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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The draft bill which will profoundly change the fight against bogus self-employment in a number of sectors of industry, was adopted by the Chamber. Th…
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In een vorige nieuwsbrief werd reeds toelichting gegeven over de nieuwe anti-misbruikbepaling die sinds 1 juni 2012 geldt inzake registratie- en succe…
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The Danish Presidency has concluded it is not possible "to achieve an agreement on proposals to allow national bans on the cultivation of EU-approved …
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We have been carefully monitoring the progress of the Biocidal Products Regulation ("BPR") into EU law. We reported to you that on 10 May 2012, the …
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Regulation 883/2004 is the main instrument dealing with the coordination of the social security systems within the European Economic Area. One of its …
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New FSMA guidelines for the treatment of dossiers relating to public offers and admissions to trading on a regulated market applicable since 1 July 20…
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On 11 July 2012, the European Commission has published a proposal for a Directive on collecting societies and multi-territorial licensing of rights in…
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On 21 June 2012, the European Court of Justice (hereafter referred to as the ‘ECJ’) reaffirmed its earlier decision from 2009 whereby workers who fall…
Read MoreBespreking Verordening nr. 1227/2011 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 25 oktober 2011 betreffende de integriteit en transparantie van d…
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Het wetsontwerp dat de aanpak van schijnzelfstandigheid in een aantal sectoren drastisch zal veranderen, werd op 2 juli 2012 ingediend in de Kamer. De…
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In a judgment of 14 June 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) gave judgment on a preliminary reference from the Provincial Court o…
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The legislator has introduced new rules to determine the notice period for employees whose annual gross salary exceeds EUR 31,467 in 2012 (See, VBB on…
Read MoreConformément à l’article 1108 du Code civil, le consentement de la partie qui s'oblige est une condition de validité de toute convention.
Read MorePublic contract – Public public cooperation – Relations between contracting authorities
Read MoreIn public procurement of works, provisional acceptance of work done should not be confused with taking possession.
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On 27 April 2012, the President of the Competition Council ordered diamond supplier De Beers to continue supplying rough diamonds to Spira, a Belgian …
Read MoreOn 11 May 2012, the Commission again approves for the second time ING’s restructuring aid as compatible with the internal market. This new decision wa…
Read MoreThe European Commission adopted on 8 May 2012 a Communication on State Aid Modernisation, setting out the objectives of a reform package due to enter …
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On 5 April 2012, a new bill amending various provisions concerning Electronic Communications (the "Bill") was submitted to the Belgian Parliament. The…
Read MoreOn 26 April 2012, the College of Commission prosecutors submitted heir reasoned report to the Competition Council about heir investigation into price …
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