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Didier De Vliegher joins Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice in the Brussels office

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Didier De Vliegher has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Real Estate Practice, based in Jones Day’s Brussels Office.

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Bety Waknine Joins law firm Liedekerke as Of Counsel

Leading independent law firm Liedekerke is pleased to announce the arrival of Bety Waknine in its Regulatory team

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Lydian appoints Lore Derdeyn as Head of its Public & Administrative Law Practice

Lydian is pleased to announce the appointment of Lore Derdeyn as the new head of its Public & Administrative Law practice.

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07/11/24
CEOs and Leaders of Companies: Is the New EU Environmental C…

There is currently a deluge of new EU law being finalized and adopted – par…

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04/11/24
Marchés publics : ce qui va changer pour vos paiements le 1/…

A la suite de l’arrêt de la CJUE du 20 octobre 2022, une réglementation nat…

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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!

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Towards an abolition/exemption of injection rate?

On 26 April 2010, the federal Electricity regulator (“CREG”) published a study on the possible abolition or exemption of injection rate for producti…

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Mention of “under penalty of annulment” in the Specifications

Compulsory competence of a public authority in case of non-compliance with  an essential specification – comment of an decision of the “Conseil…

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The privatisation of a public undertaking does not constitute a public procurement

A mixed contract of which the main object is the acquisition by an undertaking of 49% of the capital of a public undertaking does not, as a whole, f…

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The right to be judged within a reasonable delay

The right for a citizen to be judged within a reasonable delay constitutes , for the Council of State, a obligation to achieve a result (Civ. Brusse…

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Polluted soils – Polluter Pays Principle - Case C-378/08

Polluted soils – Pollution prior to the expected  date for the transposition  of the directive 2004/35/EC on the environmental respon…

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Self-production, lease and solar panel

On 22 March 2010, the Walloon energy regulator publishes new guidelines on self-production in relation with the lease of a solar panel…

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Privacy commission authorizes digital access to the real estate cadastre

On 25 March 2010, the Privacy Commission granted brokers who are members of the BIV (professional institute for brokers) digital access to the land re…

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Energy performance of buildings in Wallonia

It will be recalled that the European Parliament had adopted December 16, 2002, Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings. Noting …

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EU-China trade defence disputes accumulate

The number of World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes and consultations concerning anti-dumping measures between the European Union and China is spira…

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Council of State n° 203.323 of 27 April 2010

Illegal zoning plan – refusal of an illegal building permit – article 159 of the Constitution

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Hiring - Work - Public tenders?

A hiring can be a public procurement when there are building projects.

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Public authorities have the opportunity to participate in public procurement

Public authority – competitor.

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Can a company deposit two tenders? Belgian point of view

More automatic exclusions?

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Could two affiliated companies participate in the same procedure for the award of a public procurement? Point …

Affiliated companies – participation in the same procedure for the award of a public contract – treatment of the tenders – free competition.

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Competition and Energy

The European Commission accepts ENI commitments.

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Difference between incineration plant and co-incineration plant

Following an edict of the European Court of Justice, a power plant which uses, as an additional fuel (in substitution for fossil fuels used in the m…

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The “polluter pays” principle combined with an authority’s measures for de-pollution of soil – Council of Stat…

An authority’s measures to remediate ex-landfill and the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP).

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Only the manifest ugliness of a building constitutes a serious 'difficult to repair' disadvantage – Council of…

Architectural ugliness is a relative notion that doesn’t constitute a grave loss.

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Foreign nationals allowed to perform volunteer work

A draft law allowing foreign nationals to perform volunteer work in Belgium has been approved by the Belgian Senate on 10 December 2009.

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Simplified formalities when applying for a visa

In order to be able to work in Belgium, non-EU foreign nationals must be granted the right to stay in Belgium for more than 3 months by means of a tem…

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