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17/07/26
17/07/26
New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

On 9 July 2026, the Belgian Parliament adopted the act transposing the European Consumer Credit Directive (CCD II), extending Belgian consumer credit rules to certain deferred-paym…

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16/07/26
16/07/26
White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Sm…

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15/07/26
15/07/26
European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 ("AMLR") establishes a fully harmonized framework for the identification and disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) …

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17/07/26
The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

Can a landlord refuse a prospective tenant because their income is less tha…

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16/07/26
New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

A new bill introduces an active notification obligation in Article VI.91 of…

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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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04/11/11
Insurers vs pension funds

While the implementation of the Solvency 2 directive is likely to be postponed until 1 January 2014, insurers and pension funds are lobbying the Europ…

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03/11/11
Transfer of enterprise under the authority of the court: some new rules!

The CLA nr. 102 set up some new rules regarding the rights of employees in the event transfer of enterprise under the authority of the court.

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03/11/11
Discrimination based on age: new case law of the Court of Justice

A system of pay leading to discrimination on the grounds of age, which will be replaced by a system of pay based on objective criteria (but maintains,…

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03/11/11
Judgment of the Constitutional Court of 7 July 2011

The distinctions between blue and white collars are contrary to Articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution since they are no longer justified in an object…

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01/11/11
Prolongation of a government contract - negotiated procedure - motivation

De verlenging van een opdracht zonder aanbesteding of offerteaanvraag en waarvoor het bestek geen verlengingsmogelijkheid bevat, is in feite een nieuw…

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01/11/11
The notion of administrative authority applied to a housing corporation

Public procurement – Counsel of law – Competence – Administrative authority – Social housing corporation

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01/11/11
The requirement for the decision for the award of a public contract

Decision for the award of a public contract – Motives – Score for the award criteria – Insufficient

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01/11/11
European Funds : don’t forget the Public Procurement Rules

The use of European Funds must be done regarding to the Public Procurement rules.

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01/11/11
Directive EUA-aviation: opinion of Advocate General

The Advocate General considers Directive 2008/101 to be compatible with the principles and provisions of international law.

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01/11/11
Commercial town planning / Judgment of Constitutional Court of 7 July 2011

The Constitutional Court has decided that the composition of the inter-ministerial committee is not anti-constitutional, as the presence of the region…

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01/11/11
Transposition of the third Energy Package

How do things stand regarding the transposition into Belgian law (federal and regional) of the third Energy Package?

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01/11/11
Supreme Court of India – Environnement – Constitutional value

Il nous est enseigné que parmi les sources du droit belge, peut figurer la jurisprudence rendue par les juridictions étrangères.

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01/11/11
Quantity of free EUA for the aviation

Publication of the rules for the allocation of EUA to the aviation sector.

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01/11/11
Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on energy market integrity and transparency

Prices in energy wholesale markets are a key factor affecting retail prices for household consumers and industrial users. More than in other sectors, …

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31/10/11
Blocking online sales: new ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on 13 October 2011 that a restriction imposed on the online sale of cosmetics and personal care products b…

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31/10/11
It is still not clear whether black out periods must be respected

The Court of Justice of the European Union did not respond clearly to the questions referred by the Commercial Court of Dendermonde. It is up to the n…

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31/10/11
European consultation regarding scams and unfair practices

The Commission seeks to protect EU businesses against scams and unfair practices and organises a public consultation to collect as much relevant infor…

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28/10/11
MiFID II and MiFIR

On 20 October 2011, the European Commission published two proposals, one calling for an amendment ("MiFID II") to the Markets in Financial Instruments…

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27/10/11
Tolérance zéro pour les commissions secrètes

Lorsqu'une société effectue des dépenses visées à l'article 57 du code des impôts sur les revenus (ex : commissions, ristournes, honoraires, rémunérat…

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25/10/11
European Court of Justice clarifies rules of parent’s liability for subsidiary’s infringements to competition …

The ECJ has set aside a ruling imputing liability to Elf Aquitaine for the participation by its subsidiary, Arkema, in the monochloroacetic acid carte…

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