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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These last years, the architecture of the control of the financial sector has been profoundly modified, as we now have a bipolar model called “Twin Pe…
Read MorePursuant to articles 517 and 518 of the Companies Code, the director of a limited company may be dismissed at any time by the general meeting of share…
Read MoreThe Belgian government recently adopted an additional measure aimed at “dormant” companies, whereby companies, if they meet specific criteria, may be …
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On 26 September 2013, the European Court of Justice ("Court of Justice") dismissed the appeals by EI du Pont de Nemours and Company ("EI DuPont") and …
Read MoreThe competent Parliamentary Commission has recently approved a new bill which intends to remedy the incomplete protection that is currently offered to…
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New measures have been introduced against dormant companies to fight both social and tax fraud and avoid such companies being used to conduct illicit …
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The Laws of 30 and 31 July 2013 increasing the protection of purchasers of financial products and services and broadening the competences of the finan…
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Yesterday (october 9th), a royal decree was published in the Belgian State Gazette which, in short, amends and further specifies the rules r…
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The Act of 17 December 2008 makes it compulsory for some types of companies to set up an audit committee, whereas, in the past, this was only highly r…
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This summer, the European Commission (Commission) issued a consultation paper on two proposals to reform the EU merger control system.
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This Finance E-bulletin discusses some key novel concepts that were recently introduced by Belgian Lawmakers, Regulators and NYSE Euronext. It covers(…
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Key provisions of the Amending Directive transposed into Belgian Law by the Amending Act When transposing the Amending Directive and thus modifying th…
Read MoreThe draft law amending several legal provisions governing the continuity of undertakings will also have a social impact. Firstly, CBA no. 102 of 5 Oct…
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On 1 August 2013, a law modifying the Law on the Continuity of Enterprises of 31 January 2009 (hereinafter the Law) entered into force. Three years af…
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The Law of 27 May 2013 amending various laws relating to the continuity of enterprises (Wet tot wijziging van verschillende wetgevingen inzake de cont…
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On 30 July 2013 the Belgian Parliament passed new legislation (the "Act") to improve the protection of users of financial products and services and th…
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On 6 August 2013, the Act of 17 July 2013 (1) (the Amending Act) was published in the Belgian Official Journal. The Amending Act transposes Directive …
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The Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive") and the Prospectus Regulation No 809/2004 (the "Prospectus Regulation") were amended …
Read MoreThis short article will highlight significant and major improvements to Regulation 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies, as amended from time to time (…
Read MoreThe Banking Law was adopted 20 years ago and is a founding regulation of the financial sector. The Law never stopped evolving over the course of the i…
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