The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…
Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…
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!
Heel veel gemeenten – en in het bijzonder de kustgemeenten – heffen al jarenlang een taks op tweede verblijven. In de fiscale rechtspraak is al heel v…
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The Belgian notional interest deduction (NID) rate for tax year 2017 (accounting years ending between 31 December 2016 and 30 December 2017,…
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In a judgment of 4 March 2015 (case C-534/13, Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare v Fipa Group Srl), the Court of Justice…
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Companies subject to Belgian corporate income tax (residents or non-residents) have to declare direct or indirect payments exceeding EUR 100,000 to re…
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On 25 June 2015, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") adopted several decisions sanctioning natural vinegar producers Burg and …
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With the Program Law of 10 August 2015, the so-called “Cayman tax” has been implemented. Under this regime, certain legal constructions are treat…
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The European Succession Regulation ("ESR") ensures that each succession is handled in a coherent manner, under one single legal system, and by one sin…
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Op 28 juli 2015 publiceerde VLABEL een nieuw standpunt over het tegenbewijs dat moet worden geleverd in het kader van de gesplitste aankopen (fictiebe…
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In recent years and as a result of consecutive State reforms, a series of former “national” taxes have been devolved to the Regions, which have the po…
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On 17 July 2015, the Belgian Council of Ministers has approved the draft of a royal decree that will reform the system of patent fees for inventions a…
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The proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) seeks to align across the EU the exist…
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De Programmawet van 19 december 2014 (B.S. 29.12.2014) voerde de mogelijkheid in voor een KMO-vennootschap om de gehele of gedeeltelijke winst na bela…
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On 27 July 2015, the ECHA Board of Appeal adopted an important and a first of its kind decision (Case A-019-2013) with regards to the legal nature of …
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Since 1 July 2014 and the entry-into-force of the 6th State Reform, the Regions have the authority to regulate matters related to tourism, which inclu…
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In juni werd een ontwerp van programmawet bekendgemaakt. Op 24 juli werd de programmawet gestemd in de kamer. Naast fiscale stimuli en diverse be…
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This newsflash provides an in-depth overview of the measures in the Tax Shift and Budget 2016 Agreement reached by the Belgian Federal Government on 2…
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Against the backdrop of the OECD action plan against Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), the Belgian minister of Finance has announced that trans…
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On 17 July 2015, the Council and the European Parliament published a latest version of their Proposal for a Regulation on medical devices and amending…
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After the implementation of the new, Federal, tax abuse provision, the Administrative Circular 8/2012 officially blacklisted the so-called “split deal…
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The long awaited look-through tax, also referred to as the ‘Cayman tax’, has finally been adopted by the Belgian Federal Parliament on 24 July 2015. A…
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