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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!
On 4 July 2016, the European Commission decided that support measures granted by several Dutch municipalities to football clubs do not breach Sta…
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Het Verenigd Koninkrijk verlaat de Europese Unie, en daarmee ook de Europese Economische Ruimte: daar behoren immers enkel de leden toe van de Europes…
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This is not a trivial question because the supervisory authority designated in each Member State will now be entitled to impose more stringent adminis…
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On 19 July 2016, the European Commission imposed a EUR 2.93 billon fine on five major European truck manufacturers for colluding on pricing and p…
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Het Hof van Beroep te Gent heeft in een arrest van 24 mei 2016 geoordeeld dat de forfaitaire waardering van het voordeel van alle aard voor het kostel…
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Op 26 juli 2016 werd het Decreet van 17 juni 2016 houdende huur van korte duur voor handel en ambacht gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Dit dec…
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On 14 July 2016, the General Court ("GC") reset the fine that had been imposed on Parker Hannifin Manufacturing ("Parker ITR") and Parker-Hannifi…
Read MoreIn furtherance to our eAlert on the “Distribution of certain derivative financial instruments to retail clients: a prospective ban?”, the Financial Se…
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Today, many cybersecurity incidents remain unreported to the Belgian authorities and to the public. With the entry into force of the EU General Data P…
Read MoreThe Belgian Council of Ministers has endorsed a new draft law amending the Law on Security Interests over Movable Assets, dated 11 July 2013. Most not…
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Belgian VAT law provides a specific exemption for cost-sharing associations, enabling groups of entities that have VAT exempt or out of scope activiti…
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After its first draft of February 29, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield adequacy decision on July 12, 2016. The f…
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The German company Behringwerke granted the company Genetech a worldwide non-exclusive licence to use a patented human cytomegalovirus enhancer. Never…
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The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…
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On 7 July 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Paris Appeal Court. The question arose in the context of a d…
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En peu de temps, Pokemon Go est devenu un phénomène de société dont les conséquences sont nombreuses: addiction au jeu, agressions physiques, rassembl…
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The Belgian Federal government has recently announced new measures to make the Belgian real estate market more attractive to foreign investors. …
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The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…
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On 28 July 2016, Belgian authorities published an official document interpreting the concepts of food prepacked for direct sale, and food that is supp…
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On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice issued a preliminary ruling in which it found that a company cannot be held liable for anti-competitiv…
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