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17/07/26
17/07/26
New European rules on consumer credit transposed into Belgian law

On 9 July 2026, the Belgian Parliament adopted the act transposing the European Consumer Credit Directive (CCD II), extending Belgian consumer credit rules to certain deferred-paym…

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16/07/26
16/07/26
White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Sm…

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15/07/26
15/07/26
European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 ("AMLR") establishes a fully harmonized framework for the identification and disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) …

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17/07/26
The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies …

Can a landlord refuse a prospective tenant because their income is less tha…

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16/07/26
New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

A new bill introduces an active notification obligation in Article VI.91 of…

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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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05/10/09
The 2009 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance: major amendments

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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02/10/09
Audit committee required for Belgian listed companies and financial undertakings

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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29/09/09
Publication Formalities for Belgian Branches of Foreign Companies

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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14/09/09
White-collar worker or blue-collar worker? Consult Wikipedia

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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26/08/09
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Pratique déloyale en matière de construction

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05/08/09
New European Regulation 883/2004 regarding the social security legislation applicable to workers moving within…

The new Regulation (EC) N° 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security schemes (hereaf…

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10/07/09
Succession d'architecte - 2e partie

Dans un précédent article, nous avons examiné les questions que soulevait la succession d’architecte concernant les prescriptions déontologiques et le…

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06/07/09
“In-House Exemption” and “Capacity Swaps”: Clarity and New Clouds.

In the Coditel case (case C-324/07, 13 November 2008), the Belgian municipality of Uccle organised a procedure for awarding a concession for the opera…

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02/07/09
ALTIUS Contributes to the Yearbook on Public Procurement Law

We discussed the effects of the 2007 Braunschweig judgment of the ECJ on judicial protection in public procurement law. Following this judgment, EU Me…

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02/07/09
Combating Collusion Between Tenderers: the ECJ Clarifies the Limits.

Italian law prohibits “linked companies” from participating in public tender procedures for works. This prohibition is based on an irrefutable presump…

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01/07/09
Mandatory Eco-cheques for JC n°218

On 18 June 2009, the social partners of Joint Committee (JC) n°218 adopted a draft sectoral agreement for the years 2009-2010. This project is current…

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26/06/09
Anti-Crisis Measures to Sustain Employment

The Law implementing measures to sustain employment in times of economic downturn was published in the Belgian Official Journal on 25 June 2009. Three…

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24/06/09
New Belgian Legislation - Continuity of Enterprises Act

The new Act aims to safeguard the continuity of enterprises by offering entrepreneurs several options if they run into (financial) difficulties, via a…

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18/06/09
Work permit exemption for non-EEA CEOs

As of 29 May 2009 Company Headquarters are no longer required to obtain work permits for any level of non-European Economic Area (EEA) citizen employe…

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10/06/09
ECJ condemns Belgian ban on joint offers

Joint offers – a sales technique through which the acquisition of a product, service or benefit is made dependent to the purchase of another product o…

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08/06/09
Grey and Counterfeit Goods in Transit: Trademark Law in No-man’s Land.

Trademark owners often try to stop grey-market and counterfeit goods while in external transit through an EU member state. However, ECJ rulings are un…

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05/06/09
Social security agreement between Belgium and India

The Belgian government and India signed a historical agreement on social security on 3 November 2006. The agreement is expected to apply from July 200…

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06/05/09
Joint committee 336 launched for professional services

As mentioned in our newsflash of 20 March 2008, joint committee 336 was established on 8 March 2008 for professional service providers in so far that …

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04/05/09
New EU Member States employees face work permit exemption from 1 May 2009

Ten new countries joined the EU on 1 May 2004, namely, Malta, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Sloven…

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24/04/09
Work regulations to be adapted with new CBA 25ter

Collective bargaining agreement (CBA) 25ter on equal pay for male and female workers was concluded by the National Labour Council on 9 July 2008. This…

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