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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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05/06/14
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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05/06/14
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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04/06/14
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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04/06/14
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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03/06/14
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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02/06/14
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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02/06/14
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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02/06/14
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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30/05/14
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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30/05/14
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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29/05/14
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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29/05/14
Fate of the public procurement concluded without call for competition

Public procurement – No call for competition – Nullity of the procurement – No compensation for the company – Fault of the company

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28/05/14
EMIR Implementing Act and Act introducing Book VII of the Code of Economic Law published today

Today, the Belgian Act of 25 April 2014 amending various financial legislation in view of Regulation 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the …

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28/05/14
The Brussels Court of Appeal annuls cartel fine on the basis of the ne bis in idem principle

On 28 February 2013, the Belgian Competition Council imposed fines on five flour mills for participating in a cartel on the market for the production …

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27/05/14
Vakantiegeld op variabel loon: bevestiging door het Hof van Justitie

In een arrest van vandaag, 22 mei 2014, bevestigt het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie nogmaals dat vakantiegeld zo moet samengesteld zijn dat de…

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27/05/14
The EU Power Cables Case: Antitrust Parental Liability of Private Equity Management Companies

On 2 April 2014, the European Commission imposed fines totalling EUR 301.6 million on eleven producers of underground and submarine high voltage power…

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26/05/14
De levensverzekering als instrument van fiscale planning – Interessante beslissing van de Rulingcommissie

In het kader van successieplanning wordt vaak gewerkt met levensverzekeringen, voornamelijk omdat dergelijke producten toelaten om op fiscaal vriendel…

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26/05/14
EUR 302,000,000 fines for a cartel between producers of high voltage power cables

On 2 April 2014, the Commission fined producers of high voltage power cables EUR 302,000,000 for a cartel to split the market and to allocate customer…

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23/05/14
Apps in het vizier van de Privacycommissie

Ook dit jaar zal de Belgische Privacycommissie deelnemen aan een zogenaamde “sweep” in het kader van het Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN). He…

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23/05/14
How to lodge a complaint against a competitor in state aid matters?

The European Commission has created a new form to lodge a complaint in state aid matters.

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