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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New paragraph 2 of article 110 of the Belgian Companies Code provides that a mother company having only subsidiaries considered as not being material,…
Read MoreThe ASBL and the AISBL are two forms of associations with a non-profit purpose. However, the incorporation, the structure and the organisation of thos…
Read MorePursuant to article 533 of the Corporate Code, the notice of convocation of the shareholders to a general meeting of unlisted companies is at least 15…
Read MoreIn its long awaited decision in Solvay v. Honeywell, the Court of Justice of the EU allows the owners of a European patent to obtain preliminary measu…
Read MoreDespite the lack of copyright protection and therefore the lack of violation of copyrights, the Court of Appeal of Brussels has condemned C&A for …
Read MoreHow adverts have been spread during the 2012 Olympics.
Read MoreThe exhaustion of the distribution right does not only apply where the copyright holder markets copies of his software on a material medium but also w…
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In a decision of 30 July 2012, the Belgian Competition Council held that Presstalis, a French company previously known as Nouvelles Messageries de la …
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The Flemish Community’s Decree on the use of languages in labour relations (hereafter referred to as the “Flemish Decree”), which was adopted on 19 Ju…
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In een eerdere nieuwsbrief werd reeds uitgebreid toelichting gegeven over de nieuwe fiscale regels omtrent de schenking en de vererving van familiale …
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Eind augustus werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad de Wet van 3 augustus 2012 houdende bepalingen betreffende de verwerking van persoonsgegevens door de Fe…
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The Law of 20 July 2012 which modifies the Law of 28 December 2011 concerning the pension of employees and concerning new transitional measures for ea…
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Elk jaar vallen er feestdagen op een zondag of op een inactiviteitsdag. In 2013 betreft dit enkel de nationale feestdag op 21 juli. Dit betekent evenw…
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On 3 August 2012, the Belgian Parliament adopted long-awaited legislation on covered bonds (the "Covered Bonds Act")[1] as well as an act on the use o…
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On 6 September 2012 , the European Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components (i.e. …
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On 27 June 2012, the National Labour Council adopted CBA n° 103 containing new provisions regarding the right to time credit and working time reductio…
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Tout le monde admet que le principe « à travail égal, rémunération égale » doit constituer le fondement de notre droit belge du droit du travail. Cepe…
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La Cour de cassation vient de confirmer, une nouvelle fois, dans son arrêt du 15 juin 2012, le caractère déductible de la TVA ayant grevé des frais de…
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Op basis van het zwijgrecht kan niemand verplicht worden verklaringen af te leggen waaruit zou blijken dat hij strafbare feiten heeft gepleegd. Maar b…
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Welke gegevens vallen onder het beroepsgeheim van de externe accountant? Het beroepsgeheim blijkt een ruimere uitwerking te hebben dan wel eens gedach…
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