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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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23/04/09

Stock option plans extended

Companies and beneficiaries of stock option plans can now, under certain conditions, extend the exercise period of options granted through stock optio…

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10/04/09

The new federal law on the continuity of undertakings

In most countries, insolvency legislation distinguishes between bankruptcy and reorganisation proceedings. In Belgium, bankruptcies are ruled by the a…

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08/04/09

Transfers between time credit schemes made easier

To implement Interprofessional Agreement (IPA) 2009-2010, the National Labour Council adopted a new Collective bargaining agreement (CBA) [1] to accom…

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03/04/09

New Eco cheques

Next to meal cheques, culture cheques and sport cheques, companies will, from now on, also be able to grant their employees eco cheques, which, under …

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03/03/09

The right to legal assistance from the first formal interrogation

Contrary to what takes place in other countries (for example in France), in Belgium, a person interrogated in the framework of a criminal investigatio…

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26/02/09

TVA 6%

L’arrêté royal du 10 février 2009 vient de confirmer la mesure de réduction du taux de TVA à 6% sur les constructions nouvelles.

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20/02/09

European Commission challenges certain restrictions of the notional interest deduction regime

On 19 February 2009, the European Commission opened an infringement procedure against Belgium on the grounds that the notional interest deduction regi…

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12/02/09

ECJ Rules Belgian Participation Exemption Regime Incompatible with Parent-Subsidiary Directive

On 12 February 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its decision in favor of the taxpayer in the Cobelfret case, a case involving the comp…

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04/02/09

Travel authorisation mandatory when going to the USA

As from 12 January 2009, all nationals of countries belonging to the Visa Waiver Program (such as Belgian nationals), will be required to obtain an el…

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03/02/09

Switzerland joined the Schengen area on 12 December 2008

On 27 November 2008 the EU-Ministers of Home affairs gave the green light to Switzerland to effectively apply the Schengen rules.

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02/02/09

Filing professional card applications in Belgium via approved business desk as from 1 January 2009

As of 1 July 2007, the retrieval of professional cards for self-employed foreigners is entrusted to the approved business desks and no longer to the c…

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30/01/09

Indexation of salaries in the National Auxiliary Joint Committee for White-collar Workers (JC n° 218)

The indexation of salaries in joint committee (JC) n° 218 raises certain issues which are highlighted as follows.

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20/01/09

Extension of the transitional period for workers from Romania and Bulgaria

With the publication of the Royal Decree of 18 December 2008 with respect to the employment of foreign workers, Belgium has used its possibility to pr…

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08/01/09

Audit committee in listed companies and financial institutions

The legal recognition of the audit committee aims to promote high quality financial information. Nevertheless the strengthening of the independence cr…

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Belgische legaltechpionier ClauseBase wordt overgenomen door wereldwijde speler LawVu

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Job mobility in Belgian business law firms: Trends from the past judicial year

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Le marché du travail juridique en Belgique : tendances et év…

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New law providing various provisions – Key tax changes adopt…

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10/06/09

ECJ condemns Belgian ban on joint offers

08/06/09

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

05/06/09

Social security agreement between Belgium and India

06/05/09

Joint committee 336 launched for professional services

04/05/09

New EU Member States employees face work permit exemption from 1 May 2009

24/04/09

Work regulations to be adapted with new CBA 25ter

23/04/09

Stock option plans extended

10/04/09

The new federal law on the continuity of undertakings

08/04/09

Transfers between time credit schemes made easier

03/04/09

New Eco cheques

03/03/09

The right to legal assistance from the first formal interrogation

26/02/09

TVA 6%

20/02/09

European Commission challenges certain restrictions of the notional interest deduction regime

12/02/09

ECJ Rules Belgian Participation Exemption Regime Incompatible with Parent-Subsidiary Directive

04/02/09

Travel authorisation mandatory when going to the USA

03/02/09

Switzerland joined the Schengen area on 12 December 2008

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Filing professional card applications in Belgium via approved business desk as from 1 January 2009

30/01/09

Indexation of salaries in the National Auxiliary Joint Committee for White-collar Workers (JC n° 218)

20/01/09

Extension of the transitional period for workers from Romania and Bulgaria

08/01/09

Audit committee in listed companies and financial institutions