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03/03/14

The Late Payment Act has finally been amended

The Act of 22 November 2013, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 10 December 2013, amends the Late Payment Act of 2 August 2002. The Act of 2…

28/02/14

Hervorming procedure Raad van State

De wijzigingen van de procedureregels bij de Raad van State volgen elkaar in sneltreinvaart op.

28/02/14

The Antwerp Court of Appeals interprets sales periods differently from the Court of Justice of the EU and the …

A recent decision rendered by the Court of Appeals of Antwerp sheds new light on the question of whether Belgian rules prohibiting announcements of pr…

26/02/14

Belgium to introduce class actions

UPDATE : The bill introducing class actions proceedings in Belgium has been withdrawn by the Minister of Economic Affairs on Thursday 27 February…

26/02/14

Transposition of Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payments in commercial transactions

Public procurements – sanctions for late payments

25/02/14

Law reforming the Council of State finally adopted

On 9 January 2014, the Belgian Federal Government passed the law reforming the Council of State’s competency, procedure and internal organisation (1).…

25/02/14

Sustainable procurement policy for contracting authorities of the Walloon region

Circular – Walloon Region – social, ethical and environmental clauses

25/02/14

Einde van ontslag zonder motief

In de nasleep van de wet op het eenheidsstatuut hebben de sociale partners een akkoord bereikt over de motiveringsplicht bij ontslag. De regeling is v…

24/02/14

Afstand als minimale besteksvereiste bij overheidsopdrachten en concessies

Hof van Justitie aanvaardt dat een gemeente de inzamelaar van gemengd stedelijk afval verplicht dit afval te vervoeren naar de meest nabijgelegen, ges…

24/02/14

Execution of a contract passed by centralised purchasing

Centralised purchasing – Execution – Distribution of roles

21/02/14

Guidelines for determining “residence” under EU social security coordination

The European Commission recently provided practical guidelines for determining a person’s residence country in the EU, within the framework of Regulat…

21/02/14

The new European thresholds are published!

Marchés publics – Nouveaux seuils – Publicité européenne

20/02/14

Social partners conclude CBA on the motivation of the dismissal

On 12 February 2014, the National Labour Council (NLC) has entered into the long-awaited CBA on the motivation of the dismissal. By doing so, the soci…

20/02/14

Zorgvastgoed

Met het besluit van 20 december 2013 heeft de Vlaamse Regering de regels betreffende de voorafgaande vergunningen en de erkenning van centra voor kort…

19/02/14

EU Commission calls for data on in-situ biocidal generated active substances

On 31 January 2014 the European Commission released a "Call for information on in-situ generated biocidal active substances". The information is desig…

19/02/14

Walloon green certificates in 2014: Qualiwatt’s birth and Solwatt’s ashes (GC back-loading)

While the Walloon Parliament voted the Qualiwatt decree, the Government is working out an external financing mechanism for Solwatt GCs.

18/02/14

New system of planning permission charges in the Brussels-Capital Region

The new system of planning permission charges in the Brussels-Capital Region was published in the Belgian Official Journal on 2 December 2013 and ente…

17/02/14

Antiquité et authenticité : comprendre le descriptif des œuvres

L'authenticité est une des qualités essentielles de toute œuvre d'art ou antiquité. Pourtant, régulièrement, il n'est pas possible d'avoir une certitu…

13/02/14

Protection of creditor rights in the event of capital restructuring

The Belgian Companies Code was recently amended in order to improve the protection of creditors with a disputed claim in the event of certain restruct…

12/02/14

Environnement : la main tendue de la Région Bruxelles-Capitale aux opérateurs de téléphonie mobile

Le 24 Janvier 2014, le Parlement Bruxellois a adopté une proposition d'ordonnance visant à accélérer le développement de la technologie de la 4G à Bru…

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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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03/03/14

The Late Payment Act has finally been amended

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26/02/14

Belgium to introduce class actions

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Transposition of Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payments in commercial transactions

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Law reforming the Council of State finally adopted

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Sustainable procurement policy for contracting authorities of the Walloon region

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Einde van ontslag zonder motief

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Afstand als minimale besteksvereiste bij overheidsopdrachten en concessies

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Execution of a contract passed by centralised purchasing

21/02/14

Guidelines for determining “residence” under EU social security coordination

21/02/14

The new European thresholds are published!

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Social partners conclude CBA on the motivation of the dismissal

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EU Commission calls for data on in-situ biocidal generated active substances

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Walloon green certificates in 2014: Qualiwatt’s birth and Solwatt’s ashes (GC back-loading)

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New system of planning permission charges in the Brussels-Capital Region

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