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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The in-depth investigation carried out by the Commission on the merger between Telefónica UK’s “O2” and Hutchison 3G UK’s “Three”, showed important co…
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Compared to the current legal framework, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains stricter obligations with regard to data security,…
Read MoreLe 2 avril 2015, la Cour d’appel de Liège (la "Cour") a rendu un arrêt relatif à l’exécution des garanties contractuelles consenties aux acheteurs par…
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On 24 February 2016, Brussels Court of Appeal handed down an umpteenth decision on internal capital gains, but one worth dwelling on. In this area, t…
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On 12 May 2016, the General Court (“GC”) dismissed an action for annulment brought by Trioplast Industrier AB (“Trioplast”) against a letter from…
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Ce 2 juin 2016, la Cour constitutionnelle a rendu un arrêt n° 83/2016 constatant l'inconstitutionnalité de la transaction pénale étendue ins…
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On 3 July 2016, the new Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation - No 596/2014 on market abuse) will take effect in Belgium and across Europe, replacing an…
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Op 26 mei 2015 heeft de Kamer het ‘Wetsontwerp betreffende de concessieovereenkomsten’ aangenomen. Deze wet implementeert (ten dele) de Europese Richt…
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Since 2013 revelations about U.S. mass surveillance, the transfers of personal data between the EU and the U.S. have encountered regular legal threats…
Read MoreA Supreme Court decision of February 2016 reminds host Member States of the evidential value of A1 certificates with regard to the applicable social s…
Read MoreIn accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, State aid is forbidden unless it can be authorized by the European Commission …
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The in-depth investigation carried out by the Commission on the merger between Telefónica UK’s “O2” and Hutchison 3G UK’s “Three”, showed important co…
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Il s’agissait en l’espèce d’une société de réviseurs (A) qui avait reçu d’une société belge liée (B) un prêt sans intérêts (par hypothèse, d’un montan…
Read MoreOn 28 April 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority issued its policy priorities for the current year. This document, which has existed since 2014, ai…
Read MoreDe sociale media en in het bijzonder Facebook lagen de laatste maanden meermaals onder vuur. Het centrale punt van kritiek is de wijze waarop sociale …
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It is an integral part of our economy that companies provide services to other companies where workers are "placed" with the customer. This is sometim…
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Traditioneel wordt aangenomen dat alleen onbedoelde fouten (zogenaamde materiële vergissingen) in de jaarrekening of in de aangifte nog rechtgezet kun…
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On 19 May 2016, the EU Commission (EC) published its final Notice on the notion of State Aid further to its State Aid Modernisation launched in 2012. …
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Le Conseil d'état1 a suspendu l’Arrêté Royal du 15 février 2016 relatif à la fabrication et à la mise dans le commerce des cigarettes électroniques2. …
Read MoreAs from 18 April 2016, the European Singe Procurement Document ("ESPD") is mandatory for procurements above the European thresholds. The European Com…
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