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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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12/07/11
Qui peut exploiter les créations du salarié ?

Le sort des droits sur les créations réalisées par les salariés est déterminé par des règles qui réalisent un arbitrage entre la logique du droit du t…

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06/07/11
The Commission adopts several Regulations implementing the new Pesticides Regulation

On 11 June 2011, the Commission published five Regulations implementing Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 concerning the placing on the market of plant protec…

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06/07/11
ALLOWANCE FOR STAND BY SERVICES SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL USUAL PAY

The Belgian Supreme Court has rendered a new judgment which will be warmly welcomed by employers working with "stand by" or "on call" services. An emp…

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04/07/11
New rules for student labour not yet final

Several media outlets announced at the end of April that legislation with regard to student labour will be made more flexible from 1 January 2012.

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02/07/11
New penalties with regard to the illegal employment of foreign workers

The Social Penal Code reorganizes the penalties that apply in the case of the illegal employment of foreign workers. Even though penalties are severe …

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02/07/11
The competences of the social inspectors to perform home visiting

The new Social Penal Code modifies and clarifies as from 1 July 2011 some rules regarding the competence of social inspectors in their performance of …

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02/07/11
The new uniform approach to dealing with violations of the Social Penal Code

The codification implemented by the Social Penal Code aims to clarify the procedures and penalties available to deal with violations of social legisla…

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02/07/11
The administrative and criminal penalties relating the wage rate

Besides the many questions with regard to the interpretation of the various legislative acts and the note of 1997 which remain unanswered, the questio…

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01/07/11
The prohibition and penalties on the posting of workers

The penalties for the violation of the prohibition of the posting of workers are integrated into the structure of the Social Penal Code. This Code pen…

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01/07/11
CBA's and the new Social Penal Code

Article 189 of the new Social Penal Code states that the violation of a generally binding collective bargaining agreement will be penalized with a lev…

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01/07/11
Social Penal Code and security at work : changes as regards penalties!

The Social Penal Code modifies the sanctions in the event of infringement of certain provisions related to safety at work. It provides for a prison se…

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01/07/11
Criminal law and public procurement

Considerations about art. 245 and 314 of the Criminal Code.

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30/06/11
The social and labour penal laws finally harmonized

The Social Penal Code aims to codify social penal law and ensure uniformity in the range of sanctions. In addition to this codification and uniformity…

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30/06/11
Health and safety coordination

Obligation to designate a coordinator.

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29/06/11
Understandings in public procurements

Meaning – signs – criminal consequences.

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29/06/11
The benefit in kind of iPads and iPhones

The National Office for Social Security accepts the lump sum valuation of the benefit in kind of an iPad at 180 EUR and an iPhone at 150 EUR per year.…

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28/06/11
European Union : Social security : new guidelines (part III)

As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…

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28/06/11
European Union : Social Security : New guidelines (part III)

As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…

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28/06/11
Distinction between public service contract and service concession

The distinction criteria are : the remuneration of the provider and the transfer by the contracting authority of the operating risk to the provider.

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28/06/11
The Competition Council does not put into question the agreement on milk

The College of Prosecutors of the Competition Council closes its investigation against FEDIS, the CBL-BCZ, the Boerenbond and ABS

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