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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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24/10/11
L’agriculture européenne : grande perdante des négociations UE – Mercosur

Relancées en mai 2010, les négociations entre l'Union européenne et le Mercosur en vue de la conclusion d'un accord de libre-échange se feront manifes…

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21/10/11
NEW UPDATED CLAEYS FORMULA

The Claeys formula, which is often used as a guideline for determining the notice period, has been updated. The new version leads to slightly lower re…

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21/10/11
The ECJ rules that French ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops (GM) is procedurally incorrect.…

In February 2008, the French government banned the cultivation of Mon810, a variety of GM maize authorised for cultivation in the EU that year. Monsan…

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19/10/11
New rights during criminal investigation

On 13 August 2011, the Belgian Parliament granted additional rights to suspects interrogated during a criminal investigation. With this important refo…

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19/10/11
ECJ Preliminary Ruling on honey containing traces of GM products paving the way for compensation claims to far…

On 6 September 2011, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued its judgement on Case C-442/09 Bablok and Others, a preliminary reference from the G…

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18/10/11
EU Commission releases its long awaited Recommendation on the definition of nanomaterials

Today, the European Commission published its much awaited Recommendation on a definition for nanomaterials.The definition reads "Nanomaterials means a…

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17/10/11
European Parliament calls on Commission to adopt its new strategy for raw materials

In February 2011, the European Commission adopted a new strategy document which sets out targeted measures to secure and improve access to raw materia…

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15/10/11
Court of Justice of the European Union rules against an absolute ban on Internet sales in Pierre Fabre

On 13 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered a decision in Pierre Fabre v. Autorité de la Concurrence (case C-439/09…

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14/10/11
New FSMA study on the application of the Corporate Governance Code

On 27 September 2011, the FSMA (the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority) recently published a new study (1) on the application of the 200…

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12/10/11
European Court of Justice upholds judgment of the General Court in Belgian postal service state aid case

On 22 September 2011, the European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal from Belgium against the annulment, by the General Court, of the Commission's …

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10/10/11
New co-ownership law: deadline extension for bylaws adaptation

The new co-ownership law of 2 June 2010 (see Newsflash: “New Belgian property co-ownership law explained”) mandated the co-property manager (‘syndic’)…

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10/10/11
REACH list of hazardous chemicals to be newly extended, in turn triggering obligations for articles suppliers

On 29 August 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published proposals to identify twenty chemicals as "Substances of Very High Concern" (SVHCs).…

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07/10/11
Le temps de garde inactive ne doit pas être rémunéré (comme) des heures de travail effectives

Un « senior field ingénieur », employé auprès d'une entreprise IT doit pour partie de son travail exécuter des gardes (stand-by) pour répondre à certa…

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05/10/11
Cybersurveillance: la Commission de la protection de la vie privée donne quelques recommandations

Pouvez-vous, en tant qu'employeur, contrôler la boîte mail de vos travailleurs? Pouvez-vous vérifier quels sites ont été visités? Pouvez-vous lire les…

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03/10/11
Is the clause (in a wedding contract) which provides that the assets of the community of proprety be allocated…

When spouses agree that a part exceeding half of the community of proprety would be attributed to one of the spouses in case the community is dissolve…

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03/10/11
Law on the continuity of companies: judgment of the Court of Cassation of 30 June 2011

As with common debt claims in adjournment, fiscal debt claims can be taxed with decreases in capital of the juridical reorganization plan.

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03/10/11
Guidelines regarding the lifting of bank secrecy in Belgium

The tax authorities have recently published two circulars about the bill of 14 April 2011 allowing the lifting of bank secrecy in Belgium.

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03/10/11
New possibility of negotiated procedure with announcement

The latest legislation regarding public procurements creates a new possibility of negotiated procedure with announcement for the public procurements t…

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03/10/11
Variants, options and lots

The new Royal Decree dedicates an entire section to variants, options and lots.

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03/10/11
Regularity of the offers – new concepts

Formal and substantive regularity, substantial and relative regularity

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