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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…

20/05/15

Mag de politie de informatie op een smartphone lezen?

De Procureur des Konings mag alles in beslag te nemen wat kan dienen om de waarheid aan de dag te brengen. Volgens een recent arrest van het Bel…

20/05/15

Belgium court reconfirmed that the finding of an elevators cartel does not imply that all customers suffered d…

On 24 April 2015, the Commercial Court in Brussels dismissed the Belgian State's request for compensation for damages allegedly caused by four elevato…

20/05/15

Versoepeling fiscale regels voor grensarbeid België-Luxemburg

Inwoners van België en Luxemburg die gewoonlijk werken in de andere staat, maar die gedurende maximaal 24 dagen hun activiteit in de woonstaat uitoefe…

19/05/15

ECJ Further Extends Scope of Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

On 16 April 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Hungarian Supreme Court rega…

19/05/15

Courts of a Member State where a work is accessible online have jurisdiction to hear case

On 22 January 2015 the European Court of Justice (ECJ), in its judgment C-441/13, held that a court of a Member State where a work is accessible onlin…

18/05/15

Contrôles fiscaux : l'administration fiscale annonce les catégories de contribuables qu'elle entend cibler dan…

L'administration fiscale publiait hier un communiqué annonçant les catégories de contribuables qu'elle entend « cibler » dans le cadre de ses contrôle…

18/05/15

Waste-sorting obligation for Walloon enterprises

On 5 March 2015, the Walloon Government adopted an Executive Act (published in the Belgian Gazette on 16 March 2015), which obliges enterprises to sor…

15/05/15

Jaarlijkse vakantie: de spelregels

De zomermaanden komen eraan, een periode waarin u wordt geconfronteerd met de jaarlijkse vakantie van uw werknemers... Wat zijn de spelregels?

15/05/15

Likely postponement of “Transversal Royal Decree”

The entry into force of the Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 imposing certain information obligations when marketing financial products to retail clients…

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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

09/09/26

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

09/09/26

Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

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29/05/15

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

27/05/15

Pay freeze for 2015 and slight salary increase possible in 2016

27/05/15

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…

25/05/15

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

22/05/15

Belgian Competition Authority Publishes its Enforcement Priorities for 2015

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Management of unsold food as condition for environmental permits

21/05/15

Cyberattacks and data breaches: is your company really protected?

20/05/15

Mag de politie de informatie op een smartphone lezen?

20/05/15

Belgium court reconfirmed that the finding of an elevators cartel does not imply that all customers suffered d…

20/05/15

Versoepeling fiscale regels voor grensarbeid België-Luxemburg

19/05/15

ECJ Further Extends Scope of Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

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Courts of a Member State where a work is accessible online have jurisdiction to hear case

18/05/15

Contrôles fiscaux : l'administration fiscale annonce les catégories de contribuables qu'elle entend cibler dan…

18/05/15

Waste-sorting obligation for Walloon enterprises

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Jaarlijkse vakantie: de spelregels

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Likely postponement of “Transversal Royal Decree”

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