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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On 23 April 2009, the ECJ held that Belgium did not properly transpose Procurement Directive 2004/18 into national law (case C-292/07). In fact, Belgi…
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1 milliard de dollars. Tel est le montant perçu annuellement à titre de royalties par Intellectual Ventures, une société américaine créée il y a moins…
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Quels sont les principaux droits intellectuels ?On peut distinguer d'après leur objet quatre grandes catégories de droits intellectuels :- …
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Si les entreprises sont conscientes du fait qu'elles peuvent opposer des droits de propriété intellectuelle aux contrefacteurs, elles ne sont pas touj…
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L'articulation de la vie privée et du travail, et plus particulièrement de la vie privée au travail, est une problématique déjà ancienne. L'émergence …
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Implementing the third EC Directive on driving licences [1], the Belgian government has recently decided to introduce the new single European driving …
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On 9 October, the Belgian government has taken the decision to strengthen the requirements for acquiring Belgian nationality. As a result, Belgian nat…
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In its Sea Judgement of 10 September 2009 (C-573/07), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) further clarifies its “in-house” jurisprudence. More specifi…
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In our latest ezine we referred to the discussion on the calculation of the compensation in lieu of notice in case of reduced work.
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Contrary to holiday pay for blue-collar workers, for white-collar workers it is paid by the employer himself.
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These new levels relate to the authorisations for employing and granting work permits to foreign nationals (from outside the EEA).
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Altius' banking & finance team contributed to a jurisdictional comparison of international acquisition finance. The volume provides counsel with a…
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The Royal Decree of 8 October 2008 amending the Belgian Companies Code (“BCC”) has amended the rules on financial assistance. The new rules entered in…
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Last week, the Belgian government reached an agreement on the 2010-2011 federal budget. The most important social security and employment law measures…
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In the current economic climate, suppliers ask to be paid in cash more and more often. Also, certain credit insurers are tightening their limits of co…
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A company manager recently stated in a number of interviews that he could not hire certain candidates of foreign origin due to the reluctance of some …
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On March 12, 2009, the second edition of the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance was published (the “2009 Code”), superseding and replacing the first…
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As of 8 January 2009, Belgian listed companies and financial undertakings are required to have an audit committee. The Law of 17 December 2008 on the …
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A foreign company that opens a Belgian branch office must comply with certain publication requirements. However, all too often companies fail to compl…
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A blue collar worker mainly performs manual work whereas a white collar worker is deemed to perform essentially intellectual work. The difference betw…
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