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27/09/13

Brussels ordinance on information on underground cables, pipes and conduits

Some time ago, we saw the creation of the “KLIM” ("Kabels en Leidingen Informatie Meldpunt" or Cable and Pipe Information Notification Office) at fede…

26/09/13

Plan for certainty of electricity supply approved

The plan contains various measures to cater for the loss in capacity due to the run-down of nuclear energy and to increase import capacity by extendin…

26/09/13

The decision of CREG on the tariff proposal corrected by Elia for the period 2012-2015

La Cour d'appel de Bruxelles a annulé, dans son arrêt du 6 février 2013, la décision tarifaire de la CREG du 22 décembre 2011. Avec cette nouvelle déc…

25/09/13

Implementation of the Third European Package of energy regulations (BE)

Belgium’s federal energy regulator, CREG, filed a petition before the Constitutional Court seeking partial setting-aside of the Act of 8 January 2012 …

25/09/13

Walloon Green Certificates (PV): updated executive summary

Fin mars 2013, le Gouvernement wallon a annoncé une refonte du système des certificats verts (CV) pour les installations photovoltaïques < 10 kWc. …

24/09/13

Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on Misleading Comparative Advertising

On 27 and 28 June 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court of Appeal”) delivered two judgments in relation to misleading comparative advertising…

24/09/13

Flemish system of green certificates in danger

Advocate-General Yves Bot finds, in the framework of a preliminary ruling procedure before the Court of Justice that the Flemish system is contrary to…

23/09/13

De Advocatenakte

Op 13 juni 2013 is de Wet van 29 april 2013 betreffende de door de advocaten van de partijen medeondertekende onderhandse akte in werking getreden. De…

23/09/13

The mechanism regarding the withholding obligation and the guarantee in respect of social security and the tax…

The social security and tax authorities recourse regarding the withholding obligation and guarantee during a judicial reorganization has been confirme…

23/09/13

The Belgian Prospectus Act has been amended

Key provisions of the Amending Directive transposed into Belgian Law by the Amending Act When transposing the Amending Directive and thus modifying th…

20/09/13

Agreement regarding Harmonisation of Blue Collar and White Collar Employee Regimes

Already in a 1993 judgment, the Constitutional Court (Grondwettelijk Hof / Cour Constitutionnelle) had considered the specific differences between whi…

20/09/13

The law on the continuity of undertakings will shortly be amended: what about the social aspects of the reorga…

The draft law amending several legal provisions governing the continuity of undertakings will also have a social impact. Firstly, CBA no. 102 of 5 Oct…

19/09/13

Registration fees for judicial decisions in the case of bankruptcy of the opposing party

A court order for an opposing party to pay a high amount is not always beneficial to the creditor if it is apparent that there are insufficient assets…

18/09/13

Parliament Passes Comprehensive Reform of Securities over Movable Goods

On 11 July 2013, Parliament adopted the Law amending the Civil Code with regard to securities over movable property and to abolish certain provisions …

18/09/13

De geïnformeerde toestemming van (de vertegenwoordiger van) de bewusteloze patiënt

Op uw dienst wordt een patiënt binnengebracht die bewusteloos is, vermoedelijk als gevolg van overmatig drugs- en/of drankgebruik. Deze feitelijk wils…

17/09/13

De omgevingsvergunning

De nieuwe omgevingsvergunning komt er aan. Voor het einde van de huidige legislatuur wil de Vlaamse Regering nog de nodige teksten goedkeuren. De omge…

16/09/13

Moet Google schrappen? Het vergeetrecht als tempering voor het olifantengeheugen van het internet

De huidige informatiemaatschappij biedt de mogelijkheid om via zoekmachines als Google, Yahoo en andere snel en gericht informatie te verzamelen over …

13/09/13

The Continuity of Enterprises Act has been modified

On 1 August 2013, a law modifying the Law on the Continuity of Enterprises of 31 January 2009 (hereinafter the Law) entered into force. Three years af…

13/09/13

New Belgian competition act enters into force

The amended Competition Act constitutes Book IV of the new Code of Business and Economic Law (Wetboek van economisch recht/Code de droit économique).

13/09/13

The success of the law on the continuity of undertakings leads to a reform

A bill modifying various legislation regarding the continuity of undertakings was adopted by the House of Representatives on 2 May 2013. The main modi…

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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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27/09/13

Brussels ordinance on information on underground cables, pipes and conduits

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Plan for certainty of electricity supply approved

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The decision of CREG on the tariff proposal corrected by Elia for the period 2012-2015

25/09/13

Implementation of the Third European Package of energy regulations (BE)

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Walloon Green Certificates (PV): updated executive summary

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Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on Misleading Comparative Advertising

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Flemish system of green certificates in danger

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De Advocatenakte

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The mechanism regarding the withholding obligation and the guarantee in respect of social security and the tax…

23/09/13

The Belgian Prospectus Act has been amended

20/09/13

Agreement regarding Harmonisation of Blue Collar and White Collar Employee Regimes

20/09/13

The law on the continuity of undertakings will shortly be amended: what about the social aspects of the reorga…

19/09/13

Registration fees for judicial decisions in the case of bankruptcy of the opposing party

18/09/13

Parliament Passes Comprehensive Reform of Securities over Movable Goods

18/09/13

De geïnformeerde toestemming van (de vertegenwoordiger van) de bewusteloze patiënt

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De omgevingsvergunning

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Moet Google schrappen? Het vergeetrecht als tempering voor het olifantengeheugen van het internet

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The Continuity of Enterprises Act has been modified

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New Belgian competition act enters into force

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