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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Clipping sur les réseaux sociaux : protégez vos œuvres

Quelques secondes suffisent parfois à faire le buzz… mais aussi à porter at…

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Belgium introduces domestic exemption of withholding tax on …

On 31 October 2025, a Royal Decree was published in the Belgian Official Ga…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

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!

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Review of Belgian food legislation: a first Royal Decree adopted

The free movement of foodstuffs within the EU is of major importance. But food legislation is only partly harmonised at EU level. Currently, national …

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Get Your Privacy Shield Certification as from 1st August 2016

As from 1st August 2016 companies will be able to sign up to a new transatlantic data-transfer framework that will enable them to legally transfer per…

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Impact of the new customs rules on the VAT exemption for export

Since 1 May 2016, the Union Customs Code (the UCC) has entered into force in the European Union. The UCC modernises customs law and serves as the new …

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Brexit – Implications in the field of competition law

On June 23, 2016, UK took the historic resolution to leave the EU which will be implemented by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and by notif…

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Beware of Tenants Selling Counterfeit Goods!

In a recent decision, Tommy Hilfiger et al. v Delta Center (C-494/15), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) opened the door for injunctio…

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Sharing economy, enemy or ally of traditional business ?

Start-ups, scale-ups, incubation centers, pitches, webinars, workshops, etc. all “hot” and “trendy” names for a booming group of entrepreneurs strivin…

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Nouveau fonds d’investissement immobilier belge et assouplissement du régime des SIRs

Le gouvernement fédéral a récemment annoncé de nouvelles mesures afin de rendre le marché immobilier belge plus attractif pour les investisseurs étran…

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Motif grave: censure du principe de proportionnalité

En matière de licenciement pour motif grave, une certaine jurisprudence apprécie l’existence d’un lien de causalité entre la gravité de la faute et l’…

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Deposit guarantee schemes in the spotlight again

Recent events have put deposit guarantee schemes once again on the forefront of the discussions related to the banking sector. In Belgium, the failur…

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European Commission adopts EU-US Privacy Shield

On 12 July, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, the new framework to protect the fundamental rights of data subjects whose perso…

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Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims Also Applicable to B2B Communications

On 14 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in Case C-19/15 on the applicability of the Nutrition an…

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Belgium introduces new transfer pricing documentation rules

The Belgian Parliament has enacted a series of new rules on transfer pricing ("TP") documentation, which rules will have a substantial impact on the s…

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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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Commission publishes annual Report on Competition Policy 2015

This report provides a detailed overview of policy and legislative initiatives together with decisions of the European Commission on EU Competition La…

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Regering bespreekt hervorming bekritiseerde 'catch-all' bepaling

Bij wet van 13 december 2012 heeft de wetgever een catch-all bepaling in de Belasting der Niet-Inwoners (BNI) ingevoerd (art. 228, §3 W.I.B. ’92). Al …

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Competition law and SMEs: practical guide on compliance programmes published by the Belgian Competition Author…

On 4 July 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority published a practical guide on compliance programmes for SMEs. Competition law forbids illegal cart…

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Reha Training: or how the Court of Justice consolidates its jurisprudence concerning the right of communicatio…

The determination of what constitutes a “communication to the public” under article 3(1) of the Information Society Directive (2001/29/EC) will contin…

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Court of Justice Rules that Flemish Language Decree Violates EU Law on Free Movement of Goods

On 21 June 2016, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) handed down a judgment in response to a request for a pre…

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Motivering van het ontslag: welke redenen moeten worden meegedeeld?

Sinds de inwerkingtreding van CAO nr. 109 van 12 februari 2014 betreffende de motivering van het ontslag heeft elke werknemer het recht om de redenen …

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Détachement en France: nouvelle déclaration obligatoire depuis le 1er juillet

Depuis ce 1er juillet 2016, toute entreprise étrangère qui détache temporairement des salariés en France, est tenue de transmettre, avant le…

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