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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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La Commission européenne va promouvoir la facturation électronique

Dans une communication du 2 décembre 2010 intitulée « Faire profiter pleinement l’Europe des avantages de la facturation électronique », la Commission…

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Green certificates - brokerage - competition

The Compagnons d'Eole who were the brokers of green certificats in the Walloon Region, stop their activities on 15 December 2010.

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Biodegradable waste - Walloon catalog of wastes

Decree , October 7 2010, of the Walloon government to modify the decree , July 10 1997, about the Walloon catalog of wastes.

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Development of the electricity network of Elia

By advice , 2010 October 14, Creg, commission for regulating the electricity and gas, concluded on the development plan of Elia in the next years.

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BELPEX

The decree of the Minister of Energy, 2010 october 26 , repealed the decree of the Minister of Energy, 2010 febuari 19, concerning the rules of the ex…

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CWaPE : updating values linked to promoting green electricity

On 10 November 2010, the CWaPE published a proposition regarding adjustments needed to update certain values linked to promoting electricity using ren…

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Gas transit prices before the Constitutional Court

The CREG has introduced cancelation proceedings before the Constitutional Court of article 3 of the Law of 29 April 2010 concerning the gas transit pr…

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Autonomy of CREG confirmed by the Constitutional court

The Constitutional court confirms in its judgment of 18 November 2010 that the CREG is an independent administrative government who has a large autono…

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European Energy Strategy 2020

On 10 November 2010, the European Commission has adopted the Communication "Energy 2020 - A strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy".

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Services Directive : environmental and energy law in the Brussels Region

The Brussels environmental and energy law conforms to the requirements of the Services Directive.

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New life for the under-divisions of co-owners

The law of 2 June 2010 regarding co-ownership has amended the legislation relating to under-divisions of co-owners. These under-divisions could, as fr…

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Notaries and real estate agents: the Supreme Court has settled the debate

Should the activity of a real estate broker remain reserved only for real estate agents or can this activity also be carried out by a notary? This is …

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Judicial expertise more efficient and faster thanks to new law

The law of 30 December 2009 introduces a number of practical amendments to the implementation and organization of judicial expertise procedures. The n…

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Injunction proceedings to obtain the appointment of a judicial administrator

When there is a deep crisis in a company , it is possible to apply to the court in urgency to obtain the appointment of a provisional director.

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Which reasons could be found in order to exclude a shareholder of a co-operative company with limited liabilit…

Many reasons could be found in order to exclude a shareholder of a co-operative company with limited liability. But are these reasons unlimited? Doctr…

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Obligation to notify a participation in unlisted companies

Obligation to notify a participation in unlisted companies when the rights to vote exceed upwards or downwards the threshold of 25% of the total votes…

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Change of control clause... or not?

Intuitu Personae Agreements with continuing performance of rights and duties: Assignment- but no Change of Control- clause?

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Do the banks lend again to the real estate sector? Yes, but…

The transactional real estate sector awakes slowly after the banking crisis. It is true, the banks lend again, but still timorously. They require from…

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Pledge over shares… certain practical issues…

A pledge over shares benefits from favourable enforcement rules pursuant to the law of 15 December 2004 on financial securities. Practical issues can,…

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The credit receiver: a person necessarily under supervision

Recent case law of the Court of Appeal of Mons emphasizes the active supervisory role that the banker, as credit provider, has to play in its dealings…

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