In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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It will be recalled that the European Parliament had adopted December 16, 2002, Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings. Noting …
Read MoreWhen a bank offers a high interest rate for a deposit account if the consumer also acquires risky investment products, there is a joint offer which co…
Read MoreThe Brussels court of appeals recently referred the case of Sabam versus Scarlet to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary rul…
Read MoreIn opposition proceedings before the Benelux Trademark Office or the competent Court of Appeal, the nullity of the opposing trademark cannot be demand…
Read MoreAccording to the General Advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union a levy on private copies may be imposed on digital equipment, devices …
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The number of World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes and consultations concerning anti-dumping measures between the European Union and China is spira…
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On April 17 2010 the European Union's Official Journal announced that the European Union has launched a probe into Chinese subsidies which are apparen…
Read MoreIllegal zoning plan – refusal of an illegal building permit – article 159 of the Constitution
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In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is gene…
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According to Article 20, 1° of the Act on employment contracts, employers must, in principle and amongst other, provide their employees with the aid, …
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France is persevering with its efforts to introduce, at EU level, a carbon border tax on imports into the European Union, in particular from countries…
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The Court of First Instance of Brussels recently (16 April 2010) ruled that capital losses on shares recharged by a non-resident parent company to i…
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On April 6 2010 the legislature approved the replacement for the Trade Practices Act, now named the Act on Market Practices and Consumer Protection. I…
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The managing body of Belgian companies (“companies limited by shares, private limited liability companies, cooperative companies ") is obliged to pr…
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Le Règlement REACH, entré en vigueur le 1er juin 2007, marque un changement majeur à l'échelle communautaire puisqu'il incombe dorénavant aux acteurs …
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Dans un arrêt du 23 mars 2010 (aff. C-236/08), la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a répondu aux différentes questions préjudicielles…
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C´est ce que suggère une députée de la N-VA, Mme Sarah Smeyers, qui vient de déposer une proposition de loi en ce sens.
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La Cour de Justice de l´Union Européenne ( ci-dessous, « la Cour » ) a été saisie de deux questions préjudicielles relatives à l´applicati…
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Dans un arrêt du 15 avril 2010 (aff. C-511/08), la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne a apporté une précision importante quant aux moda…
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Law360, New York (May 20, 2010) -- The European Commission’s announcement on May 19, 2010, of its settlement in DRAM represents the first successful o…
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