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14/04/14

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE DECLARES DATA RETENTION DIRECTIVE TO BE INVALID

On 8 April 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its long-awaited preliminary ruling on the validity of …

14/04/14

Obligation to Provide Reason for Dismissal as of 1 April 2014

On 12 February 2014, the social stakeholders concluded Collective Bargaining Agreement No 109 regarding the obligation to provide a reason for dismiss…

11/04/14

Copyright fees are due for the communication by television or radio of protected music within the premises of …

The ECJ delivered on the 27th of February 2014 a new decision by which it made the application of the concept of "communication to the public" referre…

09/04/14

Collective Labor Agreement n° 109: what is going to change as from April 1st2014 in Belgian Employment Law?

Until recently, Belgium was one of the last countries in Europe where the blue and white-collar workers were treated differently, inter alia regarding…

09/04/14

The administrative loop

Reform of the Council of State - The administrative loop - The conditions of application

08/04/14

Commission adopts new block exemption regulation and guidelines on technology transfer agreements

On 21 March 2014, the Commission adopted a new technology transfer block exemption regulation ("TTBER") and accompanying guidelines ("TT Guidelines").…

08/04/14

Attention! Obligation to indicate the requirement levels for qualitative selection criteria

Qualitative selection – Determination of requirement levels – Competition

07/04/14

Royal decree

Regulation - Royal decree amending several royal decrees implementing the law of 15 June 2006

04/04/14

Het hervormde ontslagrecht na het eenheidsstatuut: HR Toolkit

Met het eenheidsstatuut worden heel wat nieuwe regels ingevoerd die een belangrijke impact zullen hebben op het HR beleid van ondernemingen. Allen &a…

04/04/14

New Draft Directive on actions for antitrust damages is set for formal approval

On 26 March 2014, the Committee of Permanent Representatives endorsed an agreement between the Presidency of the Competitiveness Council and European …

04/04/14

Walloon Region - subsidies for the production of photovoltaic plants with a capacity of less than or equal to …

Walloon Region – PV – new subsidies to production of green energy Walloon Region – PV – new subsidies to production of green energy

03/04/14

Reporting obligation of foreign legal structures - Publication of list of targeted foreign foundations and com…

In July 2013 a legal obligation was introduced for founders and beneficiaries to report foreign legal structures in their respective annual income tax…

03/04/14

Sectoral conditions for wind farms in Wallonia

The Walloon Government finally adopts executive decision on sectoral operating conditions for wind farms.

02/04/14

Publication des nouvelles directives « Marchés Publics » au Journal Officiel

Le paquet législatif visant à moderniser les procédures de passation des marchés publics européens a été publié le vendredi 28 mars au Journal Officie…

02/04/14

Commercial planning

The Brussels Government submitted a draft ordinance in order to regionalize the so called IKEA federal law.

01/04/14

Collective actions in Belgium

The Belgian parliament has approved a new bill introducing a brand new action for collective redress under Belgian law. The bill forms part of the new…

01/04/14

Reform of the securities interests over moveable assets

A new regime governing securities interests over moveable assets, based on a registration system (and payment of tax duties), will enter into force in…

31/03/14

"Eenheidsstatuut aanvullende pensioenen” goedgekeurd door de Kamer

In de Kamer werd gisteren (27 maart) het wetsontwerp goedgekeurd dat een geleidelijke opheffing beoogt van de verschillen in behandeling op basis van …

31/03/14

Tax on Savings Income Revisited

In a country where 15% of all income earned by families in 2013 was transferred to savings accounts ("Regulated Savings Accounts"), the tax rules appl…

31/03/14

Deadline for implementation of MiFID rules is approaching. Insurers, agents and brokers: are you ready?

So-called MiFID rules will apply to all insurance professionals carrying on business in Belgium as from 30 April 2014. Both Belgian and foreign insure…

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European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

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Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

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Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

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Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

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Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

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14/04/14

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE DECLARES DATA RETENTION DIRECTIVE TO BE INVALID

14/04/14

Obligation to Provide Reason for Dismissal as of 1 April 2014

11/04/14

Copyright fees are due for the communication by television or radio of protected music within the premises of …

09/04/14

Collective Labor Agreement n° 109: what is going to change as from April 1st2014 in Belgian Employment Law?

09/04/14

The administrative loop

08/04/14

Commission adopts new block exemption regulation and guidelines on technology transfer agreements

08/04/14

Attention! Obligation to indicate the requirement levels for qualitative selection criteria

07/04/14

Royal decree

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Het hervormde ontslagrecht na het eenheidsstatuut: HR Toolkit

04/04/14

New Draft Directive on actions for antitrust damages is set for formal approval

04/04/14

Walloon Region - subsidies for the production of photovoltaic plants with a capacity of less than or equal to …

03/04/14

Reporting obligation of foreign legal structures - Publication of list of targeted foreign foundations and com…

03/04/14

Sectoral conditions for wind farms in Wallonia

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Publication des nouvelles directives « Marchés Publics » au Journal Officiel

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Commercial planning

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Collective actions in Belgium

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Reform of the securities interests over moveable assets

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"Eenheidsstatuut aanvullende pensioenen” goedgekeurd door de Kamer

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Tax on Savings Income Revisited

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Deadline for implementation of MiFID rules is approaching. Insurers, agents and brokers: are you ready?

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