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06/01/25

EU Tax Alert - Highlights 2024

The “Highlights 2024” edition of the EU Tax Alert is available for download. This edition of the EU Tax Alert provides an overview of the most importa…

03/01/25

Adviezen van advocaten aan overheden niet meer absoluut onttrokken aan de openbaarheid van bestuur?

Is het absolute karakter van artikel 6, § 2, tweede lid, 2° van de Openbaarheidswet verenigbaar met artikel 32 GW? Het Grondwettelijk Hof zal op de vr…

24/12/24

Reforming the public procurement regulatory framework?

Ten years after the introduction of the public procurement directives, Europe is considering reforming the public procurement regulatory framework.

23/12/24

Uitstel inwerkingtreding nieuwe regelgeving rond ketenaansprakelijkheid

De inwerkingtreding van de nieuwe Vlaamse regelgeving rond de zorgvuldigheidsplicht en ketenaansprakelijkheid die gepland stond op 1 januari 2025 word…

23/12/24

Belgian NIS 2 cybersecurity authority releases guidelines on incident reporting obligations

Following the recent entry into force of the Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS 2), the Belgian cybersecurity authority (CCB) has issue…

20/12/24

Contracteren over de uitzettingsvergoeding na weigering van de handelshuurhernieuwing

Wanneer een verhuurder een huurhernieuwing weigert, maakt de huurder in bepaalde gevallen aanspraak op een forfaitaire uitzettingsvergoeding, overeenk…

19/12/24

New EU Directive Impacting Digital Platforms and Individuals Working for Them

On 23 October 2024, the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2024/2831 (“the Directive”), aimed at improving conditions for individuals working …

18/12/24

European Commission consultation on the revision of its State aid aviation guidelines

On 11 December 2024, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the targeted revision of the 2014 Guidelines on State aid to airports a…

16/12/24

Class 23 insurance: Opportunity for non-resident insurers to pursue tax relief in Belgium

On 7 November 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a crucial ruling concerning the discriminatory taxation of dividends…

13/12/24

New EU Refuelling Guidelines

On 9 October 2024, the European Commission published its guidelines on the interpretation of the refuelling obligations for aircraft operators (“Refue…

11/12/24

Belgium’s new Private Investigation Act: What employers need to know

The Belgian Private Investigation Act, which will replace the 1991 Act regulating private detective activities, introduces significant changes that em…

11/12/24

Kan de pacht na het overlijden van de pachter door de erfgenamen worden voortgezet? Zo ja, wat zijn de voorwaa…

Les règles prévues par la loi sur le bail à ferme en cas de décès du preneur sont reprises dans le décret sur le bail à ferme, moyennant quelques ajus…

10/12/24

L’analyse de la régularité des offres dans les marchés publics

L’établissement d’une offre ou d’une demande de participation en marchés publics est une tâche ardue. Non seulement le soumissionnaire doit présenter …

10/12/24

Voordelen van alle aard op voorschotten in rekening-courant: exit forfaitaire raming versus werkelijke waarde?…

Uit het antwoord van de minister van Financiën op een recente parlementaire vraag valt af te leiden dat het voordeel van alle aard voor voorschotten i…

09/12/24

CJEU C-793/22 Biohemp – Indoor Cannabis Cultivation: The CJEU Weighs in

The Cannabis sativa L. plant serves a wide range of purposes, many of which are uncontroversial. It can be grown in the EU, in which context it is com…

06/12/24

Embracing the future of product safety: the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation

The new General Product Safety Regulation (EU 2023/988 – GPSR) aims to fill the gaps in consumer protection in the EU, while addressing the complexiti…

06/12/24

Directors can be held personally liable

Zoals in het eerste gedeelte van onze artikelenreeks over de afschaffing van de quasi-immuniteit reeds gesteld, zorgt het principe van de 'de quasi-im…

05/12/24

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?

Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions…

05/12/24

GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO/a representative/both?

Even if your company is not established in the EU, you probably have heard about the famous “GDPR“. This European regulation entered into force in May…

03/12/24

Donor children have a right to obtain information regarding their donor

The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the legal provisions on professional secrecy and anonymity of sperm donors should no longer prevent a don…

10/09/26

10/09/26

European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

10/09/26

10/09/26

Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

09/09/26

09/09/26

Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

09/09/26

Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

09/09/26

Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

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06/01/25

EU Tax Alert - Highlights 2024

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Adviezen van advocaten aan overheden niet meer absoluut onttrokken aan de openbaarheid van bestuur?

24/12/24

Reforming the public procurement regulatory framework?

23/12/24

Uitstel inwerkingtreding nieuwe regelgeving rond ketenaansprakelijkheid

23/12/24

Belgian NIS 2 cybersecurity authority releases guidelines on incident reporting obligations

20/12/24

Contracteren over de uitzettingsvergoeding na weigering van de handelshuurhernieuwing

19/12/24

New EU Directive Impacting Digital Platforms and Individuals Working for Them

18/12/24

European Commission consultation on the revision of its State aid aviation guidelines

16/12/24

Class 23 insurance: Opportunity for non-resident insurers to pursue tax relief in Belgium

13/12/24

New EU Refuelling Guidelines

11/12/24

Belgium’s new Private Investigation Act: What employers need to know

11/12/24

Kan de pacht na het overlijden van de pachter door de erfgenamen worden voortgezet? Zo ja, wat zijn de voorwaa…

10/12/24

L’analyse de la régularité des offres dans les marchés publics

10/12/24

Voordelen van alle aard op voorschotten in rekening-courant: exit forfaitaire raming versus werkelijke waarde?…

09/12/24

CJEU C-793/22 Biohemp – Indoor Cannabis Cultivation: The CJEU Weighs in

06/12/24

Embracing the future of product safety: the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation

06/12/24

Directors can be held personally liable

05/12/24

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?

05/12/24

GDPR : Should non-EU companies designate a DPO/a representative/both?

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Donor children have a right to obtain information regarding their donor

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