On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing ar…
In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…
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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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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’…
Read MoreRecent 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
Read MoreOn 4 July 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority published a practical guide on compliance programmes for SMEs. Competition law forbids illegal cart…
Read MoreThe 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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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…
Read MoreSinds 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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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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Last 9th June, the Regulation on Interchange Fees for Card-based Payment Transactions, adopted last year, entered into force; circumstance that has be…
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Following the Brexit referendum, the UK should, in principle, notify its decision in the coming months to withdraw from the EU as provided by Article …
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Op 5 juli 2016 werd de “wet tot wijziging van het Wetboek van het economisch recht met het oog op de invoering van de panoramavrijheid” gepubliceerd i…
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The impact of the referendum in the United Kingdom (''UK'') remains unclear and this is not different for the chemicals sector. Once the procedure of…
Read MoreLe Conseil des ministres a approuvé ce 3 juin 2016 un avant-projet de loi qui adapte les dispositions de la loi du 17 juin 2013 relative à la motivati…
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As of 3 July 2016, the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) has entered into force in Belgium and across Europe. It repeals and replaces the ex…
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