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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – zowel nieuwe als lopende – uit…

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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CTRL + SHIFT + INVOICE­: The 2026 E-volution

Imagine... You run a small but thriving Belgian design agency. Your days ar…

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Cap employer’s social security contributions - Royal Decree …

With the aim of increasing Belgium’s competitiveness, the Programme Act of …

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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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Nouvelles règles concernant l'emballage des produits du tabac

Depuis le 19 mai 2016, les nouvelles règles relatives aux avertissements sanitaires combinés pour les cigarettes, le tabac à rouler et le tabac à pipe…

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Commission ́s initial findings on the e-commerce sector inquiry have identified certain business practices tha…

In May 2015, the European Commission launched the e-commerce sector inquiry in order to identify potential competition concerns in European e-commerce…

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Modifications for companies' annual accounts as of financial year 2016

The requirements regarding the form, content and filing of companies' annual accounts have changed for the financial years starting on or after 1 Janu…

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L'affaire Nyrstar et le rejet des intérêts d'un emprunt de 450 millions d'euros

Il arrive souvent qu'une entreprise contracte un emprunt pour financer une distribution de dividendes ou une réduction de capital. L'interrogation du …

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Belgian Privacy Commission issues a 13 step plan for companies preparing for GDPR compliance

Following a series of guidance published by fellow national DPAs, the Belgian Privacy Commission launched a 13 step GDPR-readiness roadmap to help com…

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Un agenda européen pour l'économie collaborative

Op 2 juni 2016 heeft de Europese Commissie een medeling, met als titel « een Europese agenda voor de collaboratieve economie” aangenomen.

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Indication des prix dans la publicité et prix de vente total

La Cour de justice s’est prononcée sur une question préjudicielle relative à une publicité de Citroën pour un véhicule automobile, qui indiquait le pr…

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Confusing Conservation Measures with Compensatory Measures May Adversely Affect Planned Development of the Ant…

On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down an important preliminary ruling in the Orleans case, which concerns the…

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An undertaking is not automatically liable for violations of competition law by independent service providers

In a preliminary ruling issued on 21 July 2016 (C-542/14), the Court of Justice has confirmed that an undertaking is not automatically liable for viol…

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Inschrijving door zich te beroepen op de draagkracht van andere entiteiten

In overeenstemming met een constante rechtspraak van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie, kan elke ondernemer zich, voor een welbepaalde opdrach…

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The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

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International Employee Mobility after Brexit

It appears that Brexit has taken the UK political elite by surprise and that the Leave campaign does not have a single unified plan for leaving Europe…

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ECJ on Reimbursement of Legal Fees in IP Litigation

On 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) issued an important judgment on the recovery of legal fees. In particular, the…

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Notional interest deduction rate for tax year 2018 is 0,237pc (or 0,737pc for SMEs)

The Belgian NID rate for tax year 2018 (accounting years ending between 31 December 2017 and 30 December 2018, both dates included) would be…

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Careful: the sale of real estate through a public auction website potentially invalid!

The notary public has the monopoly to organize a public sale of real estate. If real estate is sold through a public auction website, such sale can be…

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Invalidité du constat d'huissier en cas de provocation

La vive lutte concurrentielle entre deux vendeurs de cuberdons sur le Groentenmarkt à Gand s’est retrouvée dans la presse suite aux nombreuses plainte…

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More flexibility when filing administrative appeals

On 3 August 2016, a law was adopted easing the requirements when filing an admissible administrative appeal. According to the Belgian Income Tax Code,…

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28.000 délégués à la protection des données nécessaires d'ici mai 2018 !

Sur la base de postulats restrictifs, une étude de l’International Association of Privacy Professional estime à 28.000 le nombre de délégués…

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Meldingsplicht van substantiële betalingen: Hongkong-structuren onder vuur

Dat Belgische vennootschappen die (on)rechtstreeks betalingen verrichten aan belastingparadijzen voor een totaalbedrag van 100.000 euro tijdens het be…

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Herschreven Handelshuurwet voor Vlaanderen komt eraan!

In het kader van de zesde staatshervorming werden bevoegdheden inzake woninghuur, pacht en handelshuur overgedragen naar de gewesten. Kennelijk is alv…

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