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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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AKD expands its EU law, Competition & Regulation practice in Belgium

AKD expands its EU law, Competition & Regulation practice in Belgium with partner Koen Platteau. Koen is an all-round competition lawyer with over 30 years of experience.

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Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

Marcus Navin-Jones has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group as a senior counsel in the Brussels office, bringing in-depth experience advis…

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The implementation of the NIS2 Directive in Belgium: enhanci…

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Do You Sell or Manufacture Products in the EU? Then You Shou…

The EU Institutions are currently adding the finishing touches to the new P…

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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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Verlenging en uitbreiding van het verlaagd BTW-tarief van 6% voor bepaalde werken in onroerende staat

Het koninklijk besluit van 27 maart 2022 tot wijziging van koninklijk besluit nr. 20 (het Besluit) voorziet in de verlenging of de vaststelling v…

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European Commission publishes guidelines on conditionality mechanism to protect the EU budget

The European Commission has recently adopted Guidelines on the general regime of conditionality, a regime which aims to protect the EU budget against …

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Update COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreements with the neighboring countries, a final extension?

In the PwC newsflashes of 10 December 2021, 15 December 2021 and 21 December 2021 we referred to the extension of the mutual …

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Global Minimum Taxation (Pillar 2): OECD Commentary and Consultation and Updated Draft EU Directive

On 14 March 2022, the OECD published the commentary on the OECD “GloBE” Model Rules concerning the introduction of a minimum effective tax rate worldw…

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New expat regime in Belgium - Royal Decree published

This week a Royal Decree was published laying down the form and content of the “application form” needed by employers/companies in order to apply for …

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Brussels Court of First Instance Annuls Investment Arbitration Award Allegedly for the First Time

On 18 February 2022, the French-speaking Brussels Court of First Instance handed down a judgment in which it set aside a USD 10 million UNCITRAL award…

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EU and UK Sanctions against Russia: a focus on the Financial Sector

In recent days the EU and the UK have adopted and expanded a number of  sanctions measures against Russian and Belarusian individuals a…

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Grondwettelijk Hof houdt vast aan artikel 90, 1° WIB92

In een arrest van 24 februari 2022 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof negatief geantwoord op de vraag van het Hof van Cassatie of het begrip ‘normale verric…

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: sanctions and trade restrictions overview

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has progressively adopted a series of new sanctions and trade restrictions targeted at Russia, Bel…

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The European Commission has endorsed its new Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines 2022

The European Commission’s revised Guidelines on state aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (« CEEAG ») have been e…

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Unregistered designs: open road for the protection of car parts?

In “Ferrari / Mansory Design” (C-123-20), the CJEU clarified that unregistered design rights could arise in individual car parts as a result of the di…

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Inzagerecht belastingplichtige onder druk: pleidooi voor eerherstel van een grondrecht!

Het lijkt in de fiscale praktijk wel meer en meer voor te komen. De fiscale administratie die weigert toegang te geven tot het (volledi…

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Handling the new EU and UK sanctions against Russia

Since 2014, the EU has progressively imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Following the latest events, EU member states h…

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ICSID tribunal declines to revisit its decision in light of the CJEU’s judgment in Komstroy

On 1 February 2022, the tribunal in Infracapital v. Kingdom of Spain (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/18)  dismissed Spain’s request to reconsider the trib…

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La nouvelle déduction pour transfert intra-groupe offre un terreau propice aux acquisitions d’entreprises…

Depuis le 1er janvier 2019, les sociétés belges appartenant à un groupe peuvent alléger leur feuille d’impôts à la faveur d’un système de consoli…

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Short term consultation on Pillar One’s framework for nexus and revenue sourcing rules

On 4 February 2022, the OECD Secretariat released an update on “Pillar One”, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework’s effort to reallocate some taxing right…

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Whistleblowing: The Impact of the EU Directive in Belgium

On 23 October 2019, the EU Legislature adopted the Whistleblowing Directive with the aim to afford a specific protection to persons who report breache…

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Gun jumping? Don´t take off from the starting-blocks too quickly during an acquisition!

Some transactions, such as acquisitions between companies that exceed certain turnover thresholds, are subject to the prior approval of the competitio…

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Changes to the Belgian expat tax regime – Circular 2022/C/9

By the end of 2021 a new special tax regime for incoming taxpayers and one for researchers was voted and approved, replacing the old special tax regim…

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Détenir un patrimoine mobilier à l’étranger n’est pas une sinécure

La détention de comptes bancaires à l’étranger est devenu depuis quelques années un véritable casse-tête. Cette situation entraîne en effet des obliga…

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