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Belgium Employment Law – Another set of upcoming reforms relating to working time and work regu…

The Belgian federal government continues its reform of the Belgian labour market. On 3 February 2026, a new draft act was published. It still needs to go through the full legislati…

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Belgium tightens rules on subcontracting chains in the construction sector

Belgium and the Flanders region have recently introduced a set of new rules that significantly impact the use of subcontracting chains in the construction sector (and in other sect…

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Legal interest rate for 2026 fixed at 4.50%

The legal interest rate for 2026 remains 4.50%.

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11/02/26
The European Pay Transparency Directive will have a major im…

On 10 May 2023, the European Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 was adopte…

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09/02/26
When a non-compete clause loses its bite

Distribution agreements often include a non-compete clause. Such a clause i…

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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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New EU Data Protection Guidance on the Internet of Things

The EU's main data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party, recently published an Opinion on the application of European data protection rules t…

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Gewijzigde BTW-regels voor online dienstenlevering vanaf 1 januari 2015

Levert u als online verkoper diensten,-zoals webhosting, SEO diensten, maar bijvoorbeeld ook de verkoop van e-boeken of elke vorm van online advies en…

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The procedure for abolishment of bearer securities will enter into its next phase on 1 January 2015

As of 1 January 2015, all bearer securities that have automatically been converted into registered/dematerialized securities and not claimed back by t…

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Mogen webwinkels hun prijzen individueel aanpassen aan hun klanten?

Afgelopen weekend schreef zowat elke krant over een nog recent fenomeen, waar -voorlopig vooral Amerikaanse- webshops hun prijzen aanpassen aan de ind…

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How can confusion between the corporate name of a company and the trade name of the group which that company i…

Bij arrest van 4 september 2010 van het Hof van Beroep in Brussel werd geoordeeld dat verschillende vennootschappen van één groep, die fonetisch gelij…

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Guidelines, Fact Sheets and Myth-Busting: EU Working Hard to Clarify the Right to Be Forgotten

Since the EU Court of Justice made its ruling on the right to be forgotten in May 2014, the topic has been in the media almost incessantly. Most of th…

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The CJEU defined the concept of parody in the Suske en Wiske’ case (C-201/13 Deckmyn)

The concept of parody is an autonomous concept of EU law. The only characteristics of a parody are to evoke an existing work while being noticeably di…

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Nieuwe domeinnaam extensies: .vlaanderen en .brussels

Het wordt steeds moeilijker om een plaatsje te veroveren op het internet. De bekende webextensies (.com, .be, .org, .eu) raken stilaan overbevolkt. Al…

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Towards Strong Authentication for Electronic Payments

Recently the presidency of the Council of Ministers recommended that strong customer authentication should be mandatory in a whole range of electronic…

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Belgian market practices law regulation of price reductions is too strict.

The European Court of Justice rules that the Belgian regulation regarding price reductions is too strict and thus infringes Directive 2005/29 regardin…

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Regeerakkoord Michel I: De maatregelen inzake vastgoedrecht

Om zwakke huurders in de toekomst te beschermen tegen een overmatige schuldenlast, zal de regering het mogelijk maken dat huurachterstallen die geobje…

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Voordelen inzake handhaving van intellectuele eigendomsrechten

De huidige informatiemaatschappij liegt er niet om: het verwerven van kennis garandeert een concurrentievoordeel. Door middel van intellectuele eigend…

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Groupes à risque : nouveau modèle de rapport d'évaluation et aperçu financier

La loi portant des dispositions diverses du 27 décembre 2006 a prévu qu'un effort équivalent à 0,10% au moins de la masse salariale devait être fait p…

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Domain names: extensions .brussels and .vlaanderen available since 1 September 2014.

Since 1 September 2014, it has been possible to register domain names with the .brussels and .vlaanderen extensions. However, to date, this possibilit…

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Using Customer Payment Data as Effective Marketing Tool

Although winning and maintaining customer loyalty is a key goal for any retailer, it is especially important for businesses that specialize in niche p…

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LE CONSTRUBADGE DANS LE SECTEUR DE LA CONSTRUCTION

Conformément à la convention collective de travail du 11 septembre 2014 en vigueur depuis le 1er octobre 2014, un moyen personnel d'identification vis…

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EC’s Action plan for a stricter application of defence procurement rules

The European Commission's action plan to enhance fair and EU-wide competition in defence sector. The Directive on defence and sensitive security procu…

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Taks op omzetting van effecten aan toonder is in strijd met EU-recht

In het kader van de afschaffing van de effecten aan toonder, werd eind 2011 een taks op de omzetting van effecten aan toonder ingevoerd. Deze taks bed…

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Pas de précompte professionnel pour les jeunes travailleurs pendant le dernier trimestre 2014

Aucun précompte professionnel n'est dû sur les rémunérations payées ou attribuées durant les mois d'octobre, novembre et/ou décembre aux jeunes travai…

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Apple Updates Privacy Policy for Apps

Apple updated its privacy policy for apps. Under the new policy, developers must provide a hyperlink in the Privacy Policy URL field in iTunes if a pr…

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