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Didier De Vliegher joins Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice in the Brussels office

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Didier De Vliegher has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Real Estate Practice, based in Jones Day’s Brussels Office.

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Bety Waknine Joins law firm Liedekerke as Of Counsel

Leading independent law firm Liedekerke is pleased to announce the arrival of Bety Waknine in its Regulatory team

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Lydian appoints Lore Derdeyn as Head of its Public & Administrative Law Practice

Lydian is pleased to announce the appointment of Lore Derdeyn as the new head of its Public & Administrative Law practice.

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L’analyse de la régularité des offres dans les marchés publi…

L’établissement d’une offre ou d’une demande de participation en marchés pu…

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CJEU C-793/22 Biohemp – Indoor Cannabis Cultivation: The CJE…

The Cannabis sativa L. plant serves a wide range of purposes, many of which…

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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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SGEI in the airport sector

On 19 January 2016, the European Commission approved compensation for public service obligations to two Swedish airports (Sundsvall Timra and Skelleft…

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Belgian drones ready for launch this spring?

The Belgian Minister of Mobility, Mrs Jacqueline Galant, has announced that the new Royal Decree related to the use of drones has been final…

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New (higher) thresholds for European advertising as from 1 January 2016

As from 1 January 2016, there are new (higher) thresholds in place affecting the obligation on contracting authorities to advertise public procurement…

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Tarifs des GRD et méthodologies tarifaires post-2016 : où en sommes-nous ?

Depuis le 1er juillet 2014 et l’entrée en vigueur de la Sixième Réforme de l’Etat, les Régions sont exclusivement compétentes pour la politique des ta…

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Nieuwe privacywetgeving: houd uw ogen open!

Het privacy thema staat al een tijdje bovenaan de agenda van bedrijven en bewindvoerders. Recentelijk heeft de Europese Commissie een akkoord gesloten…

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Le projet de loi relatif aux marchés publics a été déposé au Parlement

Le 4 janvier dernier, le projet de loi relatif aux marchés publics a été déposé à la Chambre. Il est consultable, depuis cette semaine, sur le site in…

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The Administrative Shortcut: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes

In a judgment of 29 October 2015 (case 152/2015, I.T. et al., H.B. et al., "Ademloos" et al. v. the Flemish Government, www.const-court.be), the Belgi…

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Nieuwe Europese drempelbedragen vanaf 1 januari 2016

Op 25 november1 en 16 december 20152 zijn in het Europees Publicatieblad de  verordeningen verschenen waarbij met ingang van 1 januari 2016 de Eu…

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First damages award by the Council of State

The Council of State was recently authorised to grant compensation for damage suffered as a result of an illegal administrative act. On 2 October 2015…

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Doing business in Europe? Mandatory data protection compliance in every single country

A lot has been written about two recent court cases related to Facebook. The first one is the decision of 6 October in the case of the Austrian studen…

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Environmental Permit finally adopted

On 27 November 2015, The Flemish government has finally adopted the decision implementing the decree regarding the environmental permit. Startin…

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Seksismeverbod in Strafwet

De wet van 22 mei 2014 ter bestrijding van seksisme in de openbare ruimte (Seksismewet) kende een bewogen start. Het ontwerp dat tot de wet leidde wer…

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New amounts for minimum salaries to obtain Belgian work permit for certain employees

In order to obtain a Belgian work permit for individuals in the capacity of highly qualified or managerial employees, a specific minimum salary has to…

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La Cour constitutionnelle annule le mécanisme de la boucle administrative applicable devant le Conseil d’Etat

Par son arrêt n° 103/2015 du 16 juillet 2015, la Cour constitutionnelle a annulé l’article 13 de la loi du 20 janvier 2014 qui a réformé le Conseil d’…

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Licenciement des agents contractuels : stupeur et tremblements suite à l’arrêt récent de la Cour de cassation

Depuis plusieurs années, deux questions taraudent les employeurs publics : doivent-ils entendre un agent contractuel avant de le licencier?&…

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L'accord transatlantique sur l'échange de données en matières judiciaire et de police

Les négociateurs européens et américains viennent d'arriver à un accord-cadre sur l'échange de données personnelles en matières judicaire et de police…

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EU Court clarifies the calculation of SVHC in articles and related notification duties

On 10 September 2015, the European Court of Justice delivered an important judgment in case C-106/14 Fédération des entreprises du commerce et de…

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Lichaamsmateriaal en onderzoek - Vermoeden van toestemming bij een overleden donor?

Een patiënt komt te overlijden in het ziekenhuis. Bij deze patiënt werd een zeer agressief gezwel vastgesteld met een tot op heden ongekend proliferat…

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CJEU upholds its case-law on regulated energy prices

Last week, on 10 September 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) condemned Poland for not fulfilling its obligation under Directiv…

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Bandingfactoren opnieuw verlaagd: minder groenestroom-certificaten voor zonnepanelen in Vlaanderen

De opwekking van energie uit hernieuwbare energie, waaronder elektriciteit geproduceerd door zonnepanelen, werd in Vlaanderen gestimuleerd d.m.v. de t…

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