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Bijkomende maatregelen gevangenisnoodwet van kracht vanaf 1 oktober 2026

De 'noodwet 2.0' die goedgekeurd werd op 22 juli 2026 voert een reeks bijkomende maatregelen in om de overbevolking in de gevangenissen terug te dringen. Hieronder vindt u een over…

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La Belgique transpose la directive Women on Boards : une nouvelle étape vers une gouvernance pl…

Le 18 juillet 2026, le Conseil des ministres a approuvé en deuxième lecture l'avant-projet de loi transposant la directive Women on Boards. Au-delà des quotas existants, le texte a…

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DAC 6, 7 and 8: Belgium (re)introduces penalty enforcement with new Royal Decree and expands th…

On 11 September 2026, the Belgian Official Gazette published a Royal Decree of 3 September 2026 establishing a new progressive scale of administrative fines for infringements of th…

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Book 7 of the Belgian Civil Code | New time limits for non-c…

Book 7 of the Belgian Civil Code introduces a harmonised two-step framework…

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Court of Cassation confirms: companies are liable for direct…

A recent judgment of the Court of Cassation of 22 June 2026 confirms that a…

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REACH: substance evaluation

REACH on cruise control: ECHA publishes its first Community Rolling Action Plan

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Dangerous Preparations Directive recast

The European Commission, on 26 January 2012, adopted a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, p…

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Biocidal Products - registration: a moving target?

On 1 March 2012, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in Case C-420/10 Söll Gmbh v Tetra Gmbh in which it rules for the first time on the sco…

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Sabam Denied Netlog Filtering Demand by ECJ

On 16 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in Case C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van …

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European Commission’s Draft General Regulation on Data Protection Provides for Ground-breaking Changes

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a legislative proposal for a reform of the EU data protection regulatory framew…

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Belgium : Important case-law on wearing an Islamic headscarf at work

The question of whether employees can wear religious symbols, such as an Islamic headscarf, at work is a very delicate one. Indeed, amongst other fund…

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Constitutional Court Finds that Subcontractors of Subcontractors Have Direct Claim Against Principal

On 2 February 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 1798 of the Belgian Civil Code, which grants subcontractors a direct action against th…

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Supreme Court Confirms Prima Facie Validity of Patent Despite Suspended Invalidation

On 5 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation) upheld an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal, confir…

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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of an Unlisted Belgian Limited Company: Recap of the Formalities and De…

This is the right time to recall the main formalities that must be fulfilled by unlisted limited companies[1] insofar as their annual general meeting …

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Belgian Supreme Court Rules on Copyright Protection

On 26 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation, the “Court”) handed down a judgment in a case between Artessuto NV …

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Liability of Rating Agencies

Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, rating agencies have attracted substantial attention and been at the forefront of a public deb…

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New FSMA Specifications on Short Selling

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has decided to modify the rules on short selling of shares in Belgian financial institutions, effe…

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Omschakeling naar het zomeruur: gevolgen voor het loon

In de nacht van zaterdag 24 maart 2012 op zondag 25 maart 2012 schakelen we opnieuw over van winteruur naar zomeruur: 2 uur wordt 3 uur. Voor werkneme…

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Affaires Marco Del Corso et Phonographic, la notion de « communication au public »

Par deux arrêts rendus le 15 mars dans les affaires Marco Del Corso (C-135/10) etPhonographic (C-162/10), la Cour de justice de l'Union…

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New Guidelines for Preparation of the Corporate Governance Statement in the Annual Report

On 14 February 2012, the Corporate Governance Committee issued eight new guidelines to help companies better explain why they derogate from particular…

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N’oubliez pas de communiquer la décision d’attribution par recommandé ET par moyen électronique/fax !

Communication – Décision d’attribution – délai de recours – Suspension

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New Tax Measures in 2012: What to Expect

After lengthy negotiations to form a government, a political compromise was finally reached. Prime Minister Di Rupo announced in his State of the Uni…

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The Notional Interest Deduction - Still Under Scrutiny

Eager to cut the budget deficit, Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has proposed several measures to curtail the notional interest deduction (NID).…

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Les contrats de concession de services bientôt régis par le droit européen

Proposition de directive – attribution des concessions de services – réglementation en vue de l’attribution

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LA DÉDUCTIBILITÉ FISCALE ET L’ŒUVRE D’ART… L’ENTENTE IMPOSSIBLE ?

La règle de principe de la non-déductibilité fiscale des œuvres d'art en tant que frais professionnels est relativement bien connue en Belgique. Relat…

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