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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!
This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…
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Het wetsontwerp van 14 oktober 2015 – reeds besproken in ons nieuwsbericht van 12 november 2015 – werd door de wet van 18 december 2015 inmiddels vera…
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As of 1 August 2016, new specific legislation on fiscal regularisation entered into force in Belgium. A specific tax levy is provided for the regulari…
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In a previous article, we explained in detail the new VAT rules on e-gambling services. These services, which currently benefit from a specific VAT ex…
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As part of the BEPS implementing measures, the Belgian Law of 1 July 2016 introduces a set of new transfer pricing rules that apply to Belgian compani…
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On 4 July 2016, the European Commission decided that support measures granted by several Dutch municipalities to football clubs do not breach Sta…
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Het Verenigd Koninkrijk verlaat de Europese Unie, en daarmee ook de Europese Economische Ruimte: daar behoren immers enkel de leden toe van de Europes…
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This is not a trivial question because the supervisory authority designated in each Member State will now be entitled to impose more stringent adminis…
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On 19 July 2016, the European Commission imposed a EUR 2.93 billon fine on five major European truck manufacturers for colluding on pricing and p…
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Het Hof van Beroep te Gent heeft in een arrest van 24 mei 2016 geoordeeld dat de forfaitaire waardering van het voordeel van alle aard voor het kostel…
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Op 26 juli 2016 werd het Decreet van 17 juni 2016 houdende huur van korte duur voor handel en ambacht gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Dit dec…
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On 14 July 2016, the General Court ("GC") reset the fine that had been imposed on Parker Hannifin Manufacturing ("Parker ITR") and Parker-Hannifi…
Read MoreIn furtherance to our eAlert on the “Distribution of certain derivative financial instruments to retail clients: a prospective ban?”, the Financial Se…
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Today, many cybersecurity incidents remain unreported to the Belgian authorities and to the public. With the entry into force of the EU General Data P…
Read MoreThe Belgian Council of Ministers has endorsed a new draft law amending the Law on Security Interests over Movable Assets, dated 11 July 2013. Most not…
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Belgian VAT law provides a specific exemption for cost-sharing associations, enabling groups of entities that have VAT exempt or out of scope activiti…
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After its first draft of February 29, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield adequacy decision on July 12, 2016. The f…
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The German company Behringwerke granted the company Genetech a worldwide non-exclusive licence to use a patented human cytomegalovirus enhancer. Never…
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The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…
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On 7 July 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Paris Appeal Court. The question arose in the context of a d…
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