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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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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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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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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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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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Financial assistance- de facto, still prohibited?

Financial assistance (in the context of a company acquisition) has, in principle, been allowed since 2009. However, some conditions provided by the la…

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Opletten met vragen om prijsverantwoording bij overheidsopdrachten: Voorzichtig zijn is riskant, dubbel voorzi…

Tot voor kort nam de Raad van State - terecht - aan dat er geen verplichting bestaat om offertes met abnormale eenheidsprijzen onregelmatig te verklar…

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Residence Secondaire En France : Quelles Consequences Fiscales En France Et En Belgique

Un résident fiscal belge possède une résidence secondaire en France. Quel est le coût fiscal dans les deux pays concernés ?

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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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Fiscale controles: behoort u tot een prioritaire doelgroep?

De FOD Financiën heeft voor 2015 fiscale controles aangekondigd. Daarbij worden onder meer bedrijfsleiders en grensarbeiders geviseerd. Daarnaast gaan…

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The European Court of Human Rights ruled that national safeguards in dawn raids should be applied by Member St…

On 2 April 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") ruled that the French state breached two companies' fundamental rights under the Europea…

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Langwerpige, driehoekige chocoladerepen met streepjes maken een inbreuk uit op het Benelux vormmerk van de CÔT…

In een arrest van 27 januari 2015 heeft het Hof van Beroep van Brussel geoordeeld over verschillende CÔTE D'OR merken en de eventuele inbreuk ervan do…

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Studentenarbeid: waarmee moet u rekening houden?

De zomermaanden, waarin veel van uw werknemers verlof opnemen, kunnen voor u de ideale gelegenheid zijn om beroep te doen op studenten. Indien de rege…

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Europa streng voor kartelvorming

Je draait er niet voor in de cel, maar de boetes voor kartelvorming zijn wel erg hoog in Europa. Frank Wijckmans van contrast geeft toelichting in dit…

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National legislations may extend broadcasting organizations’ exclusive right provided in the EU Copyright Dire…

On 26 March 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") held that the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parlia…

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Belgian collecting society attacks embedding of YouTube videos

In Belgium, the largest collecting society for music and movies, SABAM, is calling for payment of copyright fees from people embedding YouTube videos …

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Belgian tax on collective investment vehicles would be contrary to European law

Since July 1993, the Belgian Inheritance Code has prescribed an annual tax on collective investment vehicles ("CIV"). The rate prescribed for foreign …

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The psychosocial risks at work: an adaptation of the “Working Rules” on 1 March 2015

Since 1 September 2014, the regulations for the prevention of psychosocial risks at work have been reinforced. These new regulations aim to tackle str…

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Wage moderation 2015 - As an employer, what extra payments can you still make to your employees?

The law of 26 July 1996 (law to promote employment and the safeguarding of competitiveness) (hereinafter the “1996 Law”) introduced a system of wage m…

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The Court of Justice confirmed that cartel fines may be based on sales not directly affected by the cartel

On 23 April 2015, the Court of Justice dismissed all grounds of appeal brought by LG Display and LG Display Taiwan and upheld the fine for their parti…

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No obligation for contracting authorities to allow non-selected tenderers to supplement their tenders

In a recent judgment (n° 230 079, 3 February 2015), the Council of State examined the question of whether a contracting authority is obliged in certai…

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Communie of een feest van de vrijzinnige jeugd : kan uw werknemer afwezig zijn?

De wetgever heeft voorzien in een regeling waarbij werknemers onder bepaalde voorwaarden afwezig mogen zijn van het werk wegens bepaalde familiegebeur…

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WP 29 defines the scope of Health Data collected by mobile apps and devices

In light of the Internet of Things, mobile apps that are installed in smartphones, other portable electronic devices, and smartwear devices collect an…

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Formalities to be fulfilled by employers who pertained to Joint Committee 218

On 1st April 2015, Joint Committee (JC) 200 became operational and JC 218 was abolished. Employers who pertained to JC 218 and have been transferred t…

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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…

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