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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The publication of two Royal Decrees(1) regulates the introduction of an electronic variant of the paper lunch vouchers. Both variants will co-exist u…
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court cross-examines the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the obligation to incorporate biofuels in petrol and die…
Read MoreConsultation of the public on the prospective study (from 12 January until 12 March 2011 inclusive) regarding the certainty of the provision of natura…
Read MoreDecision of the Brussels Government of 2 December 2010 regarding the content of the files that need to be introduced by the bench of Mayor and Alderme…
Read MoreDecree of the Walloon Region of 22 December 2010 modifying the Law of 12 July 1973 concerning the protection of nature in relation to the “Natura 2000…
Read MoreOn 22 December 2010, the Walloon Government adopted a measure which aimed to promote gas production from renewable sources.
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On 18 January 2011, the social partners agreed on a draft social agreement which will determine the remuneration and labor conditions of 2.5 million e…
Read MoreIf a franchisor is not able to demonstrate that a Pre-contractual Information Document was delivered in writing at least one month prior to the execut…
Read MoreOn 7 December 2010, the European Court of Justice rendered an important judgment concerning procedural modalities of the application of Belgian …
Read MoreThe Brussels Court of Appeals ruled on 4 January 2011 that the Belgian rules regarding sales and waiting periods may be contrary to European law and s…
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As from the 1st January 2011 all enterprises have to pay higher costs for filing their annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium. These new fi…
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Salary ceilings are fixed for the implementation of certain stipulations of the law of 3 July 1978 concerning the employment contracts. On 1 January o…
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Incoterms® 2010 were launched in September 2010 and came into effect on 1 January 2011. These new Incoterms take into account the developments in trad…
Read MoreThe inspectorate of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has recently taken steps to combat piracy, which resulted in the withdrawal of advertising from t…
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Is it required that the directors or the shareholders of a corporation need to be physically present at its registered office in order to validl…
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The law of 2 June 2010 strengthens and refines the so-called Apartment Act of 8 July 1924. This law regulates the joint ownership of common parts in r…
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In application of article 131 of the law of 3 July 1978 on employment contracts and article 9 of the Royal Decree of 9 June 1999 enforcing the law of …
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European Commission adopts revised competition rules for horizontal co-operation, information exchange and standardisation.
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La présente contribution a pour objet l’examen des nouvelles règles de concurrence européennes adoptées par la Commission européenne, le 14 décembre 2…
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In a recent decision Volvo Car Germany GmbH v Autohof Weidensdorf GmbH (C-203/09), the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the “ECJ”) has given a p…
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