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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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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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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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Public procurement or concession – distinction

Public procurement – concession – distinction

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The date on which the period for bringing proceedings begins

Public Procurement – period for bringing proceedings

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Implementation of contracts

Implementation problems – Formal notice of breach – compulsory measures

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Negotiated procedure without public notification when only “inappropriate” offers were deposited

Public procurements – Award of a contract without a prior request for competition - lack of suitable tenders – legal notion.

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Walloon Government delays the urbanisation permit

The Walloon region postpones the entry into force of the urbanisation permit, which will now take effect on 1 September 2010.

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The Ikea Act and the Services Directive: response of the legislator

Facing the transposition deadline of the so-called “services directive”, the legislator tries to respond in extremis by adopting a law modifying the …

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Bientôt des sanctions pour les pouvoirs publics mauvais payeurs

C'est connu les pouvoirs publics en Europe paient presque systématiquement leurs factures avec retard. En 2010, le législateur européen pourrait cepen…

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ECJ holds that a single award procedure is sufficient for IPPPs

The Acoset judgment of  the ECJ dated 15 October 2009 (C-196/08) was related to a dispute about an institutionalised public-private partnership (…

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Belgian Council of State pierces the veil of a PPP project

In the Horizon Pleiades case, the Council of State was confronted with an interesting question: if a public authority organises a procedure to select …

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Belgian Procurement Law becomes more compliant

On 23 April 2009, the ECJ held that Belgium did not properly transpose Procurement Directive 2004/18 into national law (case C-292/07). In fact, Belgi…

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Acquiring Belgian nationality becomes more difficult

On 9 October, the Belgian government has taken the decision to strengthen the requirements for acquiring Belgian nationality. As a result, Belgian nat…

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New indexation of salary levels

These new levels relate to the authorisations for employing and granting work permits to foreign nationals (from outside the EEA).

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Succession d'architecte - 2e partie

Dans un précédent article, nous avons examiné les questions que soulevait la succession d’architecte concernant les prescriptions déontologiques et le…

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ALTIUS Contributes to the Yearbook on Public Procurement Law

We discussed the effects of the 2007 Braunschweig judgment of the ECJ on judicial protection in public procurement law. Following this judgment, EU Me…

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Social security agreement between Belgium and India

The Belgian government and India signed a historical agreement on social security on 3 November 2006. The agreement is expected to apply from July 200…

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The right to legal assistance from the first formal interrogation

Contrary to what takes place in other countries (for example in France), in Belgium, a person interrogated in the framework of a criminal investigatio…

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Travel authorisation mandatory when going to the USA

As from 12 January 2009, all nationals of countries belonging to the Visa Waiver Program (such as Belgian nationals), will be required to obtain an el…

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Switzerland joined the Schengen area on 12 December 2008

On 27 November 2008 the EU-Ministers of Home affairs gave the green light to Switzerland to effectively apply the Schengen rules.

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Filing professional card applications in Belgium via approved business desk as from 1 January 2009

As of 1 July 2007, the retrieval of professional cards for self-employed foreigners is entrusted to the approved business desks and no longer to the c…

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Extension of the transitional period for workers from Romania and Bulgaria

With the publication of the Royal Decree of 18 December 2008 with respect to the employment of foreign workers, Belgium has used its possibility to pr…

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