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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The obligations concerning pre-contractual information of commercial collaboration agreements, as introduced by the law of 2005, have been changed on …
Read More1. Le 22 avril 2014 (Moniteur belge du 4 juin 2014), la Chambre des Représentants a adopté en séance plénière un projet de loi portant des disposition…
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Le vendeur d’un immeuble sera tenté de prévoir une clause (dénommée clause d’exonération) dans le contrat de vente qui précise qu’il « ne donne aucune…
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The RSZ/ONSS has recently adopted a new position regarding the CO2 contribution’s applicability vis-à-vis utility vehicles (“utilitaire voertuigen”/”v…
Read MoreThe draft directive introduces a common definition of trade secrets, as well as a means by which victims of trade secret misappropriation can seek red…
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The justices of the peace and the commercial courts have new competences as from 1 July 2014.
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On 6 June 2014, Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification to the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court, joining Sweden, France, Denmark and Aus…
Read MoreThe CJEU held that the reproduction of copyright-protected content on users’ screens and cached on users’ computers while web browsing does not consti…
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Op 12 mei 2014 werd het ‘Decreet van 25 april 2014 houdende het rechtsherstel van ruimtelijke uitvoeringsplannen waarvan de planmilieueffectrapportage…
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Tijdens het WK Voetbal in Brazilië hebben wij u realistische arbeidsrechtelijke situaties geschetst die onverwacht juridische bijstaand vereisen. Nu h…
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Royal Decree n°38 provides that persons appointed with a mandate as director of a Belgian company are irrefutably presumed to perform a self-employed …
Read MoreSuccessful trademarks may become generic and lose their exclusive trademark status. This was once more confirmed by the Court of Justice of the EU in …
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It was with some suspicion and anxiety that the employers’ community awaited for the way the worker’s right to know the motives of the termination of …
Read MoreDe Wet van 21 december 2013 houdende het Consulair Wetboek, die in het Belgisch Staatsblad van 21 januari 2014 is verschenen, beoogt een noodzakelijke…
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As from 1 July 2014, each Region in Belgium is able to determine for itself the legal criteria necessary to grant work permits and professional cards …
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Bij koninklijk besluit van 27 juni 2014 werd de nieuwe forfaitaire kilometervergoeding voor reiskosten gepubliceerd. Vanaf 1 juli 2014 kan u uw werkne…
Read MoreA draft law that amends the Law of 1824 on surface rights for the first time since its promulgation puts an end to a few controversial points, without…
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On June 29th, 2014, an act has entered into force which makes various changes to the legal framework of occupational pensions for employees, self-empl…
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Zo staat het aangekondigd op de - ook al vernieuwde - website van de sociale zekerheid (www.socialsecurity.be). De Rijksdienst heeft zijn inningsproce…
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Vous souhaitez rembourser anticipativement une ouverture de crédit professionnel et votre banquier vous réclame une indemnité de remploi exorbitante, …
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