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30/06/10

Committee votes for more hard-hitting amendments to RoHS Directive

On June 2 2010 the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety finally voted on amendments to the European Commiss…

29/06/10

Supreme court refers issue of plant variety rights exhaustion

On February 25 2010 the Supreme Court made the first-ever reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the exha…

28/06/10

Rol van de rechter bij de toekenning van de gerechtelijke reorganisatie: passief of actief?

In tegenstelling tot de rol van de rechter in het kader van het gerechtelijk akkoord, is de appreciatiebevoegdheid van de rechtbank voor de opening va…

28/06/10

Autorisation de la Commission européenne de la restructuration de Ethias

La Commission européenne a autorisé le 20 mai 2010 la recapitalisation à hauteur de EUR 1,5 milliard accordée par l’Etat belge dans le cadre de la res…

28/06/10

Prejudiciële vraag aan het Hof van Justitie over de sperperiodes

De vraag of de Belgische marktpraktijkenwetgeving wel in overeenstemming is met het Europees recht blijft actueel, ook na de inwerkingtreding van de n…

28/06/10

Nouveau règlement européen sur les restrictions verticales

Depuis le 1er juin 2010 le nouveau règlement européen sur les restrictions verticales est entré en vigueur. Il s’inscrit dans la logique du règlement …

24/06/10

New Notification Obligation in Private Companies

The summer holidays are fast approaching, and we hope you'll be able to get away for a while to relax and enjoy this special time of year. However, be…

24/06/10

FISCALE AANDACHTSPUNTEN VOOR DE AUTOSPORT

Een rallywagen is geen vervoermiddel...... Althans niet voor btw doeleinden. Uit recente en minder recente rechtspraak is gebleken dat een rallyauto (…

22/06/10

Data Protection Compliance Policies and Audits

This chapter explores the key issues for companies operating in more than one jurisdiction (both inside and outside the EU) that intend to set up a da…

21/06/10

The importance of a formal agreement for the reimbursement of lump sum allowances for costs proper to the empl…

Companies are increasingly granting reimbursements of lump sum amounts to employees for costs paid by the employees for the account of their employer.…

18/06/10

Nieuwe mededingingsregels in de motorvoertuigensector

De Europese Commissie bekijkt de sector van de motorvoertuigen reeds een 30 tal jaar met argusogen, vooral op het vlak van de mededinging.

11/06/10

EVs in Belgium : Current situation

Currently, there is a lot to do about EVs. The broad outlines of the technologies are already fixed: The charging of EVs will happen through a socket,…

08/06/10

Transfer premium for lighter work

Oudere werknemers die bij dezelfde werkgever en met diens instemming, een overstap maken van zwaar werk naar lichter werk en hierdoor inkomensverlies …

08/06/10

Direct settlement

The European Commission's decision in the recent DRAM case sheds light on how the cartel settlement procedure is working in practice

07/06/10

Transfer premium for lighter work

Older employees who transfer from heavy work duties to lighter work – while in service for the same employer and with his consent– and suffer a income…

07/06/10

Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment

In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is genera…

06/06/10

Tied Offers and Financial Services

On 12 May 2010, the new Commercial Practices Act ("CPA") entered into force, repealing the former Fair Trade Practices Act of 14 July 1991 ("FTPA…

06/06/10

Undeclared Employment

The Omnibus Act of 23 December 2009 (the "Act"), published in the Belgian State Gazette on 30 December 2009, recently introduced a number of measures …

06/06/10

New Developments on the S-BVBA/SPRL

In the March issue of Brussels to the Point, we discussed the Act of 12 January 2010 (the "Act") creating a new variant on the BVBA/SPRL, the so-…

06/06/10

Recovery Measures on the Way

In light of the ongoing financial crisis and the difficulty of imposing adequate measures on financial institutions, the Belgian government submi…

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New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

16/07/26

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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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Committee votes for more hard-hitting amendments to RoHS Directive

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Supreme court refers issue of plant variety rights exhaustion

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Rol van de rechter bij de toekenning van de gerechtelijke reorganisatie: passief of actief?

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Autorisation de la Commission européenne de la restructuration de Ethias

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Prejudiciële vraag aan het Hof van Justitie over de sperperiodes

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Nouveau règlement européen sur les restrictions verticales

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New Notification Obligation in Private Companies

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Nieuwe mededingingsregels in de motorvoertuigensector

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EVs in Belgium : Current situation

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Transfer premium for lighter work

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Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment

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