Small and micro-undertakings benefit from several exemptions. To be classif…
One year after the introduction of Belgium's foreign direct investment (FDI…
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!
Through a judgement handed down on 4 March 2016, the Belgian Council of State (the “CS”) has resolved to dismiss an action for annulment in respect of…
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The transposition of the European Accountancy Directive into the Companies Code and its implementation decree by an Act of 18 December 2015 has severa…
Read MorePursuant to Belgian law, Belgian consumer credit receivables may only be purchased by the following regulated entities: (1) registered consumer credit…
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Het vennootschapsrecht staat aan de vooravond van een revolutie. Minister van Justitie Koen Geens wil, gesteund door het Belgisch Centrum van het Venn…
Read MoreThe law dated 18 December 2015 (the “Accounting Law”) entered into force on 9 January 2016. It has transposed into Belgian national law Directive 2013…
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Een faillissement maakt in beginsel geen einde aan een bestaande overeenkomst. De wet bepaalt evenwel dat de curator kan beslissen of hij de overeenko…
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Bepaalde fiscale voordelen zijn enkel van toepassing op kleine en/of microvennootschappen. Een nieuwe wet heeft beide begrippen nu een nieuwe definiti…
Read MoreOn 8 January 2016, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (“FSMA”) initiated a consultation on a draft regulation governing the distribution of …
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On 3 December 2015, the plenary session of the Chamber of Representatives adopted the draft act "amending the Act of 21 March 1991 regarding the refor…
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On 30 November 2015, the European Commission published a proposal to replace the existing Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) with a regulatio…
Read MoreLe 10 novembre 2015, le gouvernement a soumis à l’approbation de la Chambre un projet de loi1 visant à transposer partiellement en droit belge la Dire…
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The Belgian Law tackling vulture funds activities (1) (the “Vulture Funds Act”) was published in the Belgian Official Journal on 11 September 2015.
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Een aantal bepalingen in een aandeelhoudersovereenkomst zijn aan strikte wettelijke voorwaarden onderworpen, naast uiteraard de voorwaarden die gelden…
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On 23 January 2015, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment concerning the moderation of an invalid non-competition clause in a business transfer agree…
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Although the deadline to transpose the Accounting Directive 2013/34/EU into Belgian law elapsed on 20 July 2015, the Belgian legislator failed to tran…
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On 11 September the Belgian Act that introduces certain measures to restrict the activities of vulture funds (the “Act”) was published in the Belgian …
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The FSMA, whose responsibilities include supervision of the insurance sector, recently reiterated the essential elements of an insurance contract. An …
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The Belgian tax administration has just published a new circular letter pertaining to the income tax treatment of investment companies. The circular l…
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Two recent judgments of the Belgian Supreme Court contain important clarifications concerning the mechanism of the dissolution of companies with insuf…
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This is the second issue of our dashboard for Belgian listed companies, which covers the first half of 2015. NautaDutilh is pleased to provide Belgian…
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