Nieuws uit en over de Belgische juridische wereld, artikelen over juridische en fiscale onderwerpen en juridische bibliotheek

15/07/16

New Secretary of State Presents Privacy Policy for Upcoming Year

On 2 June 2016, the Belgian Secretary of State responsible for privacy matters, Philippe De Backer (the “Secretary of State”), presented a policy note…

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06/07/16

Invoering van de panoramavrijheid in Belgisch recht

Op 5 juli 2016 werd de “wet tot wijziging van het Wetboek van het economisch recht met het oog op de invoering van de panoramavrijheid” gepubliceerd i…

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04/07/16

GDPR: Cross-border transfers - don’t be on the wrong track!

The virtual world has no borders, and we often do not realize the massive data flows generated within companies operating across the globe. In practic…

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30/06/16

EU en VS bereiken akkoord over Privacy Shield

De EU en de Verenigde Staten hebben vrijdag 24 juni 2016 een akkoord bereikt over belangrijke aanpassingen van het Privacy Shield akkoord.

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24/06/16

UK’s referendum—its implication on the Unitary Patent System

Yesterday, on 23rd June 2016, the United Kingdom has decided, through a public referendum, to leave the European Union. Aside from the many othe…

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16/06/16

Belgian Privacy Commission publishes annual report 2015

The Belgian Privacy Commission has published its annual report for the year 2015.

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15/06/16

Have You Voiced Your Opinion on the EU Cookie Rules Yet?

You've probably noticed that the European Commission is thoroughly revising the EU data protection legislative framework. After replacing the Data Pro…

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10/06/16

Why CIOs Should Inform Their CEOs of Data Breaches

Whether due to negligence (e.g. a lost USB stick or laptop) or malicious intent (e.g. by cybercriminals or disgruntled employees), data breaches can c…

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07/06/16

GDPR: Security will be everywhere (even at your local shopkeeper)

Compared to the current legal framework, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains stricter obligations with regard to data security,…

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02/06/16

New Threat to Transatlantic Personal Data Transfers: Possible Invalidation of Standard Contractual Clauses

Since 2013 revelations about U.S. mass surveillance, the transfers of personal data between the EU and the U.S. have encountered regular legal threats…

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30/05/16

Sociale media op verschillende vlakken geviseerd

De sociale media en in het bijzonder Facebook lagen de laatste maanden meermaals onder vuur. Het centrale punt van kritiek is de wijze waarop sociale …

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16/05/16

General Data Protection Regulation: Entry into force!

The Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the pr…

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11/05/16

New EU data protection rules published

The new EU data protection rules have been published in the Official Journal of the EU. The new rules take the form of a regulation that will be …

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04/05/16

Embedding privacy is not an empty word

One of the obligations imposed on personal data processing entities by the general data protection regulation (“GDPR”) is to implement appropriate tec…

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03/05/16

Geen merkinbreuk door voormalig erkende garagehouder bij internetadvertenties waarin garage nog steeds samen m…

Vorige maand heeft het Hof van Justitie van de EU (HJEU) een interessante praktische prejudiciële vraag beantwoord over de aansprakelijkheid van voorm…

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22/04/16

New Tough and Harmonized Framework for EU Data Protection

On April 8, 2016, the Council of the EU adopted the final text of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On April 14, the EU Parliament approv…

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21/04/16

GDPR adopted & EU-U.S. Privacy Shield rejected!

Also this week, the article 29 Working Party rendered a negative opinion on the EU-US Privacy Shield (see our previous newsletter for more d…

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20/04/16

WP 29 Expresses Concerns About EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

This April 13, the Article 29 Working Party (WP 29, which includes the EU national data protection authorities) expressed its concerns regarding the P…

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15/04/16

Article 29 WP sceptical on the EU/US Privacy Shield

On 6 October 2015, the CJEU invalidated the U.S. Safe Harbor. The EU Commission then published a draft adequacy decision on 29 February, putting in p…

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25/03/16

Trademark reform package in werking

2016 is een jaar vol veranderingen voor het Europees en nationale merkenrecht. Op 23 maart 2016 is de nieuwe merkenverordening in werking getreden (Ve…

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06/08/26

06/08/26

Does the EU Cyber Resilience Act apply to your product? Scope, definitions and the product clas…

24/06/26

24/06/26

Application mobile détournée : quels recours ?

16/02/26

16/02/26

Auteursrechten en architecten: positieve rechtspraak zet de juiste toon

06/08/26

Auteursrechtvergoeding voor software opnieuw fiscaal voordel…

04/08/26

AI-regels wijzigen opnieuw: wat verandert er voor uw onderne…

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15/07/16

New Secretary of State Presents Privacy Policy for Upcoming Year

06/07/16

Invoering van de panoramavrijheid in Belgisch recht

04/07/16

GDPR: Cross-border transfers - don’t be on the wrong track!

30/06/16

EU en VS bereiken akkoord over Privacy Shield

24/06/16

UK’s referendum—its implication on the Unitary Patent System

16/06/16

Belgian Privacy Commission publishes annual report 2015

15/06/16

Have You Voiced Your Opinion on the EU Cookie Rules Yet?

10/06/16

Why CIOs Should Inform Their CEOs of Data Breaches

07/06/16

GDPR: Security will be everywhere (even at your local shopkeeper)

02/06/16

New Threat to Transatlantic Personal Data Transfers: Possible Invalidation of Standard Contractual Clauses

30/05/16

Sociale media op verschillende vlakken geviseerd

16/05/16

General Data Protection Regulation: Entry into force!

11/05/16

New EU data protection rules published

04/05/16

Embedding privacy is not an empty word

03/05/16

Geen merkinbreuk door voormalig erkende garagehouder bij internetadvertenties waarin garage nog steeds samen m…

22/04/16

New Tough and Harmonized Framework for EU Data Protection

21/04/16

GDPR adopted & EU-U.S. Privacy Shield rejected!

20/04/16

WP 29 Expresses Concerns About EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

15/04/16

Article 29 WP sceptical on the EU/US Privacy Shield

25/03/16

Trademark reform package in werking

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