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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On 27 February 2013, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a communication with recommendations on convening general meetings, in…
Read MoreThe Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the general prohibition of loss sales, as provided in the Belgian commercial practices act, does not comply …
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On 12 April 2013, the General Court partially affirmed and partially annulled the Commission's decision finding that the International Confederation o…
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Het Koninklijk Besluit van 28 april 2013 dat de loonnorm vastlegt op 0% voor de jaren 2013 en 2014 werd gisteren gepubliceerd in het Belgisch S…
Read MoreLe 28 février 2013, le Tribunal de commerce de Liège a rendu une décision dans le cadre d’un litige opposant deux opérateurs de télécommunication belg…
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A new royal decree providing for a salary freeze in 2013 and 2014 was published today in the Belgian State Gazette.[1]
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In its decision of 26 February 2013, the Netherlands Consumer Authority (Consumentenautoriteit, "CA") imposed a fine of EUR 370,000 on Irish airline R…
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De regering heeft net voor Pasen een politiek akkoord bereikt over de al eerder aangekondigde "allerlaatste" fiscale regularisatieronde. Deze nieuwe r…
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Peu avant Pâques, le gouvernement a conclu un accord politique à propos de ce qui a déjà été annoncé comme la « toute dernière » opération de régulari…
Read MoreThe Belgian government is trying to save the sales and blackout periods by introducing a new bill with amendments to the current Commercial Practices …
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On 14 March 2013, the Dutch Competition Authority ("NMa") published a fining decision after administrative objections in a case concerning an alleged …
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As discussed in our Newsflash of 12 September 2012, the Flemish Community’s Decree of 19 July 1973 on the use of languages in labour relations (“the L…
Read MoreThe European Commission launched on 18 February 2013 a public consultation on a proposal for revised competition rules for technology transfer agreeme…
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On 12 March 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered its judgement in the case C-92/11. Partially answering one of the preliminary qu…
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Les obligations relatives à l'emploi des langues dans les relations de travail, en particulier pour la rédaction des contrats de travail, sont souvent…
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On April 2, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")1 published an opinion that clarifies further the purpose limitation principle contained in Art…
Read MoreIn December, the revision of the Brussels I Regulation was approved by the Council of the EU. The main modification is that the exequatur procedure wi…
Read MoreJust published: Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market? by R. Feltkamp and C. M…
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In its judgment of 5 March 2013 (Case 2011/MR/3) , the Brussels’ Court of Appeal ("CoA") has confirmed that advice given by in-house counsel to its em…
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In a detailed and well-reasoned judgment of 19 March 2013, the Brussels Labour Court of Appeal ruled that the termination of an employment contract on…
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