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Belgium Employment Law – Another set of upcoming reforms relating to working time and work regu…

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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Belgium tightens rules on subcontracting chains in the construction sector

Belgium and the Flanders region have recently introduced a set of new rules that significantly impact the use of subcontracting chains in the construction sector (and in other sect…

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Legal interest rate for 2026 fixed at 4.50%

The legal interest rate for 2026 remains 4.50%.

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16/02/26
Auteursrechten en architecten: positieve rechtspraak zet de …

Het debat inzake het fiscaal gunstregime voor auteursrechten, voor de aansl…

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16/02/26
2026 compliance timeline – Key deadlines

With regulatory expectations continuing to tighten, staying compliant on ti…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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ECJ Clarifies Requirements for Award of Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Product

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered its judgments in case C-322/10 Medeva BV (“Medeva”) v. Comptroller G…

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Portrait Not Less Protected under Copyright

On 1 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) adopted a judgment in case C-145/10 Eva-Maria Painer v. Standard Verlags GmbH, …

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New dismissal rules as of 2012: adapt your work rules and standard employment contracts

In our Client Memo of 18 November 2011, we explained that new notice periods apply as of 1 January 2012. Generally, the notice periods for white-colla…

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Ice Watch Packaging Is Unfair Competition but no Infringement of Lego Brick Trade Mark

In a judgment of 5 December 2011, the Commercial Court of Brussels (the “Court”) rejected claims brought by Lego Juris AS (“Lego”) that the packaging …

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Meer (gerichte) fiscale controles op komst

De belastingplichtigen in België worden de laatste tijd geconfronteerd met tal van nieuwe fiscale maatregelen vanwege de regering Di Rupo. Deze maatre…

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Nieuwe anti-misbruikmaatregel: op weg naar fiscale willekeur?

De fiscale bepalingen die de regering Di Rupo eind 2011 heeft ingevoerd, zijn nog niet verteerd, of er zijn al een pak nieuwe nieuwe fiscale maatregel…

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ECJ Rules on Counterfeits in Transit

In November 2009, the UK Court of Appeal of England and Wales and the Belgian Court of First Instance of Antwerp each referred questions to the Court …

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Standstill term and appeal term

L’article 65/23 de la loi du 24 décembre 1993 relatif aux délais de recours prévoit que le délai de 15 jours en cas d’introduction d’un recours en sus…

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Standstill term and appeal term

L’article 65/23 de la loi du 24 décembre 1993 relatif aux délais de recours prévoit que le délai de 15 jours en cas d’introduction d’un recours en sus…

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The awarding of a contract by a negotiated procedure in matters of extreme urgency

A contract may be awarded by a negotiated procedure without prior publication insofar as is strictly necessary in matters of extreme urgency brought a…

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General Data Protection Regulation

As you may know, the proposal for a “General Data Protection Regulation” has been released on 25 January by the European Commission. This proposal is …

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Costs of forming the offer

Action – Damages and interests – Costs of making the offer

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Real estate leasing – Public contract – Principle of equality

Real estate leasing – No public contract – No obligation to draw-up and publish special terms and references or award criteria

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Short news

- Fixation des conditions d’agrément pour les banques de sang de cordon et les sructures intermédiaires (A.R. du 7 novembre 2011)

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Walloon code of health and social action

Codification of the legislation about health and social welfare in Wallonia

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ECJ Confirms that IP Addresses Are Personal Data

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) handed down its judgment in case 70/10 Scarlet v. SABAM. In this case, the ECJ was req…

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Agreement of government and general policy note - the prospects for the legislature in health care

Overview of the government programme about healthcare

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The Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the ability to patent human embryos

La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rendu, le 18 octobre 2011, un arrêt important en ce qui concerne la notion d’embryon humain.

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A new European Directive to fight against counterfeit medicines should be transposed by 2013

La Directive 2011/62/UE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 8 juin 2011 modifiant la directive 2001/83/CE instituant un code communautaire relatif …

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Moving towards more effective data protection - The EC's proposal for a new Regulation will bring radical chan…

Last week, at the European Data protection day, the European Commission published its highly anticipated proposal for a new data protection framework.…

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