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New mandatory withdrawal button for B2C webshops

Webshop operators are required to update their online interfaces and withdrawal procedures before the compliance deadline of 19 June 2026.

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Caluwaerts Uytterhoeven versterkt partnerteam met strafrechtexpert Mr. Marijn Van Nooten

Mr. Van Nooten is sinds 2006 actief als tableauadvocaat aan de balies van Brussel en Antwerpen en brengt een doorgedreven en veelzijdige expertise in het strafrecht mee. Hij is ges…

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Baker Tilly Law Belgium versterkt M&A-praktijk met nieuwe partner

Het Brusselse advocatenkantoor Baker Tilly Law zet een volgende strategische stap met de aanstelling van Jonathan De Landsheere als M&A partner. Met deze versterking wil het ka…

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The Belgian Constitutional Court upholds the "polluter pays"…

The Belgian Constitutional Court ruled on 23 April 2026 (n°50/2026) that Ar…

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Proceduremisbruik door de fiscus: hof van beroep annuleert a…

Het hof van beroep te Brussel heeft drie aanslagen in de personenbelasting …

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Programme Law - December 2009

The main social law measures provided by the draft Programme Law introduced to the Chamber of Representatives on 25 November 2009 can be summarised as…

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Tips and tricks on management employees and working time

Management employees at numerous firms work significantly more time than the weekly working time set down in the company regulations would allow.

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Negative indexation at the beginning of 2010

The probability that nearly half a million employees of the Belgian private sector will see their wages decrease from the beginning of next year is ve…

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Public procurement law amended

The Belgian public procurement regulation is governed by the Public Procurement Act of 1993 [1] (hereinafter “the Act”) and its implementing Decrees […

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"Forfaitary" valuation of mobile phone benefits foreseen

The Council of Ministers recently approved a draft Royal Decree which defines the way in which the benefits of private mobile phone use (cell phone, B…

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Social security agreement between India and Belgium

On 1 September 2009, the long-anticipated Social Security Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of India (the “SSA”) entered into …

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Update on the EU Blue Card

Further to the determination of the European Union to attract highly qualified workers from third countries, the Council recently adopted the “Blue Ca…

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An update on the disclosure of shareholdings in joint stock companies

On 16 July 2009 [1], the Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopted a draft law aimed at preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose …

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The impact of Commission v. Italy (Case C-540/07) on Belgian withholding taxes

On 19 November 2009 the Court of Justice of the European Communities (“ECJ” hereinafter) issued its decision in Case C-540/07 (Commission v. Italy), i…

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New soil regulations in the Brussels Region

The new ordinance on the management of polluted soils of the Brussels Capital Region [1], will be applicable from 1 January 2010. Undoubtedly your org…

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ECJ holds that a single award procedure is sufficient for IPPPs

The Acoset judgment of  the ECJ dated 15 October 2009 (C-196/08) was related to a dispute about an institutionalised public-private partnership (…

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Belgian Council of State pierces the veil of a PPP project

In the Horizon Pleiades case, the Council of State was confronted with an interesting question: if a public authority organises a procedure to select …

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La marque Benelux : 40 ans et plus que jamais au service des entreprises

La Convention Benelux en matière de marques est entrée en vigueur le 1er juillet 1969. Cette convention créait, pour la première fois, la possibilité …

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L’i-DEPOT, l’outil indispensable dans tout processus de création ou d’innovation

Une bonne idée peut valoir de l'or ! Mais exploiter les résultats de l'activité créatrice ou inventrice requiert de les valoriser, ce qui pose bi…

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OFFSHORING: Oui, mais pas les yeux fermés

Par ces temps de crise, de plus en plus d’entreprises en Belgique voient dans l’offshoring une opportunité intéressante pour diminuer les coûts.

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Les tendances en matière d'outsourcing en période de crise

Interview de Maître Kristof De Vulder, avocat associé chez DLA Piper.

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Le contentieux de la propriété intellectuelle, nouvelle mouture: un premier bilan

La transposition en droit belge, courant 2007, de la Directive européenne 2004/48 sur la mise en œuvre des droits de propriété intellectuelle offrit l…

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Pourquoi une « Roadmap » propriété intellectuelle est-elle essentielle en matière d’innovation

•    Qu'est-ce qu'une "Roadmap » Propriété intellectuelle ?•    Quand faut-il l'établir ?•    Quelles son…

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Open Innovation et droits intellectuels

Qu’est-ce que l’open innovation ?Quelles sont les principales questions juridiques qui se posent ?

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Belgian Procurement Law becomes more compliant

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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