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11/05/26
11/05/26
New mandatory withdrawal button for B2C webshops

Webshop operators are required to update their online interfaces and withdrawal procedures before the compliance deadline of 19 June 2026.

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08/05/26
08/05/26
Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven versterkt partnerteam met strafrechtexpert Mr. Marijn Van Nooten

Mr. Van Nooten is sinds 2006 actief als tableauadvocaat aan de balies van Brussel en Antwerpen en brengt een doorgedreven en veelzijdige expertise in het strafrecht mee. Hij is ges…

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08/05/26
08/05/26
Baker Tilly Law Belgium versterkt M&A-praktijk met nieuwe partner

Het Brusselse advocatenkantoor Baker Tilly Law zet een volgende strategische stap met de aanstelling van Jonathan De Landsheere als M&A partner. Met deze versterking wil het ka…

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13/05/26
The Belgian Constitutional Court upholds the "polluter pays"…

The Belgian Constitutional Court ruled on 23 April 2026 (n°50/2026) that Ar…

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13/05/26
Proceduremisbruik door de fiscus: hof van beroep annuleert a…

Het hof van beroep te Brussel heeft drie aanslagen in de personenbelasting …

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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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12/03/12
Cartel : Unannounced inspections in the electricity sector

The European Commission has undertaken unannounced inspections at the premises of undertakings managing power exchange that are suspected of cartel ag…

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09/03/12
Real estate and assessment of the environmental impact of projects

Late 2011, the Council of State published two judgments summarizing the principle of uniqueness of the assessment of the environmental impact of proje…

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09/03/12
Polluted grounds - Brussels Capital Region - Approval of the soil pollution experts

Par arrêté du 15 décembre 2011, publié au Moniteur belge le 30 janvier 2012, le Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale a fixé les conditions …

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09/03/12
Polluted grounds - Walloon Region

Article 92bis - agreement relating to the approved laboratories - station - service

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09/03/12
Smart grids

On 23 January 2012, the Walloon energy regulator (CWaPE) published its study on smart grids.

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09/03/12
Energy prices

On 31 January 2012, the federal energy regulator (CREG) published its study on energy prices.

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08/03/12
Verplichting tot omvorming voor AGB's, gemeentebedrijven en gemeentelijke VZW's

De start van het nieuwe jaar is steevast de aanleiding voor enkele goede voornemens. 2012 is voor lokale bestuursverantwoordelijken op dit vlak een bi…

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08/03/12
Notaries’ and bailiffs’ fees now subject to VAT

Qui dit nouveau gouvernement, dit nouvelles réformes. La Belgique comptait parmi les derniers pays européens dans lesquels les prestations des notaire…

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08/03/12
Indexation of rent: Reminder concerning some general rules

A short reminder about the legal regime and the rules that should not be forgotten regarding the prescription

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08/03/12
Projets immobiliers et évaluation des incidences des projets

Fin 2011, le Conseil d’Etat a prononcé deux arrêts synthétisant le principe de l’unicité de l’évaluation des incidences sur l’environnement.

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06/03/12
Condominium: Some new rules at a glance

Following the adoption of new rules applicable to co-ownership, condominiums are compelled by law to adapt their articles of association within a cert…

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06/03/12
EUROPESE UNIE - LEVENSMIDDELEN – NIEUWE VERORDENING BETREFFENDE DE INFORMATIE VOOR DE CONSUMENT

Op 22 november 2011 werd een nieuwe EU-verordening betreffende de verstrekking van voedselinformatie aan consumenten (Verordening nr. 1169/2011) in he…

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05/03/12
Supplementary holidays at the beginning or at the resumption of the professional career

Employees who start their career (e.g. school-leavers) or who resume their career in the course of time (e.g. after a period of activity as a self-emp…

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05/03/12
Blanchiment : modifications reprises dans le projet de Loi-programme

Le projet de loi-programme 52-2081 déposé à la Chambre le 24 février passé (Doc. parl., Chambre, sess. 2011-2012, n° 53-2081/001) contient, en ses art…

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02/03/12
European Commission Publishes Studies on Protection of Trade Secrets and on Parasitic Copying

On 13 January 2012, the European Commission published two studies exploring the need for further harmonisation in the field of EU intellectual propert…

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29/02/12
La Belgique demeure-t-elle un pays attractif pour y établir des sociétés holdings?

Le gouvernement fédéral entend modifier certaines règles en matière d'impôt des sociétés, lesquelles - si elles sont adoptées - affecteront le régime …

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29/02/12
Law on Reporting and Documentation Requirements for Mergers and Demergers

On 18 January 2012, the Law of 8 January 2012 on reporting and documentation requirements for mergers and demergers was published in the Belgian Offic…

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29/02/12
EU: Court of Justice rules on detention by customs authorities of imported goods infringing intellectual prope…

The EU's Court of Justice recently delivered a ruling that should interest enterprises exporting products either directly to or via the European Union…

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27/02/12
NMBS/SNCB Obtains Appointment of Experts to Investigate Abuse of Dominant Position by Electrabel

On 11 October 2011, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Hof van Beroep/Cour d’Appel) gave an interlocutory judgment designating a panel of experts in a case…

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27/02/12
EU Emissions Trading Scheme includes chemical companies as of 2013

The start of the 3rd phase of the implementation of the European Emissions Trading Scheme ( EU ETS) is scheduled for 2013. As of that moment, the scop…

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