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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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Toestemming voor boekenonderzoek: geen vrijgeleide voor fiscale visitatie

In een arrest van 3 oktober 2024 heeft het Hof van Cassatie de krijtlijnen voor een fiscale visitatie verder afgebakend en daarbij nogmaals het belang van een geldige toestemming b…

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Laura Jakobs Joins DALDEWOLF: A New Asset for the EU Law Practice

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the arrival of Laura Jakobs in its European Union law team. Laura brings significant expertise in European litigation.

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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18/11/24
Overview of the new legal framework for Designs in the EU - …

Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…

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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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What is a biocidal product?

In the case, Söll case (C-420/10), that was submitted to the ECJ for preliminary ruling by the District Court of Hamburg (Germany), two competing comp…

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Expected WTO ruling should strengthen EU position on export curbs

On June 14 2011 EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht said that an upcoming ruling of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is likely to strengthen EU cla…

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Soon a European system of origin labelling for goods from third countries?

There is no harmonised EU legislation on origin-marking, nor is there a general obligation to indicate a product's origin in the interest of the consu…

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New regulation extends scope of ban on products containing cadmium

On May 21 2011 the Official Journal published EU Regulation 494/2011, which extends the existing ban on the presence of cadmium in products to cover a…

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The Commission adopts several Regulations implementing the new Pesticides Regulation

On 11 June 2011, the Commission published five Regulations implementing Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 concerning the placing on the market of plant protec…

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European Union : Social security : new guidelines (part III)

As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…

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European Union : Social Security : New guidelines (part III)

As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…

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Enquête sur un cartel dans le secteur du voyage

L’Auditorat a déposé le 19 mai 2011 auprès du Conseil de la Concurrence un rapport motivé concernant son enquête sur les pratiques restrictives de con…

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The Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the shipping and engine sector

Undertakings from different Member States active in the container liner shipping sector and piston engines for industrial applications sector will be …

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New Directive on combating late payment in commercial transactions

The new provisions introduce several modifications, namely in order to harmonize the terms of payment within the European Union. These new provisions …

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Liability of tax advisors and shareholders for the tax debts of a shell company: Selected cases

Liability is a hot issue in the field of taxation. Indeed, over the past few years, several new types of liability for company directors, shareholders…

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EUROPEAN ANTITRUST UPDATE - The European Court of Justice boosts private enforcement in the EU (Case C-360/0…

In a judgment delivered on 14 June 2011, the European Court of Justice decided that the provisions of EU law on cartels do not preclude access to docu…

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Brazil Joins OECD Agreement To Share Data

Brazil recently joined the OECD Agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical data. The country is the fifth non OECD member country to join the agreemen…

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German Report on regulating nano-materials

The report of the advisory body to the German government for nano-technology, the NanoCommission, was published last month. It reflects the controvers…

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Requirement of EU establishment lifted under the new Plant Protection Products Regulation

The new Plant Protection Products Regulation 1107/2009 will be applied as from 14 June 2011. While there has already been much discussion of this cons…

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Revised Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)

The European Council adopted the revised Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) on 27 May …

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Réforme fiscale française : les Belges sont concernés

Après une annonce fracassante de suppression de l'ISF, une promesse de sanction pour les Français qui osent quitter leur Mère Patrie et de longues ter…

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Un accord fiscal transactionnel peut-il être constitutif d’une aide d’etat?

Réponse affirmative, selon la Commission, dans une décision publiée le 11 mai 2011, impliquant l’administration fiscale belge.

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Nouvelle limite à l’autonomie procédurale des Etats membres

Une situation dans laquelle aucun représentant d’une autorité de concurrence, ou aucun représentant de l’intérêt public de la concurrence, ne particip…

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Public consultation on on-line gambling

On 24 March 2011 the European Commission has published its long awaited Green paper on on-line gambling in the internal market (COM (2011) 128 fin.), …

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