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10/09/26
10/09/26
European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

Following the leaked draft, the European Commission has now officially unveiled its proposal for a new Public Procurement Regulation. The proposal seeks to simplify procurement pro…

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10/09/26
10/09/26
Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

Dans La Tribune n°294, AVOCATS.BE (O.B.F.G.) annonce le lancement prochain d’une plateforme électronique antiblanchiment pour les avocats belges, inspirée du modèle luxembourgeois,…

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09/09/26
09/09/26
Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

En vue de dissuader les entreprises de recourir au « greenwashing » ou « écoblanchiment » – soit la stratégie visant à donner l’impression trompeuse qu’un produ…

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09/09/26
Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

Op basis van de concept guidelines van de Europese Commissie over high risk…

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09/09/26
Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

In a judgment of 26 June 2026, the Antwerp Enterprise Court confirmed that …

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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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12/06/12
Une ordonnance européenne en matière de saisie conservatoire des comptes bancaires en Europe : les débiteurs r…

La proposition de règlement présentée par la Commission européenne le 25 juillet 2011 a pour objectif d'instituer une nouvelle procédure européenne de…

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06/06/12
Field Fisher Waterhouse would like to welcome you to Chemicals Industries Regulations 2012

Field Fisher Waterhouse is Associate sponsor at the CIR Agchem event that takes place 5-6 September 2012 in Barcelona (Spain).

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06/06/12
Mergers and demergers : reporting and documentation requirements lightened

The reporting and documentation requirements in respect to mergers and demergers have recently been simplified by the law of 8 January 2012 (Official …

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05/06/12
Dissolution and liquidation of companies has become easier

Two new laws have made the dissolution and liquidation of companies easier because the liquidation procedure itself is now simplified.

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05/06/12
Le vendeur de l’œuvre d’art face aux droits du consommateur

Une décision récente du Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles, intéressante au regard du droit de la consommation et du droit de l'art, a été ren…

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04/06/12
The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights vs. the rights of Internet Service Providers A delicate balanc…

Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that Trademark and Copyright owners have a tense relationship with the Internet Service Providers.

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04/06/12
European Commission publishes non confidential version of its internal manual of procedure for antitrust cases…

On 30 March 2012, the European Commission published its Antitrust Manual of Procedures, comprising internal working documents on the procedures relati…

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01/06/12
Traitement TVA de la gestion discrétionnaire de portefeuille

Le 8 mai 2012, Madame Sharpston, Avocat Général près la Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne (ci-après, « CJUE »), a rendu ses conclusions dans l'aff…

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31/05/12
Can the personal data of infringers be disclosed to Intellectual Property Owners?

The European Court of Justice does not object to the disclosure of personal data of infringers to the rightful owners of intellectual property rights.…

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30/05/12
Recent developments on Bisphenol A (BPA) at EU and national level

The regulatory landscape is changing rapidly for manufacturers and users of Bisphenol A (BPA), a substance allegedly susceptible to have endocrine dis…

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28/05/12
Upshot of recent pesticide decisions and relevant deadlines

Find below the summaries of recent substance approval decisions accordingly the transitional regime stipulated in Article 80 of Regulation 1107/2009 c…

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25/05/12
No consolidated annual accounts required from Parent companies with subsidiaries “of negligible importance”

On 22 March 2012, the Parliament passed a bill (1) (hereafter referred to as the “Bill”) which reduces the administrative burdens in financial reporti…

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24/05/12
European Commission publishes REACH scope review

The European Commission has published the REACH Review study on the scope of REACH and other relevant EU legislation to assess overlaps.

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22/05/12
ECHA will start publishing more information on chemical substances

ECHA has announced that it will release a new version of IUCLID 5 in late May 2012 as well as a new version of REACH-IT later during the summer and th…

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22/05/12
New Developments in Belgian Employment Law

In the framework of two “omnibus” laws adopted at the end of March 2012, new legislation in the field of employment law has been adopted. Important de…

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21/05/12
Belgacom fined for incomplete notification of acquisition

The Belgian Competition Authority (Raad voor de Mededinging) ("BCA") has imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on Belgian telecom operator Belgacom for providi…

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21/05/12
Belgian Competition Authority adopts new Fining Guidelines

The Belgian Competition Authority (Raad voor de Mededinging) ("BCA") has adopted new guidelines explaining its method for calculating fines for infrin…

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21/05/12
ECJ: Advocate General Reopens Door for Interim Cross-border Injunctions in Patent Cases

As interpreted by Advocate General Cruz Villalón in his opinion of 29 March 2012, Council Regulation 44/2001 on the jurisdiction and the recognition a…

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21/05/12
Legislative initiative to fight the wage gap between men and women

According to recent figures of the OECD, the wage gap between men and women still amounts to 8.9%. The University of Leuven estimates it even at 11.5%…

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19/05/12
European Commission Issues Guidelines on Border Measures regarding Counterfeits in Transit

In February 2012, the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued guidelines concerning the enforcement by EU customs authorities of intellectual pr…

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