Le Bâtonnier de l’Ordre néerlandais du Barreau de Bruxelles a récemment interrogé la CTIF sur l’éventuel assujettissement d’un avocat qui agit, pour une personne protégée, via un m…
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Since the entry into force of the Act of 17 December 2008, listed companies and financial companies (i.e. credit institutions and insurance companies)…
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Auditors are increasingly involved, in various ways, in the running of companies. Four types of activities can be distinguished: (i) general statuto…
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As of 1 January 2012, shareholders of listed companies will obtain more rights as a consequence of the transposition of the EU Shareholders’ Rights Di…
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On 20 December 2010, the Belgian Government ratified the new Act on the exercise of shareholders' rights in listed companies (the Act), which provides…
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Op 20 december 2010 bekrachtigde de Koning de wet betreffende de uitoefening van bepaalde rechten van aandeelhouders van genoteerde vennootschappen (h…
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On 1 April 2011, the Royal Decree of 3 March 2011 regarding the evolution of the supervisory architecture of the financial sector ("Koninklijk besluit…
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On 18 April 2011, the bill concerning the exercise of certain rights by shareholders in listed companies, adopted on 20 December 2010 (hereinafter the…
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Recently the rules regarding the acquisition by a company of its own shares were eased. This facilitation forms part of a series of measures, mainly t…
Read MoreThe law recently approved by the Parliament (on 23 March) enlarges the number of cases in which the tax authorities would be authorized to request inf…
Read MoreA recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Mons reiterates the rigour of the principle embodied in article 633 of the Belgian Companies Code and the …
Read MoreAccording to the Court of Cassation, a bankruptcy receiver could, for the benefit of the liquidation, terminate the contracts entered into by the bank…
Read MoreOn 1 April 2011, Belgian financial supervision shall be significantly reformed as a result of the decision of the Belgian government to introduce a so…
Read MoreThe CBFA implemented a central storage of regulated information on publicly listed companies.
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In 2009, as a result of the financial crisis, the Flemish region introduced a new guarantee scheme (“waarborgregeling”) for small, medium and large bu…
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The Third Anti-money Laundering Directive (Directive 2005/60/EC of 26 October 2005) was implemented in Belgian law by the Act of 18 January 2010 (the …
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Implementation of the Shareholders' Rights Directive in Belgium seems to be a never-ending process. We summarised the implementing legislation (the "S…
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On 25 November 2010, the Belgian House of Representatives adopted the Bill on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (the …
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Due to radical changes in the relevant legislation, non-profit organisations (“NPO”s) now benefit from various provisions in terms of sectoral mergers…
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As from the 1st January 2011 all enterprises have to pay higher costs for filing their annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium. These new fi…
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Is it required that the directors or the shareholders of a corporation need to be physically present at its registered office in order to validl…
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