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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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07/10/24
Wijzigingen aan het Vlaamse omgevingsrecht - Update

Sinds onze laatste nieuwsberichten over de diverse wijzigingen aan het Vlaa…

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23/09/24
Altered payment terms in public procurement

On Monday, the Royal Decree of 12 August 2024 was published in the Belgian …

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RUIMTELIJKE UITVOERINGSPLANNEN IN VLAANDEREN OP LOSSE SCHROEVEN: VALIDATIEDECREET HOUDENDE HET INTEGRATIESPOOR…

Op 31 juli 2013 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof artikel 7.4.1/2 van de Vlaamse Codex Ruimtelijke Ordening (Vlacoro) vernietigd.

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L'ACCORD DE CONSOMMATION ENTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT FEDERAL ET LES FOURNISSEURS D'ENERGIE DU 16 OCTOBRE 2013 – "LE …

Le 16 octobre 2013, à l'instigation de Johan Vande Lanotte, Ministre de l'Economie et des Consommateurs, et de Melchior Wathelet, Secrétaire d'Etat à …

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‘Love me tender’: subjecting hospitals to the public tendering rules

Hospitals and suppliers of medicines have been required since 1 July 2013 to apply the public tender rules in the context of their commercial relation…

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Plaatst Grondwettelijk Hof (mega)projecten op de helling?

Het Grondwettelijk Hof heeft in een heel recent arrest een artikel vernietigd over het zogenaamde integratiespoor, waarmee de Vlaamse Regering in 2008…

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The bill transposing the Directive on “falsified medicines” was broughtbefore the House of Representatives

Comme nous vous l’annoncions dans notre newsletter de février 2012, la Directive 2011/62/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 8 juin 2011 modifia…

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Rejection of the suspension of the permit of the commercial center - Rives de Verviers

Dans un arrêt du 11 janvier 2012, n°217.157 le Conseil d’État avait suspendu le premier permis accordé à la société «Les Rives de Verviers» pour impla…

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Hoedanigheid van het College van Burgemeester en Schepenen bij de RvvB: Raad van State komt tussen.

Reeds in een eerdere nieuwsbrief hebben wij gewezen op het overdreven formalisme bij de Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen omtrent de hoedanigheid van …

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Brussels-Capital Region

Ministerial Decree of 23 April 2013 adapting the multiplier of the number of green certificates granted for photovoltaic installations.

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Brussels ordinance on information on underground cables, pipes and conduits

Some time ago, we saw the creation of the “KLIM” ("Kabels en Leidingen Informatie Meldpunt" or Cable and Pipe Information Notification Office) at fede…

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Plan for certainty of electricity supply approved

The plan contains various measures to cater for the loss in capacity due to the run-down of nuclear energy and to increase import capacity by extendin…

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The decision of CREG on the tariff proposal corrected by Elia for the period 2012-2015

La Cour d'appel de Bruxelles a annulé, dans son arrêt du 6 février 2013, la décision tarifaire de la CREG du 22 décembre 2011. Avec cette nouvelle déc…

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Implementation of the Third European Package of energy regulations (BE)

Belgium’s federal energy regulator, CREG, filed a petition before the Constitutional Court seeking partial setting-aside of the Act of 8 January 2012 …

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Walloon Green Certificates (PV): updated executive summary

Fin mars 2013, le Gouvernement wallon a annoncé une refonte du système des certificats verts (CV) pour les installations photovoltaïques < 10 kWc. …

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Flemish system of green certificates in danger

Advocate-General Yves Bot finds, in the framework of a preliminary ruling procedure before the Court of Justice that the Flemish system is contrary to…

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De geïnformeerde toestemming van (de vertegenwoordiger van) de bewusteloze patiënt

Op uw dienst wordt een patiënt binnengebracht die bewusteloos is, vermoedelijk als gevolg van overmatig drugs- en/of drankgebruik. Deze feitelijk wils…

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De omgevingsvergunning

De nieuwe omgevingsvergunning komt er aan. Voor het einde van de huidige legislatuur wil de Vlaamse Regering nog de nodige teksten goedkeuren. De omge…

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Legislation of the Flemish community with regard to use of language: illegal or only in certain situations?

In its decision of 16 April 2013, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Decree of the Flemish Community infringes the principle of free movemen…

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The advances

Public procurement – General terms of payment – Before executed and accepted service – Advances

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General implementation rules for public procurements – payment terms – interest related to delays

Examination of the new articles regarding payment terms and interest related to delays: new term of 60 days applicable in principle for all public pro…

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The new CMS e-guide on green lease clauses in Europe

CMS recently issued a guide on the so-called “green” clauses in lease agreements. It contains proposals and comments of around 20 “Euro-compatible” cl…

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