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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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
On 10 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its final Report on the e-commerce sector inquiry (“the Report”), aimed at identifyin…
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On 30 June 2017, the new law of 17 June 2016 on public procurement, published in the Belgian State Gazette of 14 July 2016, will enter into force for …
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On 18 May 2017, the Belgian Parliament adopted an act implementing the European directive on private damages actions for competition law infringements…
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Yesterday (on 13 June 2017), the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Dextro Energy’s appeal against the General Court's decision upholdin…
Read MoreOn 17 May 2017, the European Commission approved a modification of the General Block Exemption Regulation to allow Member States to grant State aid to…
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Imagine… Over a decade ago, your company was involved in a cartel infringement, which came to light because one of your competitors snitched to t…
Read MoreThe European Working Party 29 issued a series of guidelines on how certain aspects of GDPR should be interpreted. In the first newsflash, we bring you…
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Two recent decisions of the Court of Justice and the Belgian Court of Cassation have recently completed the existing case law on comparative advertisi…
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On 9 June 2017, the Swiss government confirmed the main parameters of a revised Swiss corporate tax reform package, the Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17). The m…
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In a judgment dated 24 November 2016, the Court of Cassation ruled on the limitation of break costs that banks can claim in the case of early repaymen…
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Lors de la prise d’une décision concernant un permis, un plan ou un programme, les autorités sont obligées d’évaluer leur impact sur le système d’eau.…
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On 18 May 2017, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a new Act on actions for damages for competition law infringements (the “Competition Law Damage…
Read MoreOn 27 April 2017, the General Court of the EU partially annulled the European Commission decision of 1 October 2014 regarding State aid granted by Ger…
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On 31 March 2017, the Belgian Government approved a preliminary draft act aimed at transposing the provisions of the fourth European Anti-Money Launde…
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Le gouvernement a approuvé, le 31 mars 2017, un avant-projet de loi de transposition des dispositions de la quatrième directive européenne anti-blanch…
Read MoreOn 22 May 2017, the new Belgian law of 7 May 2017 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use was published in the Official Belgian Journal…
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One of the most discussed topics relating to the entering into force of the GDPR, are the administrative fines that may be imposed by a supervisory au…
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A compter de ce 12 juin, des procédures de dissolution plus efficaces entrent en vigueur pour les sociétés fantômes, qui ne sont pas/plus actives et l…
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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…
Read MoreBy way of reminder, the FSMA published a position paper dated 30 January 2017 (entry into force) on the application of the Belgian rules relating to u…
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