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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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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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Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market?…

Just published: Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market? by R. Feltkamp and C. M…

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Brussels Court of Appeal and Dutch Supreme Court confirm legal professional privilege for in-house counsels

In its judgment of 5 March 2013 (Case 2011/MR/3) , the Brussels’ Court of Appeal ("CoA") has confirmed that advice given by in-house counsel to its em…

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Actualia soil in the Flemish Region! Changes to the transfer, co-financing and soil surveys of ‘risk land’

At the beginning of 2013, certain changes were made to the Soil Decree and Flemish Soil Regulation (‘Vlarebo') relating to the transfer and the co-fin…

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Copyright Trumps Freedom of Expression on Internet Says Court of Human Rights

In its judgment of 13 March 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (the “ECtHR”) declared that exchange of information on the Internet is covered by…

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Het is formeel ! Inwerkingtreding nieuwe regelgeving overheidsopdrachten op 1 juli 2013

Vrijdag 29 maart 2013 keurde de ministerraad de datum van inwerkingtreding van de ‘nieuwe' regelgeving overheidsopdrachten goed. Datum van inwerkingtr…

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Brussels Court of Appeal recognises legal professional privilege to in-house lawyers

  On 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal delivered a landmark judgment finding that in-house lawyers' communications benefit from the so-c…

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Cooperation contracts between public entities without an invitation to tender

Cooperation contracts – common public task – privileged position for a private service provider.

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Obligation de transparence et d’égalité entre les soumissionnaires

Tous les éléments pris en considération par le pouvoir adjudicateur pour identifier l’offre économiquement la plus avantageuse et leur importance rela…

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When is the licence of the contractor required for the execution of a public procurement of work?

Public procurement of work – Licence for public work – Moment.

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New Rules for the Performance of Public Contracts and Public Work Concessions

Effective 1 July 2013, the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013 (hereinafter, the "Decree") will introduce new general rules for the performance of public …

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EU & US launch negotiations for transatlantic and trade investment partnership

On 12 March 2013 the Commission decided to request the Member States' green light to open negotiations for Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partners…

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Het bestuurlijk toezicht op de intergemeentelijke samenwerkingsverbanden aan revisie onderworpen

Meer en meer werken steden en gemeenten op vrijwillige basis samen met het oog op het realiseren van gemeenschappelijke doelstellingen (bv. op vlak va…

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Ontvankelijkheidvoorwaarden administratief beroep Bestendige Deputatie

Een administratief beroep bij de Bestendige Deputatie tegen het inwilligen en/of (stilzwijgend) weigeren van een stedenbouwkundige vergunning dient aa…

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EFSA & restrictions for neonicotinoids

On 16 January, EFSA published its report concerning the impact of neonicotinoids on honey bees. While in its report EFSA highlights a "number of risks…

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The ban on animal testing under the Cosmetics Regulation

Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (the "Cosmetics Regulation"), which w…

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Nanomaterials and Regulatory framework

At a recent meeting of the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL), ten EU Member States called for stricter regulation of nanomaterials.

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Stedenbouwkundige inbreuk wettigt geen staking van het gebruik

Wanneer een stedenbouwkundige inbreuk gepleegd wordt, kunnen de bevoegde overheden onder specifieke voorwaarden overgaan tot de stillegging van de wer…

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e-Procurement is now mandatory for government institutions

E-procurement – Receipt of tenders – Access to documents – Circular letter.

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Legislative programme STROOM

On 30 November 2012, the first in a series of bills deriving from the legislative programme known as STROOM (which in Dutch means "electricity") was s…

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Order of pharmaceuticals by a public welfare centre on behalf of the residents of a home

Public Procurement – CSA – Order of pharmaceuticals – written evidence of the mandate – executing pharmaceutical art.

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