News & Articles

16/07/13

Labour relations: the administrative commission is finally “ruling”

The so-called Labour Relations Act of 27 December 2006 established an administrative commission that can give a ruling determining whether a worker sh…

16/07/13

Wat betekent een schuldbekentenis in het erfrecht?

Bij arrest van het Hof van Beroep te Antwerpen dd. 23.04.2013 werd een geschil beslecht dat zich in erfrechtelijke dossiers herhaaldelijk voordoet.

15/07/13

Eenmaking statuut arbeiders-bedienden : tijdrit of tourzege?

Tenzij u momenteel geniet van een welverdiende vakantie ergens in het Zuiden van Frankrijk, waar u misschien enkel berichtgeving krijgt over de laatst…

15/07/13

Accountgegevens horen bij een testament

Wat gebeurt er met je profielen op Facebook, Linkedin en Twitter na je overlijden?

15/07/13

European Court of Justice affirms that the theory of economic entity does not imply that earlier cartel infrin…

On 13 June 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") rendered its judgement in the case Versalis SpA v. Commission (C-511/11 P) upholding the Genera…

12/07/13

DE COMMISSARIS VAN DE REKENINGEN IN DE VME

In de dwingende bepalingen van de “Appartementswetgeving” is verplichtend voorzien dat de Algemene Vergadering jaarlijks een commissaris van de rekeni…

12/07/13

Creation of the Co-act platform for cell therapy

La Belgique occupe une place de choix sur le marché mondial de la thérapie cellulaire. La qualité de la recherche scientifique qui y est opérée se con…

12/07/13

New budget control 2013 measures and recently implemented tax measures

On 30 June 2013, the Belgian government reached an agreement on various tax measures to be implemented following the June 2013 budget control. These m…

12/07/13

New Food Regulation adopted: R.I.P. ‘Parnuts’ and ‘Dietary Foods’

On 12 June 2013, the EU Parliament adopted a new Regulation 609/201311, regarding the rules governing the composition and labelling of baby food, food…

11/07/13

TERMIJN VOOR DE COÔRDINATIE VAN STATUTEN INZAKE MEDE-EIGENDOM MET EEN JAAR VERLENGD (01.09.2014)!

De beslissing tot verlenging van de termijn met 1 jaar tot het coördineren van de statuten van mede-eigendom werd op 2 juli 2013 in de Kamercommissie …

11/07/13

Eenheidsstatuut: Zijn we er of nog niet (helemaal)?

In het arrest van 7 juli 2011 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof geoordeeld dat de verschillen in behandeling tussen arbeiders en bedienden wat betreft de c…

11/07/13

ECJ declares incompatible with EU law an Austrian provision precluding access to cartel case files without par…

On 6 June 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") published its judgement in Donau Chemie (C-536/11). The case concerned a reference for a prelimi…

10/07/13

Un subside de 50 millions EUR pour développer la technologie '5G'

European Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, announced the grant of a EUR 50 million subsidy to promote research into 5G mobile technology.

09/07/13

Listening to sales calls is allowed, but do not forget the work rules

In its advice statement of June 5 2013, the Privacy Commission shed light on the practice of employers listening in to employees' sales calls with a v…

09/07/13

Notional Interest Deduction

The notional interest deduction ("NID") refers to the deemed interest expenses that Belgian companies and establishments are entitled to calculate ann…

08/07/13

European Consultation on revised competition rules for technology transfer agreements

The European Commission launched on 18 February 2013 a public consultation on a proposal for revised competition rules for technology transfer agreeme…

08/07/13

New Belgian Arbitration Act enters into force on 1 September 2013

As from 1 September 2013, Belgium will have a new and modern Arbitration Act. It is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law while keeping at the same time som…

07/07/13

Windy times for offshore wind power support

This newsletter sheds light on two recent evolutions regarding the Belgian support regime for offshore wind power. Firstly, the CREG has published a s…

05/07/13

The new Belgian Competition Act

On April 26, 2013 the redrafted Belgian Competition Act of April 3, 2013 was published in the Official Journal. With the amended legislation Fede…

05/07/13

The Commission published a proposal for a directive on rules governing actions for antitrust damages