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04/03/11

New Directive Amending the Prospectus Directive Will Require Modification of the Prospectus Act

A directive amending the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 11 Decembe…

14/02/11

Compétitivité fiscale et rémunérations variables incertitude ou opportunité ?

La rémunération variable est un facteur important de la compétitivité des entreprises. Ses critères de détermination permettent en outre à une entrepr…

12/02/11

Holdings belges et optimisation fiscale

La société holding est un organisme doté de la personnalité juridique, qui a pour vocation traditionnelle d’acquérir, détenir en portefeuille et gérer…

11/02/11

Les intérêts notionnels

La déduction pour capital à risque, également appelée deduction des intérêts notionnels, est un sujet qui revient au devant de l’actualité depuis un p…

11/02/11

Le contribuable a des droits

S’il fallait écouter certains hommes politiques, on en viendrait à croire que l’administration n’a que des pouvoirs, et les contribuables seulement de…

10/02/11

L’équilibre délicat entre compétitivité fiscale et lutte contre la fraude fiscale

A l’occasion du jubilé du célèbre arrêt Brepols rendu par la Cour de cassation le 6 juin 1961, les fiscalistes belges se pencheront sur l’avenir à rés…

10/02/11

Le régime fiscal des restructurations de sociétés, vers de nouvelles opportunités ?

La vie d’une entreprise est en constant mouvement : nouveaux produits ou activités, nouveaux marchés, nouveaux concurrents. Fusions, scissions, filial…

09/02/11

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive recast

On November 24 2010 the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the European Commission's proposal to recast the EU Restriction of Hazar…

07/02/11

New EU law may encourage increased trade defence measures

On December 16 2010 the European Commission announced that the European Parliament had finally reached an agreement with the EU Council over new rules…

20/01/11

Revised EU Competition Rules For Co-operation Between Competitors

European Commission adopts revised competition rules for horizontal co-operation, information exchange and standardisation.

18/01/11

Les nouvelles règles européennes relatives aux accords de coopération horizontale

La présente contribution a pour objet l’examen des nouvelles règles de concurrence européennes adoptées par la Commission européenne, le 14 décembre 2…

01/01/11

A new preliminary ruling

The Constitutional Court has published a preliminary ruling request from the Court of First Instance Liège of 3 November 2010 regarding the constituti…

01/01/11

Claim the refund of the unduly paid tax on your dividends and interests derived from foreign source…

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the Belgian supplementary municipal tax is incompatible with the free movement of capital. T…

01/01/11

The income received by the shareholders of a French SCI regarded as transparent for tax purposes is exempt fro…

The income that a Belgian resident receives from a French SCI (“société civile immobilière”) regarded as transparent for tax purposes is exclusively t…

29/12/10

European cross border injunctions revisited

In a 22 December 2010 decision in the case Solvay v Honeywell e.a., the District Court of The Hague has referred several questions to the Court of Jus…

29/12/10

Clinical research and VAT: news and questions

By a recent decision, the Belgian VAT Authorities stated that clinical research is an activity that requires VAT. It is likely that researchers will (…

23/12/10

€ 799 million fine for air cargo carriers

On 9 November 2010, the European Commission fined 11 air cargo carriers a total of €799,445,000 for operating a worldwide cartel which negatively affe…

23/12/10

Europe opens an investigation into Google

The European Commission decided on 30 November 2010 to start formal proceedings against Google, accused of abusing its dominant position in online sea…

23/12/10

Vouchers as part of remuneration and VAT

On 29 July 2010, the European Court of Justice stated that the provision of a voucher to an employee as part of its remuneration amounts to a supply o…

23/12/10

The European Commission prevents ING from reimbursing its investors

In compliance with its restructuring plan, ING will have to reimburse the aid money allocated by the Dutch government, before paying off the owners of…

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

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Promotion at DALDEWOLF

04/07/25

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Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

08/10/25

Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

06/10/25

CJEU: the limitation period starts once the decision of the …

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04/03/11

New Directive Amending the Prospectus Directive Will Require Modification of the Prospectus Act

14/02/11

Compétitivité fiscale et rémunérations variables incertitude ou opportunité ?

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Holdings belges et optimisation fiscale

11/02/11

Les intérêts notionnels

11/02/11

Le contribuable a des droits

10/02/11

L’équilibre délicat entre compétitivité fiscale et lutte contre la fraude fiscale

10/02/11

Le régime fiscal des restructurations de sociétés, vers de nouvelles opportunités ?

09/02/11

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive recast

07/02/11

New EU law may encourage increased trade defence measures

20/01/11

Revised EU Competition Rules For Co-operation Between Competitors

18/01/11

Les nouvelles règles européennes relatives aux accords de coopération horizontale

01/01/11

A new preliminary ruling

01/01/11

Claim the refund of the unduly paid tax on your dividends and interests derived from foreign source…

01/01/11

The income received by the shareholders of a French SCI regarded as transparent for tax purposes is exempt fro…

29/12/10

European cross border injunctions revisited

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Clinical research and VAT: news and questions

23/12/10

€ 799 million fine for air cargo carriers

23/12/10

Europe opens an investigation into Google

23/12/10

Vouchers as part of remuneration and VAT

23/12/10

The European Commission prevents ING from reimbursing its investors