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Belgium Employment Law – Another set of upcoming reforms relating to working time and work regu…

The Belgian federal government continues its reform of the Belgian labour market. On 3 February 2026, a new draft act was published. It still needs to go through the full legislati…

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Belgium tightens rules on subcontracting chains in the construction sector

Belgium and the Flanders region have recently introduced a set of new rules that significantly impact the use of subcontracting chains in the construction sector (and in other sect…

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Legal interest rate for 2026 fixed at 4.50%

The legal interest rate for 2026 remains 4.50%.

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16/02/26
Auteursrechten en architecten: positieve rechtspraak zet de …

Het debat inzake het fiscaal gunstregime voor auteursrechten, voor de aansl…

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16/02/26
2026 compliance timeline – Key deadlines

With regulatory expectations continuing to tighten, staying compliant on ti…

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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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Comment encadrer la distribution par internet ?

Notre vie quotidienne sans internet serait inconcevable. Cet outil est devenu indispensable tant dans la vie professionnelle que dans la sphère privée…

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Le droit européen : un espace de libertés souvent inexploité

Le droit européen est fondamentalement axé autour de quatre libertés de circulation (personnes, services, capitaux, établissement) dont l'un des objec…

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One member of a company can act for compensation after an irregular attribution

Company – Action for compensation introduced by only one member of the company – Admissibility

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Concept of annual holidays in the general terms and conditions (GTC)

Execution of work – annual holidays – Interruption

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Anticiper et s’adapter ou comment rencontrer le « risque concurrence » au sein de l’entreprise ?

Bruxelles, Paris, Rome, Francfort, Varsovie et Barcelone. Il est 8h30 en cette froide matinée de février. Dans chacune de ces villes, cinq fonctionnai…

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GSP tariff benefits to be extended beyond end of 2011

On April 5 2011 the EU Council published a draft regulation to extend the generalised system of preferences (GSP), which provides developing countries…

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Services financiers : l'Europe a-t-elle tiré les leçons de la crise ?

L'Union européenne entreprend actuellement de réformer en profondeur le secteur financier pour que la crise qui agite le monde depuis 2008 ne se repro…

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Le défi des entreprises dans le contexte du droit européen

Devant la surabondance de textes européens, le défi majeur des entreprises aujourd'hui est de parvenir à respecter les règles qui s'imposent.Parmi cel…

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Public consultation on European regulation on price-setting and reimbursement modalities for pharmaceutical pr…

The European Commission has started a public consultation on the review of the so-called “Transparency-Directive” (Council Directive 89/105/EEC). The …

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Consultation on EMA recommendations on pack design and labelling for non-prescription medicinal products

On 1 April 2011, the European Medecines Agency released recommendations (for a three-month public consultation period) on pack design and labelling fo…

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New regulations in force concerning the organization of working time of doctors, dentists and veterinary surge…

Adopted unanimously, the Law of 12 December 2010 entitled "Fixing the working times of doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons, doctor trainees, dentis…

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Legal revisions as regards pharmacovigilance

The new Directive 2010/84/EU improves the provisions of European Union law on the pharmacovigilance of medicinal products.

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Trans-border healthcare: a new experience

Two ophthalmologists, a Dutchman and a Belgian, have undertaken a project that has given birth to a trans-border structure aimed at bringing experienc…

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New regulation sets out ecodesign requirements for motor-driven fans

On April 6 2011 EU Regulation 327/2011/EC was published in the Official Journal,imposing a novel ecodesign measure on manufacturers and importers of f…

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Revision of 'Clinical Trials' Directive 2001/20/EC

The European Commission starts a public consultation on the revision of Directive 2001/20/EC.

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The non-application of the law relating to market conduct and consumer protection to the professions, dentists…

Exactly one year after the adoption of the Law of 6 April 2010 on market practices and consumer protection, the Constitutional Court has delivered a r…

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Interne meerwaarden op aandelen: een stand van zaken

Enkele jaren geleden opende de fiscus de jacht op de zgn. 'interne meerwaarden' op aandelen (meerwaarden gerealiseerd door inbreng of verkoop van aand…

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Fiscale behandeling van vastgoedconstructies

Vastgoedconstructies met vruchtgebruik, erfpacht en opstal blijven ondanks alle controverse populair. De vraag naar de fiscale behandeling van dergeli…

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BePost in the Competition Council’s sights

The College of Competition Prosecutors of the Belgian Competition Council filed on 7 April 2011 its report concluding that bpost abuses its dominant p…

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Consultation of European regulation applying to the financing of public service missions

Following a public consultation, the Commission announced a reform of its rules concerning state aid for public service missions.

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