On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…
As inflation continues to exert pressure on retail prices, brands and super…
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.
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!
Nu de internationale gegevensuitwisseling op volle toeren draait, kan de niet-aangifte van buitenlandse roerende inkomsten en/of buitenlandse rekening…
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Belgium’s foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime is set to enter into force on 1 July 2023. This move makes Belgium one of the last EU membe…
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On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament agreed its position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Soon, negotiations on the…
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The current proposal from the European Commission for a regulation on artificial intelligence, referred to as the “AI-act”, would ensure an AI-climate…
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On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…
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On 17 May 2023, the Belgian Medicines Agency (FAMHP) announced that marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) have three years to comply with the prohibi…
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On 27 December 2022, the new European directive aimed at improving the gender balance on boards of listed companies entered into force.
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The Supreme Court (“Hof van Cassatie/Court of Cassation”) overruled on 26 May 2023 a decision that determined that Article 1722 (old) Civil Code (a pa…
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NFTs have garnered significant attention as a unique form of digital assets, representing ownership and authenticity of various digital content rangin…
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In an earlier contribution, we discussed the extension of the investigation and assessment periods for income tax and VAT. In view of the additional t…
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The summer holidays are fast approaching and both students and employers might still be looking for, respectively, a summer job or one or more student…
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On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…
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Op 22 maart 2023 heeft de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (“Vlabel”) twee voorafgaande beslissingen gepubliceerd waarin hij twee technieken om belastingvrij a…
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This is it ! The Directive 2019/1023 on Restructuring and Insolvency has finally been transposed into Belgian Law! On 25 May 2023, almost three years…
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On 27 April 2023, the House of Representatives approved the act concerning cross-border mergers, demergers and conversions (Doc. No. 55/3219).
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In 2024 worden er opnieuw sociale verkiezingen georganiseerd voor de oprichting en de vernieuwing van de ondernemingsraden (OR) en de comités voor pre…
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The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 implementing the EU Directive 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Dire…
Read MoreKorean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commissio…
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In 2020, in order to support the digital transition and create an innovation-friendly regulatory framework for financial services, the EU proposed a D…
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HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.
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