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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.
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On 24 December 2013, the Board of Directors of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published in the Belgian Official Journal (Belgisch Staatsbla…
Read MoreSome jurisdictions had supported the view of the tax authorities that such income can be taxed in Belgium as dividends. The Court of First Instance of…
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When investigating violations of competition law, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") can carry out unannounced on-site inspections at the premi…
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On 19 December 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down the judgment in joined cases C-239/11 P, C-489/11 P, C-498/11 P (Siemens v…
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In a much-discussed judgment of 7 July 2011, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the difference in treatment between white-collar employees (i…
Read MoreThe Brussels government decided to postpone the entry into force of the obligation to establish an energy performance certificate for tertiary units. …
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The entrepreneurial world and entrepreneurs’ organisations have been pleading for smoother and faster procedures for investment projects for years.
Read MoreBelgian company law allows for cross-border merger of cooperative companies under terms and conditions governing domestic mergers thereof. This articl…
Read MoreThe buyer frequently refers to fraudulent intent before the court as an argument to annul a share purchase agreement when he realizes that the economi…
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On 22 October 2013, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de cassation) handed down a judgment concerning the obligation of internet provid…
Read MoreOn 14 November 2013, the bill inserting Chapter XIII "Consultation" in the Code of Economic Law was adopted by Parliament; its goal is to rewrite the …
Read MoreThe new bill of 24 September 2012 regarding market practices contains someclarifications about sales, with the aim of ending the discussion about thei…
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On 24 March 2011, Belgium was condemned by the Court of Justice because of its deficient implementation of directive 85/337/EG on the assessment of th…
Read MoreThe new bill of 24 September 2013 regarding market practices contains some clarifications about sales, with the aim of ending the discussion about the…
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In 2014, only one public holiday will fall on a Saturday (or a day that is normally a non-working day within the company). As a result, in most cases …
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The first public consultation under the Biocidal Products Regulation will be on the active substance dinotefuran as a potential candidate for substitu…
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The cartels affected financial derivatives, such as forward rate agreements, swaps, futures and options. These are instruments linked to a specific fi…
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On 23 April 2013, the General Court of the European Union (the “GC”) upheld an earlier decision of the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation…
Read MoreLegislators adopted, on 5 July 2013, a bill aiming to make it possible for consumers to launch class actions.
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On 7 November 2013, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in UPC Nederland BV v. Gemeente Hilversum (C-518/11). The case concerned a reference…
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