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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.
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In its decision of 3 March 2011, the Liège Court of Appeal declared an action against the liquidator of a limited liability company C. (hereinafter th…
Read MoreNon-compliance with the conditions regarding the payment of dividends in limited liability companies not only entails a civil penalty for beneficiarie…
Read MoreUne nouvelle loi a été publiée au moniteur belge le 18 avril dernier concernant le « corporate governance » dans les sociétés cotées. Elle modifie et …
Read MoreThe convocation of an extraordinary general meeting by the directors of a company is compulsory and legally enforceable when shareholders who hold one…
Read MoreLike the law on judicial moratorium, the law on the continuity of companies provides for criminal proceedings against persons who conclude particular…
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On 1 January 2012 shareholders of listed companies will obtain more rights by virtue of the law of 20 December 2010. Also new rules are going to be ap…
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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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