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03/11/10

Does public procurement law necessarily have to be culpably breached in order to open a case for damages?

The European Court of Justice has judged that Directive 89/665 must be interpreted as precluding national legislation which makes the right to damages…

03/11/10

Public procurement – interruption of the execution – indemnity – formula Flamme

It is not possible for a contractor to receive an indemnity in case of an interruption if the time allowed for the contract has not been extended beca…

03/11/10

The Court of Justice of the European Union makes clear the concept of “public works procurements”

Public works contracts – concept – economic benefit to the contracting authority – obligation to provide the works – difference between public works p…

02/11/10

Confidentiality of EU Transactions : opinion of Advocate General

Does information related to EUA transactions fall into the scope of the Environmental Information Directive?

02/11/10

Commercial town planning / first concret element of the assesment from the ECJ

In her Opinion delivered on 7 October 2010 in the case C 400/08 (Commission v. Spain), the Advocate General expresses her view on the restrictions on …

02/11/10

Accordance of fonctions in residential zoning with a parking

Accordance of a parking with residential function – Council of the State, nr 207.163 of 31 August 2010.

02/11/10

EU-clearance of an aid for rehabilitating polluted site in Austria

The European Commission authorised on 12 October 2010 a subsidy of 150.000.000 € granted by the Austrian state to VOESTALPINE STAHL for the remediatio…

02/11/10

Soil certificate in the Brussels Region

On 24 September 2010, the Brussels Government has adopted a Regional Decree concerning soil certificate.

02/11/10

CWaPE : closed distribution system and direct line

On 10 and 13 September 2010, CWaPE has published two proposals regarding closed distribution system and direct line.

02/11/10

EU regulators consider draft law on capacity labelling of batteries

The EU Council recently made available an early draft of a regulation on the capacity labelling of portable, secondary (rechargeable) and automotive b…

01/11/10

A first step to the regulation of mergers and splits of Non-profit Organisations

Revival of activity in the reorganisation processes of Non-profit Organisations since the modification of the law of 27 June 1921 providing an automat…

01/11/10

Presentation: Multi-branding reform of the regulatory framework of the motor vehicle distribution

Multi-branding –change in sight

31/10/10

Assurance solde restant dû La Commission des Assurances met fin à ses travaux dans le cadre de l’élabo-ration …

Dans la Newsletter N°4 (Janvier 2010), nous évo-quions l’actualité en matière d’assurance solde res-tant dû, et plus particulièrement le projet de loi…

30/10/10

Tailor made reorganisation plans?

We already discussed the possibility to preview a differentiated treatment of different categories of creditors in a reorganization plan, in so far as…

30/10/10

EU consultation on temporary State aids against the crisis

The Commission suggests a prolongation of the temporary framework for State aid measures until the end of 2011 in order to facilitate companies’ acces…

30/10/10

Law concerning the continuity of enterprises: The tax administration strikes back illegally

More than one year after the coming into force of the law on the continuity of enterprises (LCE), the tax administration still seems unwilling to acce…

30/10/10

Does the succession of services’ suppliers constitute a transfer of undertaking under CBA 32bis?

The ECJ’s case-law interprets the notion of “transfer of undertaking” in such a broad way that it considers in certain cases that the existence of a d…

30/10/10

Life insurance - Follow up on tax information exchange : The new national procedure for Liechtenstein

We reported in our Newsletter n°5 (April 2010) on the new national procedure adopted by the Luxem-bourg Parliament in order to comply with the inter-n…

30/10/10

Assurances de responsabilités Expertise et prescription

Une dame fut victime d’un accident de la circulation le 19 juillet 1998. Les parties ont convenu de fixer son préjudice sur base d’un rapport mé…

29/10/10

Assurances de responsabilité Construction : le vice indécelable d’un matériau

La cour d’appel d’Anvers a rendu un intéressant ar-rêt, le 26 janvier 2009, qui après de longues discus-sions (vu le nombre des parties) est à pré-sen…

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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

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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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03/11/10

Does public procurement law necessarily have to be culpably breached in order to open a case for damages?

03/11/10

Public procurement – interruption of the execution – indemnity – formula Flamme

03/11/10

The Court of Justice of the European Union makes clear the concept of “public works procurements”

02/11/10

Confidentiality of EU Transactions : opinion of Advocate General

02/11/10

Commercial town planning / first concret element of the assesment from the ECJ

02/11/10

Accordance of fonctions in residential zoning with a parking

02/11/10

EU-clearance of an aid for rehabilitating polluted site in Austria

02/11/10

Soil certificate in the Brussels Region

02/11/10

CWaPE : closed distribution system and direct line

02/11/10

EU regulators consider draft law on capacity labelling of batteries

01/11/10

A first step to the regulation of mergers and splits of Non-profit Organisations

01/11/10

Presentation: Multi-branding reform of the regulatory framework of the motor vehicle distribution

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Assurance solde restant dû La Commission des Assurances met fin à ses travaux dans le cadre de l’élabo-ration …

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Tailor made reorganisation plans?

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EU consultation on temporary State aids against the crisis

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Law concerning the continuity of enterprises: The tax administration strikes back illegally

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Does the succession of services’ suppliers constitute a transfer of undertaking under CBA 32bis?

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Life insurance - Follow up on tax information exchange : The new national procedure for Liechtenstein

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Assurances de responsabilités Expertise et prescription

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Assurances de responsabilité Construction : le vice indécelable d’un matériau