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On 31 October 2025, a Royal Decree was published in the Belgian Official Ga…
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Imagine: your company recently introduced a fully updated product line, and the initial sales results have been very encouraging. You are confide…
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In het kader van de zogenaamde “taxshift” is beslist over te gaan tot een hervorming van de structurele bijdragevermindering. Deze hervorming verloopt…
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On 8 June 2016, the European Parliament (EP) approved 91 amendments to a draft report of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. The amendments to the…
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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…
Read MoreThe £71 billion SABMiller takeover by AB InBev was cleared by Commission decision M.7881 on 24 May 2016, subject to the divestiture of SABMiller’s Eur…
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On 11 May 2016, the European Commission blocked Hutchison's proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK ("O2"), despite remedies offered by the parties…
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The in-depth investigation carried out by the Commission on the merger between Telefónica UK’s “O2” and Hutchison 3G UK’s “Three”, showed important co…
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Compared to the current legal framework, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains stricter obligations with regard to data security,…
Read MoreLe 2 avril 2015, la Cour d’appel de Liège (la "Cour") a rendu un arrêt relatif à l’exécution des garanties contractuelles consenties aux acheteurs par…
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On 24 February 2016, Brussels Court of Appeal handed down an umpteenth decision on internal capital gains, but one worth dwelling on. In this area, t…
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On 12 May 2016, the General Court (“GC”) dismissed an action for annulment brought by Trioplast Industrier AB (“Trioplast”) against a letter from…
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Ce 2 juin 2016, la Cour constitutionnelle a rendu un arrêt n° 83/2016 constatant l'inconstitutionnalité de la transaction pénale étendue ins…
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On 3 July 2016, the new Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation - No 596/2014 on market abuse) will take effect in Belgium and across Europe, replacing an…
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Op 26 mei 2015 heeft de Kamer het ‘Wetsontwerp betreffende de concessieovereenkomsten’ aangenomen. Deze wet implementeert (ten dele) de Europese Richt…
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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…
Read MoreA Supreme Court decision of February 2016 reminds host Member States of the evidential value of A1 certificates with regard to the applicable social s…
Read MoreIn accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, State aid is forbidden unless it can be authorized by the European Commission …
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The in-depth investigation carried out by the Commission on the merger between Telefónica UK’s “O2” and Hutchison 3G UK’s “Three”, showed important co…
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Il s’agissait en l’espèce d’une société de réviseurs (A) qui avait reçu d’une société belge liée (B) un prêt sans intérêts (par hypothèse, d’un montan…
Read MoreOn 28 April 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority issued its policy priorities for the current year. This document, which has existed since 2014, ai…
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