down the rules for taxpayers that are required to declare foreign bank accounts in their i…

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17/06/15
Advocate General Wahl issues Opinion on liability of cartel facilitators

On 21 May 2015, Advocate General Wahl issued his Opinion on an appeal lodged by AC-Treuhand AG (“AC-Treuhand”) against a General Court (“GC”) judgment…

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17/06/15
De etikettering van een levensmiddel kan de consument misleiden zelfs indien de lijst van ingrediënten correct…

Dit is wat het Europese Hof van Justitie recent besliste in haar arrest van 4 juni 2015 (C-195/14).

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16/06/15
Overheidsvastgoed: is de huur van een nog te realiseren bouwwerk een overheidsopdracht (voor werken)?

Een ondertussen klassieke manier van verwerving van publieke gebouwen is de zgn. huur van een nog te realiseren gebouw. De overheid laat een aannemer/…

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16/06/15
E-commerce and VAT: How do you prefer your book: hard- or soft copy?

The ECJ delivered its long awaited judgments on the infringements procedures against France and Luxemburg, concerning their application of reduced VAT…

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15/06/15
L’étiquetage d’une denrée alimentaire peut induire le consommateur en erreur même lorsque la liste des ingrédi…

C'est ce que vient de décider la Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne dans un arrêt rendu ce 4 juin 2015 (C-195/14).

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15/06/15
Google wins appeal in first Dutch 'Right to be Forgotten' case

This case briefly stated that Google is bound to remove certain search results should a person request Google to do so. A person can file such a reque…

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12/06/15
Onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs in fiscale zaken: (soms) toegelaten

Op 22 mei jl. heeft het Hof van Cassatie een belangrijk arrest geveld over het gebruik van onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs door de fiscus. De fiscus had…

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12/06/15
Tablets, pc’s, smartphones en internet : waardering van het voordeel in natura

Als IT-apparaten ter beschikking worden gesteld aan de werknemers die deze ook voor privédoeleinden kunnen gebruiken, ontstaat er een voordeel in natu…

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12/06/15
The UsedSoft decision of the European Court of Justice on the resale of software has been successfully alleged…

On 26 January 2015, the Court of Appeal of Gent dismissed the claim of a software company for copyright infringement against another company that inte…

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11/06/15
The never-ending talks on the classification of alcoholic beverages: how will it taste the ECJ?

In the landmark Siebrand ruling (F&B sector), the ECJ decided that certain alcohol-based beverages, which previously were classified under heading…

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11/06/15
TVA et fonds d’investissement : le "statu quo" confirmé

Par sa décision publiée le 30 mars 2015 (décision TVA n° E.T. 127.885 dd 30.03.2015), l'administration fiscale belge apporte quelques éclaircissements…

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