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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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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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Le législateur belge s’intéresse au crowdfunding

Depuis 2012, et à la suite de la crise financière ayant réduit encore un peu plus l’accès des entreprises au financement, la Belgique connaît un nombr…

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Update: Entering into force of the Code of Economic Law

Several books and provisions of the Code of Economic Law will enter into force, pursuant to various royal decrees enacted by the Belgian legislator.

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WK Tip nr. 1 - Gezellig samen kijken op groot scherm

U plaatst een groot scherm in de kantine van uw bedrijf, waar de werknemers na het werk samen naar de laatste oefenmatch van de Rode Duivels kunnen ki…

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Openbaarheid van bestuur in het oog van de Raad van State

Bij arrest van de Raad van State van 31 maart 2014 wordt de Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid op de vingers getikt op grond van haar weigering …

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Commercial lease, commercial destination, agreement of the parties

The agreement of the parties on the commercial destination may be tacit when it occurs as from the beginning of the contract. On the contrary, the agr…

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Investeren in winkelvastgoed: juridische valkuilen en voordelen

Een van de cruciale beslissingen die men moet maken wanneer men besluit om te gaan investeren in vastgoed, is het bepalen van het type vastgoed waarin…

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Nieuwsflits sociale inspectie - transportsector: opgepast voor aansprakelijkheid voor onbetaalde lonen!

Bent u actief in de transportsector? Of besteedt u uw vervoeropdrachten soms uit? Opgepast, want vanaf 16 mei 2014 kunt u aansprakelijk worden gesteld…

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CJEU Google/AEPD: Google is a data controller and data subjects have the right to be forgotten

On 13 May 2014, the CJEU issued an important decision regarding data protection law and internet search engines. The CJEU ruled that an internet searc…

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Le règlement extrajudiciaire des litiges de consommation (REL) est introduit en droit belge.

A partir du 1er janvier 2015, l'utilisation de la médiation se généralise pour les litiges de consommation. La loi du 4 avril 2014 introduit un chapit…

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Member State Committee reviews the first application of the prioritisation approach for SVHCs

On 8-10 April 2014, ECHA's Member State Committee (MSC) discussed during its meeting, among other items, the prioritisation results in the preparation…

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Appeals against use of dawn raid documents in Belgium suspend the time limitation periods

The new Belgian Competition Act, which entered into force on 6 September 2013, introduced a possibility to appeal decisions of the Belgian competition…

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Europees Hof van Justitie erkent ‘recht op vergeten’ – wat nu voor de nieuwsmedia?

Het Hof van Justitie van de EU heeft in een belangrijk arrest het ‘recht om vergeten te worden’ erkend. Volgens het Hof kan men in bepaalde omstandigh…

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Agency agreements and foreign arbitration

The European Court of Justice repeats that Belgian jurisdictions can only set aside the application of an agency law of another Member State which has…

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Werkgeversbijdrage in pensioenplan bij ontslag: betalen als opzeggingsvergoeding of storten in het pensioenpla…

Artikel 39 van de Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet bepaalt dat bij de berekening van de opzeggingsvergoeding rekening wordt gehouden met het lopende loon van …

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Unforeseen circumstances in Belgian law

Change of circumstances can occur in all kinds of contracts. Denis Philippe takes a closer look at the current Belgian legal discourse on unforeseen c…

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Patents and competition law

The Commission adopted on 29 April 2014 two decisions regarding the application of EU Competition law on standard essential patents regarding on one h…

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Meldingsplicht “buitenlandse juridische constructies” – nieuwe toelichtingen

Sinds vorig jaar moeten alle oprichters en (potentiële) begunstigden van “juridische constructies” het hiertoe bestemde nieuwe vakje in hun aangifte p…

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New Act on Financial Planning published in Belgian Official Journal

The Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 on the legal status and the supervision of the independent financial planners and regarding the rendering of advice o…

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New penalties under the EU Pesticides Regulations in Italy

The Italian Government has recently introduced an extensive reform of the penalty system on violations of EU Regulations No 1107/2009 and No 547/2011 …

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Les allocations patronales dans le plan de pension en cas de licenciement : faut-il payer en tant qu’indemnité…

L’article 39 de la loi relative aux contrats de travail prévoit que pour le calcul de l’indemnité de préavis, il faut prendre en compte la rémunératio…

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