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17/07/26
17/07/26
New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

On 9 July 2026, the Belgian Parliament adopted the act transposing the European Consumer Credit Directive (CCD II), extending Belgian consumer credit rules to certain deferred-paym…

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16/07/26
16/07/26
White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Sm…

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15/07/26
15/07/26
European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 ("AMLR") establishes a fully harmonized framework for the identification and disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) …

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17/07/26
The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

Can a landlord refuse a prospective tenant because their income is less tha…

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16/07/26
New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

A new bill introduces an active notification obligation in Article VI.91 of…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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29/07/13
The Banking Law is 20 years old

The Banking Law was adopted 20 years ago and is a founding regulation of the financial sector. The Law never stopped evolving over the course of the i…

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26/07/13
Financial regulation is in a constant shape of evolution

We thought appropriate to provide a general overview of the progress status (with very brief summary) of five significant regulations: MiFID II, AIFMD…

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26/07/13
L'interdiction des offres conjointes comportant un ou plusieurs services financiers est compatible avec le dro…

Dans son arrêt préjudiciel du 18 juillet 2013, la Cour de justice a décidé que l'interdiction belge des offres conjointes comportant des services fina…

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26/07/13
Leidraad bij de bescherming van Apps

De bescherming van (mobiele applicaties) ‘APPS’ verschilt in principe niet van die van andere computersoftware. Tegenwoordig is het voor een bedrijf e…

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25/07/13
SEPA : that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for Europe

The purpose of SEPA is to facilitate payments inside the Eurozone so that they are as simple as national payments. Several changes will thus be brough…

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25/07/13
DE BESCHERMING VAN TEKENINGEN EN MODELLEN

Het tekeningen- en modellenrecht biedt bescherming aan het uiterlijk van een voortbrengsel. Dit kan zowel tweedimensionale (tekeningen, denk bijvoorbe…

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25/07/13
ACER and ESMA intensify their cooperation for a consistent approach towards market abuse in the wholesale ener…

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) signed on 18 July 2013 (entry into…

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24/07/13
Belgian authority loses in-house privilege battle

On 5 March 2013, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ruled that in-house lawyers have the right to legal privilege vis-à-vis the competition authorities.

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24/07/13
MANAGEMENTVENNOOTSCHAP EN VASTGOED

Een van de vaak gestelde vragen is of de managementvennootschap als juridische structuur nog nuttig (lees: ‘fiscaal voordelig’) is om een vastgoed (bv…

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24/07/13
CJEU clarifies scope of Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation

On 18 July 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") handed down its judgment in case C-299/12, in which it clarified three issues con…

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23/07/13
Proposal for blue and white-collar occupational pensions harmonisation

A draft Act on the gradual harmonisation of blue and white-collar occupational pensions has been submitted by the Minister of Pension's office.

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23/07/13
Stuiting van de verjaring van RSZ – schulden door de instelling of de uitoefening van de strafvordering

Artikel 42 van de RSZ - Wet van 27.06.1969 bepaalt de verjaringstermijnen inzake betaling en terugbetaling van sociale zekerheidsbijdragen.

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22/07/13
Law proposal in order to regulate the resale of tickets for cultural shows and sports events

The law proposal requires a ban on the resale of tickets at a higher price than the initial sales price in order to avoid speculation and to guarantee…

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22/07/13
Onbeperkt bijverdienen na het pensioen: de nieuwe regels vanaf 1 januari 2013

Vanaf 1 januari 2013 mogen gepensioneerden van 65 jaar of ouder die een loopbaan van 42 jaar kunnen bewijzen onbeperkt bijverdienen. Deze gepensioneer…

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22/07/13
Due to limited impact of infringement, Trade and Industry Appeal Tribunal reduces fine for providing wrong inf…

In its judgement of 14 May 2013, the Trade and Industry Appeal Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, "CBb") lowered a fine imposed by t…

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22/07/13
Compromisvoorstel van de Minister van Werk: een nieuwe stap in de richting van een eenheidsstatuut

Op 5 juli 2013 deed de Minister van Werk een compromisvoorstel om de verschillen tussen arbeiders en bedienden weg te werken. Het voorstel beperkt zic…

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19/07/13
False self-employment: specific criteria for the construction industry

Following the Labour Relations Act's introduction of a rebuttable presumption on the nature of the working relationships, the construction industry co…

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19/07/13
Specifieke criteria die een weerlegbaar vermoeden creëren m.b.t. de aard van de arbeidsrelatie in de bewakings…

In een voorgaande nieuwsbrief werd reeds uiteengezet dat de regering Di Rupo met de Wet van 25 augustus 2012 de strijd tegen schijnzelfstandigheid opv…

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19/07/13
The General Court confirms fines for three undertakings in the aluminium fluoride cartel

On 18 June 2013, the General Court ("GC") dismissed the appeals lodged by Fluorsid, Minmet and Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the Commi…

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18/07/13
Code of Economic Law

The Belgian Parliament recently adopted the first books of the new Code of Economic Law. The new code will codify and amend the most important statute…

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