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European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

Following the leaked draft, the European Commission has now officially unveiled its proposal for a new Public Procurement Regulation. The proposal seeks to simplify procurement pro…

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Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

Dans La Tribune n°294, AVOCATS.BE (O.B.F.G.) annonce le lancement prochain d’une plateforme électronique antiblanchiment pour les avocats belges, inspirée du modèle luxembourgeois,…

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Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

En vue de dissuader les entreprises de recourir au « greenwashing » ou « écoblanchiment » – soit la stratégie visant à donner l’impression trompeuse qu’un produ…

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Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

Op basis van de concept guidelines van de Europese Commissie over high risk…

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Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

In a judgment of 26 June 2026, the Antwerp Enterprise Court confirmed that …

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The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

Force majeure and compelling grounds are legal concepts that provide for employees’ absences due to unavoidable or unforeseeable events beyond their c…

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The pseudo self-employed: the first decision of the Court of Cassation concerning the works relation law was d…

If an independent worker is free to accept a task, but is not free to organize his work as he wishes, he is not a true independent, and thus is an emp…

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Réforme de l’assurance-maladie complémentaire

Dans le courant de l’année 2008, la Commission européenne avait reçu une plainte introduite contre l’Etat belge pour infraction aux règles du marché i…

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Réforme du paysage du contrôle financier

Dans notre numéro d’avril dernier, nous vous informions de la volonté des pouvoirs politiques et des autorités de contrôle de réorganiser le secteur d…

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Retail bond issues in Belgium : new CBFA guidelines and fast track prospectus approval

On 21 December 2010, the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (“CBFA”) published two notices regarding public offerings of corporate bonds in Bel…

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Rules on origin of products under generalised system of preferences revised

On November 18 2010 the European Commission adopted Regulation 1063/2010 which amends the rules on the generalised system of preferences (GSP).(1) The…

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REACH deadline passes - hundreds of substances not yet registered

Sellers of chemical substances, preparations and articles that contain substances that must be registered according to the EU Regulation on the Regist…

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European cross border injunctions revisited

In a 22 December 2010 decision in the case Solvay v Honeywell e.a., the District Court of The Hague has referred several questions to the Court of Jus…

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Clinical research and VAT: news and questions

By a recent decision, the Belgian VAT Authorities stated that clinical research is an activity that requires VAT. It is likely that researchers will (…

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The Law of 31 March 2010 on damage indemnification resulting from health care is still waiting for a governmen…

The lack of government with full powers has frozen, for nearly eight months, the entry into force of the law of 31 March 2010 relating to indemnificat…

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L’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Liège du 6 septembre 2010 ou l’annonce d’une saga jurisprudentielle en matière d…

In Belgium, no legal provision prohibits surrogacy, but the contract for surrogate motherhood is considered by the courts as contrary to public order …

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La Cour de Cassation précise les limites du secret médical dans le cas du patient victime

In line with its previous jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has recently stated that medical confidentiality does not extend to facts that the patient …

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The use of placebo’s in clinical trials

The World Medical Association discusses problems on the use of placebo’s in clinical trials.

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IMI launched his 3rd call for proposals

L’IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiative) constitue la plus large initiative de partenariat public-privé en Europe destiné à soutenir la recherche clini…

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News

- New law in progress aiming to reformate the law of 11th mei 2003 about the research on embryos in vitro - New resolution in progress in the Parliame…

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SIGeDIS

A special employer social security contribution of 8.86% is due on premiums paid within the framework of supplementary pension schemes (e.g. group ins…

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Alcoolisme et drogue au travail : jurisprudence récente et conseils

Dans trois décisions récentes, les juridictions ont été amenées à se positionner face à des situations de drogue ou d’alcoolisme sur le lieu de travai…

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Pécule de vacances sur pécule de vacances (Bis)?

Dans l’un de nos précédents ezines, nous avions déjà commenté la jurisprudence de la Cour de Cassation (arrêt du 15 juin 1996 et confirmation du 29 ju…

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Recension législative et réglementaire pour la Belgique et l’Union européenne en matière de TIC (15 octobre 20…

28/09/2010 - Arrêté ministériel relatif au registre informatisé dans les abattoirs. M.B. 22 octobre 2010, p. 62846

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Pas de cession présumée des droits patrimoniaux sur les programmes d´ordinateur lorsque ledit programme est cr…

Dans un arrêt du 3 juin 2010, la Cour de cassation casse un arrêt rendu par la Cour d´appel de Gand le 3 novembre 2008 et précise qu´il ne peut existe…

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