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In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…
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In October 2014, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Dutch cable TV operator Ziggo by Liberty Global, subject to commitments.…
Read MoreIn Belgium, night work, i.e. work undertaken between 8pm and 6am, is prohibited. The legislator can, nevertheless, stipulate exceptions to this prohib…
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On 23 November 2017, the Belgian Government proposed draft legislation to outlaw so-called “platform parity clauses” in the hotel sector.
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Sinds deze zomer kan de Economische Inspectie in het kader van haar onderzoeksbevoegdheid, aan mystery shopping doen in een fysieke winkel maar ook in…
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As of 27 October 2022, a new framework of rules will apply to total diet replacement products, both in terms of compositional and labelling requiremen…
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Het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie heeft vroeger al in verschillende arresten duidelijk gemaakt dat een werknemer die om redenen buiten zijn wi…
Read MoreOn 9 October 2017, Chinese company Legend Holdings Corporation notified the European Commission of its plan to acquire sole control of Banque Internat…
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The new Belgian act on security interests on movable assets has been adopted (“the Act”)1 . It introduces a fundamental modification of the Belgian pl…
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Le 23 février 2018, la nouvelle directive européenne n°2016/97/EU du 20 janvier 2016 sur la distribution en matière d’assurances (Insurance Distributi…
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Heeft u in 2016 een investering in een startende micro-onderneming gedaan via een financieringsvehikel en claimden u of uw boekhouder slechts een bela…
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Het Oostenrijks Grondwettelijk Hof heeft zich op 17.10.2017 uitgesproken over de handelswijze van Booking.com waarbij zij hoteleigenaars liet garander…
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Soon much in inheritance law will be changing. For example, the reserves have been adapted, the rules on the valuation of donations are changing, and …
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The Tax Bulletin for 2017, which you will find below (and which is available for download), gives an overview of the most significant tax developments…
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Het ziet ernaar uit dat het einde van 2017 - en/of het begin van 2018 - goed gevuld zal zijn met nieuwe sociaalrechtelijke wetgeving. Naast een ontwe…
Read MoreOn 23 November 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that commitment decisions contain indications of an infringement of antitrust rules. …
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This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…
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On 22 November 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) specific to Advance…
Read MoreSince the European Commission’ feasibility study on Joint Cross-Border Public Procurement (“JCBPP”) was released in March 2017 there has been increasi…
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As part of its Digital Single Market strategy, the European Commission published on 13 September 2017 a proposal for a Regulation “on a framework…
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Reeds in de eerdere Marlex nieuwsbrief kondigden wij aan dat het nieuwe Vlaamse Onteigeningsdecreet met rasse schreden naderde. De eerd…
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