In recent years the European Union has paid increasing attention to sustainability in its policy- making particularly in the financial sector
The Code of Companies and Associations (CCA) abolished the joint venture (société momentanée/tijdelijke vennootschap) and the silent partnership (société interne/stille vennootschap) as distinct corporate forms.
`De regering voerde bij K.B. van 24 april 2020 een tijdelijke beschermingsregeling in om ondernemingen, die betalingsmoeilijkheden ondervonden ten gevolge van de COVID-19-crisis, te beschermen. Dat het ging om een tijdelijke beschermingsregeling – van 24 april 2020 tot 17 juni 2020 – was van meet af aan duidelijk maar het was een algemene verwachting dat deze beschermingsregeling (nogmaals) verlengd zou worden tot minstens na de zomermaanden en liefst tot het einde van dit jaar. Ondertussen blijkt echter vast te staan dat deze beschermingsregeling niet verlengd zal worden.
On 3 June 2020, ESMA published a Consultation Paper (“CP” which is available here) on draft guidelines for outsourcing to cloud service providers.
On 3 June 2020, ESMA published a Consultation Paper (“CP” which is available here) on draft guidelines for outsourcing to cloud service providers.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus, various questions have been raised regarding the organisation of board and shareholder meetings.
Calculation of the majority at partner and shareholder meetings is not always easy. Fortunately, the Code of Companies and Associations (CCA) has clarified the rules in this area.
The silent partnership does not exist as a distinct corporate form in the new Code of Companies and Associations (CCA). This type of entity is now a variation on the general partnership.
Le 24 avril 2020, un sursis pour les voies d’exécution des créanciers et les déclarations de faillite ou de dissolution judiciaire est entré en vigueur pour les entreprises belges confrontées à des difficultés financières en raison de la pandémie/épidémie du COVID-19
The Code of Companies and Associations (CCA) does not mention the possibility to hold board meetings by video conference or teleconference. Traditionally, it has been accepted that board meetings should be held in person and that members who cannot attend should grant a proxy to another member to represent them.
