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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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26/11/14
Tax Flash: OECD publishes a further discussion draft on preventing tax treaty abuse

On 21 November 2014, the OECD published the discussion draft "Follow Up Work on BEPS Action 6: Preventing Treaty Abuse" (the "Discussion Draft"). In i…

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26/11/14
Online customer profiling: een vermogende klant, dus een hogere prijs is toegelaten?

Webshops die hun prijzen laten variëren afhankelijk van het type klant, mag dit wel? Hoewel een veelgebruikte Amerikaanse trend die al enkele jaren be…

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25/11/14
Bestuurders, zaakvoerders en vereffenaars van vennootschappen en BTW : opheffing van de keuzemogelijkheid voor…

Door een beslissing van 20 november 2014, heeft de BTW-administratie de toepasselijke BTW-toegeving voor rechtspersonen die optreden als bestuurders, …

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25/11/14
Changes to the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive to prevent double non-taxation

One of the key pillars of the EU internal market, the Council Directive 2011/96/EU of 30 November 2011 (the "Parent-Subsidiary Directive") was origina…

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24/11/14
Belgian Supreme Court Rules on Social Security Contributions Due on Compensation for Employees’ Neighbouring R…

On 15 September 2014, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) handed down a judgment concerning the payment of social security …

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24/11/14
Fine calculation method for infringement of competition law.

On 26 August 2014, the Board of the Belgian Competition Authority adopted new Guidelines on the calculation of fines.

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21/11/14
GC annuled fine for Soliver in car glass cartel

On 10 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") struck down the Commission decision against Soliver NV (Case T-68/09) given that it had failed to establi…

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21/11/14
EUR 138,000,000 fine for a cartel between smart card chip producers

The European Commission imposed on 3 September 2014 fines of up to EUR 138,000,000 for a cartel between Infineon, Philips, Samsung and Renesas between…

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20/11/14
Public Consultation on the preliminary opinion on DEHP

PUBLIC CONSULTATION on the Preliminary Opinion on  The safety of medical devices containing DEHP- plasticized PVC or other plasticizers on neonat…

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20/11/14
Belgian Court of Appeal Confirms Ducati’s Abuse of Dominant Position

On 1 October 2014, the Court of Appeal of Ghent confirmed that Ducati North Europe BV ("Ducati") had infringed Belgian competition law by abusively ex…

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19/11/14
Land surveyor and real estate agent: identical legal framework applicable to two different professions.

The law of 18 July 2013 is identical to the legislation applicable to the exercise of the profession of property surveyor in the form of a company.

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18/11/14
Connected Cars & Privacy: Automotive industry adopts consumer privacy principles

Last week proved to be an important week for privacy and data protection in the US: while representatives of the European Commission were negotiating …

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18/11/14
REACH Directors’ Contact Group provides recommendations on data costs

On 1 October 2014, the REACH Director's Contact Group (DCG), consisting of representatives from the European Commission, European Chemical Agency (ECH…

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17/11/14
Update omgevingsrecht in Vlaanderen

Na lang wachten werd op 23 oktober 2014 het ‘Decreet betreffende de omgevingsvergunning' gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Binnenkort zal het i…

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17/11/14
Buy a rented building: can the purchaser terminate the existing lease agreement?

Kan de koper, bij de aankoop van een gehuurd goed, de bestaande huurovereenkomst beëindigen? De vaste datum van de huurovereenkomst en de duur van de …

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15/11/14
EU framework for damages actions for competition law infringements

The Directive on damages actions for competition law infringements of the European Parliament and of the Council was adopted on 10 November 2014. This…

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14/11/14
Belgian Competition Authority argues against extraterritorial enforcement of US antitrust law in US LCD panel …

On 10 October 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") submitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit its views as amicus curiae …

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14/11/14
Breyne Act: watch out for artificial splits!

The Breyne Act is not one of those laws the application of which can easily be avoided by contractual arrangements. It is always useful to be reminded…

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13/11/14
Hof van Cassatie kwalificeert de vergoeding voor overdracht auteursrechten als loon: sociale zekerheidsbijdrag…

Op 15 september 2014 velde het Hof van Cassatie een belangrijk arrest inzake auteursrechten. De beslissing stelt een einde aan de betwisting over het …

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13/11/14
EU Health Commissioner-designate devoted to final EDC criteria

During his confirmation hearing before the European Parliament on 30 September 2014, the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner-designate Vytenis Andr…

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