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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Yesterday the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a package of new competition legislation. This introduces several major changes, including s…
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On Friday 21 February 2013, the Belgian Official Gazette published a Royal Decree introducing mandatory Collective Action Clauses for issues of Belgia…
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In eerdere nieuwsbrieven werd reeds uitgebreid toelichting gegeven over de fiscale regels omtrent de schenking en vererving van familiale onderneminge…
Read MoreOn 12 December 2012, the Commission published an Issues Paper which identifies the most relevant areas for reflection regarding the revision of the Fr…
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Eind 2012 werden tal van nieuwe fiscale maatregelen van kracht. Een belangrijke nieuwe maatregel is de verplichting tot aangifte van buitenlandse leve…
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As a consequence of certain recent data compromise cases, the Belgian Privacy Commission on 21 January 2013, has published a recommendation (01/2013) …
Read MoreThe European Commission recently established the European Service Innovation Centre (ESIC) to support regions in the design of better policies to tran…
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De Wet van 10 december 2012 zorgt voor een aantal wijzigingen aan de huidige regels betreffende de onwaardigheid om te erven, de herroeping van giften…
Read MoreDirective 2009/110/EG of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the b…
Read MoreThe unified European Patent will simplify the European protection of inventions, and save a lot of time and money for European companies. In this way,…
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As announced in our first Headlines of 2013, the Programme Act of 27 December 2012 contains new provisions aiming at the reinforcement of t…
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In its decision of 14 December 2012 (Case 7321), the Dutch competition authority ("NMa") concluded that the proposed acquisition of A.A. ter Beek (kno…
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Cooperating with a would-be independent worker may turn out to be an expensive exercise for the disguised employer in case of a requalification (possi…
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La Cour constitutionnelle fut saisie par différents contribuables afin de statuer sur la compatibilité avec le principe de non-discrimination du nouve…
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On 11 January 2013, the European Commission published the non-confidential version of the commitments in the Universal Music Group / EMI merger. The c…
Read MoreThe eHealth-platform wants to promote the possibility for each stakeholders in the healthsector to benefit from the advantages of electronical securis…
Read MoreE-procurement – Receipt of tenders – Access to documents – Circular letter.
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On 30 November 2012, the first in a series of bills deriving from the legislative programme known as STROOM (which in Dutch means "electricity") was s…
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On 30 January 2013, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State (Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State, "ABRvS") hand…
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Today’s automotive sector is a market with many players. At different levels, networks are built, sales are concluded and trade relationships are ma…
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