On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…
In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…
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On April 17 2010 the European Union's Official Journal announced that the European Union has launched a probe into Chinese subsidies which are apparen…
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In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is gene…
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According to Article 20, 1° of the Act on employment contracts, employers must, in principle and amongst other, provide their employees with the aid, …
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France is persevering with its efforts to introduce, at EU level, a carbon border tax on imports into the European Union, in particular from countries…
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The Court of First Instance of Brussels recently (16 April 2010) ruled that capital losses on shares recharged by a non-resident parent company to i…
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On April 6 2010 the legislature approved the replacement for the Trade Practices Act, now named the Act on Market Practices and Consumer Protection. I…
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The managing body of Belgian companies (“companies limited by shares, private limited liability companies, cooperative companies ") is obliged to pr…
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Le Règlement REACH, entré en vigueur le 1er juin 2007, marque un changement majeur à l'échelle communautaire puisqu'il incombe dorénavant aux acteurs …
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Dans un arrêt du 23 mars 2010 (aff. C-236/08), la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a répondu aux différentes questions préjudicielles…
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C´est ce que suggère une députée de la N-VA, Mme Sarah Smeyers, qui vient de déposer une proposition de loi en ce sens.
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La Cour de Justice de l´Union Européenne ( ci-dessous, « la Cour » ) a été saisie de deux questions préjudicielles relatives à l´applicati…
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Dans un arrêt du 15 avril 2010 (aff. C-511/08), la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne a apporté une précision importante quant aux moda…
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Law360, New York (May 20, 2010) -- The European Commission’s announcement on May 19, 2010, of its settlement in DRAM represents the first successful o…
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There has been a recent public outcry in Belgium over the extremely large bonuses and severance packages granted to certain company directors. At the …
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Since 1 March 2010[1] stricter rules apply to time credit benefits granted by the National Employment Office (hereinafter “NEO”).
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Until 1 April 2010, two types of social security contributions were due by the employer on bridge pensions. The first was paid to the NPO (National Pe…
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Since 1 March 2010[1] stricter rules apply to time credit benefits granted by the National Employment Office (hereinafter “NEO”).
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The current European airspace closures due to volcanic ash from Iceland have left many employees stranded at their holiday destinations or on business…
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As of 10 January 2010, new rules have to be applied when calculating compensation for the dismissal of workers with reduced working hours during a par…
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