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14/07/11

L’IMPORTANCE DU DROIT D’AUTEUR POUR L’ENTREPRISE

On aurait tendance à l'ignorer mais le droit d'auteur est un droit de propriété intellectuelle qui peut avoir une valeur économique significative pour…

13/07/11

Soon a European system of origin labelling for goods from third countries?

There is no harmonised EU legislation on origin-marking, nor is there a general obligation to indicate a product's origin in the interest of the consu…

13/07/11

New regulation extends scope of ban on products containing cadmium

On May 21 2011 the Official Journal published EU Regulation 494/2011, which extends the existing ban on the presence of cadmium in products to cover a…

13/07/11

Le brevet unitaire pour 680 EUR, une utopie ?

Pour favoriser l'innovation, il est indispensable d'élaborer des outils de protection efficaces et abordables pour maintenir la compétitivité entre ac…

13/07/11

DISTINCTION BETWEEN BLUE-COLLAR AND WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Much has already been written about the in Belgium still existing distinction between blue-collar and white-collar workers. As of 7 July 2011, a new e…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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 …

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

01/07/11

Criminal law and public procurement

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

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…

30/06/11

Health and safety coordination

Obligation to designate a coordinator.

29/06/11

Understandings in public procurements

Meaning – signs – criminal consequences.

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New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

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White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

15/07/26

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European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

17/07/26

The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

16/07/26

New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

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14/07/11

L’IMPORTANCE DU DROIT D’AUTEUR POUR L’ENTREPRISE

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Soon a European system of origin labelling for goods from third countries?

13/07/11

New regulation extends scope of ban on products containing cadmium

13/07/11

Le brevet unitaire pour 680 EUR, une utopie ?

13/07/11

DISTINCTION BETWEEN BLUE-COLLAR AND WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

12/07/11

Qui peut exploiter les créations du salarié ?

06/07/11

The Commission adopts several Regulations implementing the new Pesticides Regulation

06/07/11

ALLOWANCE FOR STAND BY SERVICES SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL USUAL PAY

04/07/11

New rules for student labour not yet final

02/07/11

New penalties with regard to the illegal employment of foreign workers

02/07/11

The competences of the social inspectors to perform home visiting

02/07/11

The new uniform approach to dealing with violations of the Social Penal Code

02/07/11

The administrative and criminal penalties relating the wage rate

01/07/11

The prohibition and penalties on the posting of workers

01/07/11

CBA's and the new Social Penal Code

01/07/11

Social Penal Code and security at work : changes as regards penalties!

01/07/11

Criminal law and public procurement

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The social and labour penal laws finally harmonized

30/06/11

Health and safety coordination

29/06/11

Understandings in public procurements