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Elek­tro­ni­sche pro­ces­voe­ring binnenkort ook bij het Grond­wet­te­lijk Hof

Advocaten zullen in principe vanaf 1 maart 2026 ook elektronisch stukken kunnen indienen bij het Grondwettelijk Hof via zijn nieuwe digitaal platform eProConst. Dat heeft het Hof m…

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Gevangenisnoodwet van kracht

Exact één maand na de indiening van het wetsontwerp van de minister van Justitie is de wet van 18 juli 2025 gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad van 4 augustus 2025. De wet beva…

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Student rechten? Waag je kans op de Scriptieprijs en win €2.500!

Heb jij tijdens het academiejaar 2024-2025 een masterproef geschreven over de advocatuur, of over de toegang tot de rechter? Dan maakt jouw werk kans op de Scriptieprijs van Advoca…

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Belgium publishes Public Country-by-Country Reporting form a…

On 24 December 2025, the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) announced that the …

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« Ceci n’est pas un contrat » : hoe het Grondwettelijk Hof r…

In een arrest van 8 januari 2026 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof zich uitgespr…

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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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New data requirements for plant protection products

The European Commission has published Regulation No 284/2013 on the data requirements for plant protection products and Regulation No 2…

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Steun aan STEG productie-eenheden (plan Wathelet) afgeschoten door de CREG

  Plan Wathelet In navolging van het zogeheten "Plan Wathelet" (http://wathelet.belgium.be/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Plan-Wathelet-Elektriciteit…

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Annulment of the electricity transmission tariffs

The electricity transmission tariffs 2012 – 2015 have been annulled by the Court of Appeal in its judgment of 6 February 2013. The CREG will decide on…

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e-Newsletter Energy & Utilities Belgium and The Netherlands, 1st quarter 2013

This is the quarterly Energy & Utilities Newsletter which highlights the main developments in the energy field in both the Netherlands and Belgium…

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New reference framework windmill – Walloon Region

Adopted by the Government.

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Energy suppliers should inform their consumers about their price variation methods before concluding the suppl…

On 12 March 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered its judgement in the case C-92/11. Partially answering one of the preliminary qu…

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Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market?…

Just published: Integrity and Transparency in the EU Wholesale Electricity Market - New Rules for a Better Functioning Market? by R. Feltkamp and C. M…

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Brussels Court of Appeal and Dutch Supreme Court confirm legal professional privilege for in-house counsels

In its judgment of 5 March 2013 (Case 2011/MR/3) , the Brussels’ Court of Appeal ("CoA") has confirmed that advice given by in-house counsel to its em…

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Actualia soil in the Flemish Region! Changes to the transfer, co-financing and soil surveys of ‘risk land’

At the beginning of 2013, certain changes were made to the Soil Decree and Flemish Soil Regulation (‘Vlarebo') relating to the transfer and the co-fin…

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Copyright Trumps Freedom of Expression on Internet Says Court of Human Rights

In its judgment of 13 March 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (the “ECtHR”) declared that exchange of information on the Internet is covered by…

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Het is formeel ! Inwerkingtreding nieuwe regelgeving overheidsopdrachten op 1 juli 2013

Vrijdag 29 maart 2013 keurde de ministerraad de datum van inwerkingtreding van de ‘nieuwe' regelgeving overheidsopdrachten goed. Datum van inwerkingtr…

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Brussels Court of Appeal recognises legal professional privilege to in-house lawyers

  On 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal delivered a landmark judgment finding that in-house lawyers' communications benefit from the so-c…

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Cooperation contracts between public entities without an invitation to tender

Cooperation contracts – common public task – privileged position for a private service provider.

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Obligation de transparence et d’égalité entre les soumissionnaires

Tous les éléments pris en considération par le pouvoir adjudicateur pour identifier l’offre économiquement la plus avantageuse et leur importance rela…

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When is the licence of the contractor required for the execution of a public procurement of work?

Public procurement of work – Licence for public work – Moment.

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New Rules for the Performance of Public Contracts and Public Work Concessions

Effective 1 July 2013, the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013 (hereinafter, the "Decree") will introduce new general rules for the performance of public …

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EU & US launch negotiations for transatlantic and trade investment partnership

On 12 March 2013 the Commission decided to request the Member States' green light to open negotiations for Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partners…

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Het bestuurlijk toezicht op de intergemeentelijke samenwerkingsverbanden aan revisie onderworpen

Meer en meer werken steden en gemeenten op vrijwillige basis samen met het oog op het realiseren van gemeenschappelijke doelstellingen (bv. op vlak va…

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Ontvankelijkheidvoorwaarden administratief beroep Bestendige Deputatie

Een administratief beroep bij de Bestendige Deputatie tegen het inwilligen en/of (stilzwijgend) weigeren van een stedenbouwkundige vergunning dient aa…

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EFSA & restrictions for neonicotinoids

On 16 January, EFSA published its report concerning the impact of neonicotinoids on honey bees. While in its report EFSA highlights a "number of risks…

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