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13/06/13

La TVA et les voitures de société : où en est-on ?

Depuis le 1er janvier 2011, les assujettis sont - en principe - obligés de limiter la déduction de la TVA sur leurs véhicules de société à concurrence…

13/06/13

Recent Developments in Intellectual Property before the European Courts

On 30 April 2013, the General Court of the European Union (the “General Court”) upheld the decision of the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Ma…

13/06/13

European Court of Justice upholds finding that the Commission failed to act within the meaning of Article 265 …

On 16 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") dismissed an appeal of the European Commission (the "Commission") against a judgment of the Gene…

13/06/13

De nieuwe overheidsopdrachtenreglementering treedt in werking op 1 juli!

  Het langverwachte koninklijk besluit tot bepaling van de datum van inwerkingtreding van de nieuwe overheidsopdrachtenreglementering is verschen…

13/06/13

La nouvelle réglementation des marchés publics entre en vigueur le 1er juillet !

  L'arrêté royal tant attendu déterminant la date d'entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle réglementation des marchés publics a été publié au Moniteur …

12/06/13

Public Procurement Act (2006) enters into force on 1 July 2013

The public procurement act and related implementation measures’ effective entry into force is finally set for 1 July 2013. This news comes with the pu…

12/06/13

Health law: news about medical experiments

Modification to the law of 7 May 2004 on medical experiments on human beings.

11/06/13

The ECJ condemns Belgium for its tax exemption on savings deposits

Article 21.5º of the Belgian Income Tax Code 1992 (“ITC”) provides that the first tranche of € 1,830 (for 2013 fiscal year) per year of income from sa…

11/06/13

Emission trading: Waiting for a Revival...

Studies show that global warming can only be combated by heavily reducing greenhouse gases. How will the EU Emission Trading Scheme adapt itself after…

10/06/13

Health law: adaptation of the Statute of the Fund for Medical Accidents

Amendments to the Act of 31 March 2010 on compensation for damages resulting from health care and to health care and benefits insurance act of 14 July…

10/06/13

European Court of Justice affirms the need to show financial independence in order to overcome the rebuttable …

On 8 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") rendered its judgement in the case Eni SpA v. Commission (C-508/11 P), upholding the General Cour…

10/06/13

Nieuwe betalingstermijnen voor overheidsinstanties sedert 16 maart 2013?

  Uiterlijk op 16 maart 2013 had de Tweede Richtlijn betalingsachterstand in Belgisch recht moeten worden omgezet. De Richtlijn voorziet onder me…

10/06/13

Nouveaux délais de paiement pour les pouvoirs publics depuis le 16 mars 2013 ?

06/06/13

Overhaul of the Belgian legislation on security interests in movable assets passed by Belgian Parliament

On Thursday 30 May, the Belgian Parliament approved the overhaul of the Belgian legislation on security interests in movable assetsUnder the new legis…

06/06/13

Health law: modifications to e-Health

New developments on e-Health.

05/06/13

Commission decision on marine hoses cartel partially annulled by the General Court

On 17 May 2013, the General Court (“GC”) partially annulled a Commission decision finding that 11 companies participated in a cartel on the marine hos…

05/06/13

Gezamenlijk aanbod inzake onroerend goed

  De wet van 6 april 2010 betreffende marktpraktijken en consumentenbescherming ("WMPC") heeft het principieel verbod van het gezamenlijk aanbod …

05/06/13

La responsabilité des dirigeants d’entreprises en difficultés (partie 2) : la poursuite d’une activité déficit…

  (i) Le principe La poursuite d'une activité déficitaire place les dirigeants dans une situation parfois inextricable. Doivent-ils faire aveu de…

04/06/13

Use of languages in cross-border employment : Cosmopolitan Flanders?

  Foreign companies often are puzzled about the language to use when drafting an employment contract for an employee either sent (seconded) from …

04/06/13

Belgium: Reform of Security Interests in Movable Assets

Belgium has adopted new legislation on the creation and enforcement of security interests in moveable assets (the "Act"[1]). The Act significantly ref…