News & Articles

11/07/13

ECJ declares incompatible with EU law an Austrian provision precluding access to cartel case files without par…

On 6 June 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") published its judgement in Donau Chemie (C-536/11). The case concerned a reference for a prelimi…

10/07/13

Un subside de 50 millions EUR pour développer la technologie '5G'

European Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, announced the grant of a EUR 50 million subsidy to promote research into 5G mobile technology.

09/07/13

Listening to sales calls is allowed, but do not forget the work rules

In its advice statement of June 5 2013, the Privacy Commission shed light on the practice of employers listening in to employees' sales calls with a v…

09/07/13

Notional Interest Deduction

The notional interest deduction ("NID") refers to the deemed interest expenses that Belgian companies and establishments are entitled to calculate ann…

08/07/13

European Consultation on revised competition rules for technology transfer agreements

The European Commission launched on 18 February 2013 a public consultation on a proposal for revised competition rules for technology transfer agreeme…

08/07/13

New Belgian Arbitration Act enters into force on 1 September 2013

As from 1 September 2013, Belgium will have a new and modern Arbitration Act. It is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law while keeping at the same time som…

07/07/13

Windy times for offshore wind power support

This newsletter sheds light on two recent evolutions regarding the Belgian support regime for offshore wind power. Firstly, the CREG has published a s…

05/07/13

The new Belgian Competition Act

On April 26, 2013 the redrafted Belgian Competition Act of April 3, 2013 was published in the Official Journal. With the amended legislation Fede…

05/07/13

The Commission published a proposal for a directive on rules governing actions for antitrust damages

04/07/13

New Limosa : from 1 July 2013!

The Limosa obligation concerns the obligation for a seconded self-employed person or a seconded employee (not tied to an employer established in Belgi…

03/07/13

Non-recurring result-tied bonus update

Through a transitional measure for 2013, employers can choose to bear the cost of the new employee social security contribution on bonuses. This will …

03/07/13

Complaints and requests

The new conditions linked to the introduction of complaints and requests.

03/07/13

De nieuwe wet rechtsbescherming overheidsopdrachten is gepubliceerd – verandert er iets?

Op 21 juni 2013 is de Wet van 17 juni 2013 betreffende de motivering, de informatie en de rechtsmiddelen inzake overheidsopdrachten en bepaalde opdrac…

02/07/13

Optimization of interest due on the current account

When a manager/shareholder borrows money from his company, this is normally accounted for as a receivable in current account of the latter (debit a…

01/07/13

The obligation of confidentiality at the stage of the execution of the contract

Execution – confidentiality

01/07/13

Notification duty in case of cash payments exceeding EUR 5,000

The anti money laundering act of 11 January 1993, which limited the payments in cash for the purchase of goods to EUR 15,000, was restricted considera…

01/07/13

Transatlantic developments in relation to the antitrust analysis of reverse payment settlements: Lundbeck and …

Lundbeck held various patents relating to citalopram, both in respect of the substance itself and in respect of various production processes. When the…

28/06/13

Privilege of Unpaid Sellers of Movables

Abolition of Publicity Obligation by Filing Invoices at Court Registry

28/06/13

Reform of European Trade Mark Law

Almost 25 years after the adoption of the Trade Marks Directive, harmonizing national trade mark law throughout the EU (now codified as Directive 2008…

28/06/13

General implementation rules for public procurements – modifications to a public procurement contract

Supplementary conditions established by the new provision regarding the modifications ordered during the execution of a public procurement contract.