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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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21/11/24
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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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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Nieuw gunstregime voor expats in België

Op 1 januari 2022 zijn twee nieuwe fiscale gunstregimes in werking getreden voor expats: het bijzonder belastingstelsel voor ingekomen belastingplicht…

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Belgium adopts law on special tax regime for inbound taxpayers and inbound researchers

New legislation in Belgium that sets up a new special tax regime for inbound taxpayers and inbound researchers mentioned in the Law-Now eAlert of 25 N…

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New expat regime in Belgium – VOTED

The new expat regime has indeed been voted on 23 December 2021 and published on 31 December 2021 in the Official Gazette with entrance into force as o…

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Het Europese Hof van Justitie veroordeelt België inzake fiscale ongelijke behandeling van vastgoed in België e…

Bezit u een tweede verblijf in het buitenland, dan dient u niet alleen in het land waar uw tweede verblijft ligt, belastingen te betalen, maar ook in …

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New tax regime for impatriates (and impatriate researchers)

A programme-law published on 31 December 2021 in the Belgian Gazette provides a new special tax regime in Belgium for "impatriate" employees, director…

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Flemish real estate transfer taxes rate changes as of 2022

On 22 December 2021, the Flemish Parliament approved a series of changes to reduce the registration duties on the sale of residences. The rate is cond…

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Another blow to the resolution of disputes involving a Member State via investment arbitration

In its judgment in Poland v PL Holdings of 26 October 2021 (C-109/20), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dealt another blow to the resolution of dis…

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Inwerkingtreding algemene antimisbruikmaatregel: Cassatie wijst standpunt fiscus af!

Sinds de invoering van de nieuwe algemene antimisbruikbepaling woedt een hevige discussie over de inwerkingtreding van deze bepaling. Deze discus…

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New rules prohibiting unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain are entering into for…

On 15 December 2021, a Belgian Act (the ‘Act’) was published that implements the European Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in busin…

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EU Commission presents proposals for directives against shell entities and ensuring a global minimum level of …

On 22 December 2021 the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘EC’) presented two legislative proposals for EU directives, one to introduce a global minim…

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La nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française va faire mal au portefeuille de nombreux Belges

Le 9 novembre dernier, la Belgique et la France ont signé une nouvelle convention préventive de la double imposition. Celle-ci entrera en vigueur à l’…

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Data protection notices after the Whatsapp case: what's the message?

A few months ago, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed an administrative fine of EUR 225 million on WhatsApp Ireland Limited, declaring the co…

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De tak 23-levensverzekeringen, de Kaaimantaks en de taks op de effectenrekeningen : een hels trio

Wanneer een natuurlijke persoon investeert in een effectenportefeuille is hij in beginsel onderworpen aan de roerende voorheffing (tegen 30%) op zijn …

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Bouwpromotoren en BTW : een gevaarlijke affaire

Les promoteurs immobiliers, dont l’activité habituelle consiste à céder avec TVA des bâti- ments neufs, entretiennent une relation dan- gereuse avec l…

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Europa werkt regelgevend kader uit voor artificiële intelligentie

Kunstmatige of artificiële intelligentie (of afgekort AI) is niet meer weg te denken uit onze dagdagelijkse leefwereld. Bewust of onbewust maken we ie…

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Changes to the Belgian expat tax regime – draft law filed in parliament

On December 1st, the Belgian government formally filed draft legislation in parliament regarding i.a. changes to the Belgian expat tax regime.

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Private Equity Funds in Belgium: the Case of the Private Privak/Pricaf Privée

Private equity funds, or so called Private Privaks/Pricafs Privées, have gained enormous popularity in Belgium during the last couple of years. T…

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Special tax regime for foreign executives: new regime from 1 January 2022

A bill to reform the special tax regime for foreign executives as of 1 January 2022 is currently under consideration in the House of Representatives. …

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Prohibition of online advertising in a list of e-mails or messages – a misstep by the CJEU?

When submitted a request for a preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is expect to answer questions – not raise too man…

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The new double tax treaty between Belgium and France

After more than 20 years of negotiations, Belgium and France have recently signed a new double tax treaty (new treaty). 

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