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AVOCATS.BE travaille depuis plus d’un an à la création d’une campagne de communication, de promotion, osons le mot, de l’avocat(e) à l’instar des campagnes radiophoniques passées a…

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Liselot Claeys joins law firm Liedekerke as Counsel

Leading independent law firm Liedekerke is pleased to announce the addition of Liselot Claeys as Counsel to its Corporate & Finance practice.

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Monard strengthens its Insolvency and Restructuring team

Monard law welcomes a new member to its Insolvency and Restructuring team. Jente Dengler has joined the firm as of October 1, 2024.

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26/11/24
VAT refunds and compliance: from 2025, you better be complia…

In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will chan…

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23/11/24
The Court of Appeal in the Hague rules on the Shell case: ke…

On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Cour…

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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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GC annuled fine for Soliver in car glass cartel

On 10 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") struck down the Commission decision against Soliver NV (Case T-68/09) given that it had failed to establi…

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EUR 138,000,000 fine for a cartel between smart card chip producers

The European Commission imposed on 3 September 2014 fines of up to EUR 138,000,000 for a cartel between Infineon, Philips, Samsung and Renesas between…

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Public Consultation on the preliminary opinion on DEHP

PUBLIC CONSULTATION on the Preliminary Opinion on  The safety of medical devices containing DEHP- plasticized PVC or other plasticizers on neonat…

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Belgian Court of Appeal Confirms Ducati’s Abuse of Dominant Position

On 1 October 2014, the Court of Appeal of Ghent confirmed that Ducati North Europe BV ("Ducati") had infringed Belgian competition law by abusively ex…

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Land surveyor and real estate agent: identical legal framework applicable to two different professions.

The law of 18 July 2013 is identical to the legislation applicable to the exercise of the profession of property surveyor in the form of a company.

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Connected Cars & Privacy: Automotive industry adopts consumer privacy principles

Last week proved to be an important week for privacy and data protection in the US: while representatives of the European Commission were negotiating …

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REACH Directors’ Contact Group provides recommendations on data costs

On 1 October 2014, the REACH Director's Contact Group (DCG), consisting of representatives from the European Commission, European Chemical Agency (ECH…

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Update omgevingsrecht in Vlaanderen

Na lang wachten werd op 23 oktober 2014 het ‘Decreet betreffende de omgevingsvergunning' gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Binnenkort zal het i…

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Buy a rented building: can the purchaser terminate the existing lease agreement?

Kan de koper, bij de aankoop van een gehuurd goed, de bestaande huurovereenkomst beëindigen? De vaste datum van de huurovereenkomst en de duur van de …

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EU framework for damages actions for competition law infringements

The Directive on damages actions for competition law infringements of the European Parliament and of the Council was adopted on 10 November 2014. This…

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Belgian Competition Authority argues against extraterritorial enforcement of US antitrust law in US LCD panel …

On 10 October 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") submitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit its views as amicus curiae …

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Breyne Act: watch out for artificial splits!

The Breyne Act is not one of those laws the application of which can easily be avoided by contractual arrangements. It is always useful to be reminded…

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Hof van Cassatie kwalificeert de vergoeding voor overdracht auteursrechten als loon: sociale zekerheidsbijdrag…

Op 15 september 2014 velde het Hof van Cassatie een belangrijk arrest inzake auteursrechten. De beslissing stelt een einde aan de betwisting over het …

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EU Health Commissioner-designate devoted to final EDC criteria

During his confirmation hearing before the European Parliament on 30 September 2014, the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner-designate Vytenis Andr…

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“Collaboratieve videorecorder” Bhaalu verboden door rechtbank

Terwijl op de achtergrond Netflix in België gelanceerd werd en Telenet naarstig verder werkt aan eigen content in concurrentie met de televisiezenders…

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EFSA issues Guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders in risk ass…

On 23 October 2014, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published new Guidance document which for the first time harmonizes the method for calcu…

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The Court of Justice dismissed ICF appeal in the aluminum fluoride cartel case

On 9 October 2014, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal lodged by Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the judgment of 18 June 2013, in …

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Retail leases under new powers of the Commercial Court.

The Act of 26 March 2014 extended the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court to "disputes between enterprises" but maintained the exclusive jurisdiction…

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Nouvelle étape dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur

Le 1er janvier 2015 marquera le début d'une étape nouvelle dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur, tel qu'organisé par la loi du…

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Third parties have the right to access uncontested parts of cartel decisions

On 7 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") handed down a judgment in the hotly debated area of access to the file. Damage claimants are frequently se…

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