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29/04/14

De rechten van de werknemers

Op sociaalrechtelijk vlak, zijn er twee belangrijke wijzigingen op het vlak van de rechten van het personeel dat geconfronteerd wordt met een werkgeve…

28/04/14

Book III of the Belgian Code of Economic Law imposes significant transparancy and information obligations upon…

By Act of parliament (17July 2013), published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 14 August 2013, the new Belgian Code of Economic Law was supplemented…

28/04/14

The conditions for obtaining a supplementary protection certificate specified by the European Court of Justice…

On 12 December 2013, the European Court of Justice delivered three judgments regarding the interpretation of the conditions for obtaining a supplement…

25/04/14

Risico van borgstelling in de WCO

In het vonnis waarbij de procedure van gerechtelijke reorganisatie (WCO) wordt geopend, kent de rechtbank aan de schuldenaar een periode van opschorti…

25/04/14

General Court dismisses Faci's appeal in heat stabilizers cartel

On 20 March 2013, the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment in Case T-46/10 Faci v Commission concerning an appeal in the heat stabilizers car…

24/04/14

Taalwetgeving in Vlaanderen beperkt versoepeld

Naar aanleiding van het arrest van het Europees Hof van Justitie van 16 april 2013 [C-202/11, Anton Las t./ PSA Antwerp NV], werd het Nederlandse taal…

23/04/14

TWIN PEAKS II - MiFID Insurance – Inducements sensu stricto

À dater du 30 avril 2014, les règles MiFID seront d'application au secteur de l'assurance en Belgique. Un des aspects cruciaux de cette réforme concer…

23/04/14

De rol van cijferspecialisten bij de procedure WCO wordt belangrijker

De Wet Continuïteit Ondernemingen (WCO) heeft door een wetswijziging van 27 mei 2013 ingrijpende veranderingen ondergaan. De wetswijziging, die in wer…

23/04/14

The use of languages in companies: what currently happens in the case of cross-border occupations?

As a reminder, the Court of Justice of the European Union considered that the Flemish decree about the use of languages, requiring, on pain of nullity…

22/04/14

Class Action Procedure

After several years of debating the question, the Belgian Government has finally approved the introduction of a class action procedure. The new Act is…

22/04/14

Company Directors, Are You Familiar with Your Duties?

A director must do everything in his or her power to govern the company, which is no small feat. In an economic climate which is far from rosy, direct…

22/04/14

Motivation for dismissal: new rules as from 1 April 2014

The introduction of an obligation to motivate the dismissal of both blue- and white-collar workers has been announced. Last month, CBA 109 introduced …

21/04/14

Affaire Mosley : légalité d’une injonction de retrait d’images illicites et responsabilité des moteurs de rech…

Alors qu’il avait été filmé à son insu le 28 mars 2008, Max Mosleya sollicité la suppression de neuf images (identifiées dans des constats d’huissier …

21/04/14

General Court ruled that the Commission should allow partial access to documents on inability to pay

On 20 March 2013 the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment in Case T-181/10 Reagens v Commission. Reagens appealed the Commission's decision t…

18/04/14

EINDELIJK RECHTSKADER VOOR GEWESTGRENSOVERSCHRIJDENDE, INTERGEMEENTELIJKE SAMENWERKING

Belangrijkste onderdeel is de regel dat het op het gewestgrensoverschrijdende overschrijdende intercommunale samenwerkingsverband toepasselijke recht …

17/04/14

La lutte contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales

Le 10 décembre 2013, la loi modifiant la loi du 2 août 2002 concernant la lutte contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales a été …

17/04/14

The unified statute: checklist of the modifications to be made to social documents

The so-called “single status” of 26 December 2013 entered into force on 1 January 2014 and is subject to much debate. There is modification of the dur…

16/04/14

The General Court confirmed the Commission's powers of investigation in the cement cartel decisions to request…

On 14 March 2014, the General Court ("GC") handed down several appeal judgments on the Commission decisions to request information in the cement carte…

16/04/14

Electronic recording of attendances on temporary or mobile work sites

From 1 April 2014, any person, whether an employee or self-employed, present on a temporary or mobile work site must register his/her attendance. This…

15/04/14

La Cour de Justice confirme la légalité de principe des liens hypertextes au regard du droit d’auteur

Dans un arrêt Svensson fort attendu et prononcé ce 13 février 2014, la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a conclu que le propriétaire d’un …

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Risico van borgstelling in de WCO

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General Court dismisses Faci's appeal in heat stabilizers cartel

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Taalwetgeving in Vlaanderen beperkt versoepeld

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De rol van cijferspecialisten bij de procedure WCO wordt belangrijker

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The use of languages in companies: what currently happens in the case of cross-border occupations?

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Class Action Procedure

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Company Directors, Are You Familiar with Your Duties?

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Motivation for dismissal: new rules as from 1 April 2014

21/04/14

Affaire Mosley : légalité d’une injonction de retrait d’images illicites et responsabilité des moteurs de rech…

21/04/14

General Court ruled that the Commission should allow partial access to documents on inability to pay

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EINDELIJK RECHTSKADER VOOR GEWESTGRENSOVERSCHRIJDENDE, INTERGEMEENTELIJKE SAMENWERKING

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La lutte contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales

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The unified statute: checklist of the modifications to be made to social documents

16/04/14

The General Court confirmed the Commission's powers of investigation in the cement cartel decisions to request…

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Electronic recording of attendances on temporary or mobile work sites

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La Cour de Justice confirme la légalité de principe des liens hypertextes au regard du droit d’auteur

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