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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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Commercial town planning / Judgment of Constitutional Court of 7 July 2011

The Constitutional Court has decided that the composition of the inter-ministerial committee is not anti-constitutional, as the presence of the region…

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Transposition of the third Energy Package

How do things stand regarding the transposition into Belgian law (federal and regional) of the third Energy Package?

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Supreme Court of India – Environnement – Constitutional value

Il nous est enseigné que parmi les sources du droit belge, peut figurer la jurisprudence rendue par les juridictions étrangères.

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New possibility of negotiated procedure with announcement

The latest legislation regarding public procurements creates a new possibility of negotiated procedure with announcement for the public procurements t…

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Variants, options and lots

The new Royal Decree dedicates an entire section to variants, options and lots.

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Regularity of the offers – new concepts

Formal and substantive regularity, substantial and relative regularity

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Competitive dialogue rules!

Royal Decree of 15 July 2011 authorizes the use of this exceptional procedure.

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Market research: what can a contracting authority do?

Public procurements – new article – authorized market research – conditions

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Public procurement in the classic sectors A further step towards a new system

The Belgian authorities have made further steps towards the implementation of a new legislation regarding public procurement, and the implementation o…

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Le point sur les primes, aides et mesures fiscales en matière d’économies

La Belgique s'est engagée, dans le cadre du respect des accords internationaux et européens, dans un véritable défi énergétique. Les principales mesur…

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Prospective Regulatory Framework for Public Procurement Takes Shape

On 29 August 2011, 2 laws of 5 August 2011 amending the Law of 15 June 2006 on public contracts and certain contracts for works, supplies and services…

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The Third Energy Package is being implemented in the Flemish Region

On 16 August 2011, the Flemish Decree of 8 July 2011 modifying the Law of 10 March 1925 on the distribution of electricity and the Energy Decree of 8 …

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WTO confirms Chinese victory in fasteners trade dispute

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Appellate Body has upheld the findings of a WTO panel which declared that the European Union's basic anti-dumping l…

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Het Derde Energiepakket wordt in Vlaanderen omgezet

Op 16 augustus 2011 verscheen in het Belgisch Staatsblad, ter omzetting van Richtlijn 2009/72/EG en Richtlijn 2009/73/EG, het Vlaams decreet van 8 jul…

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Criminal law and public procurement

Considerations about art. 245 and 314 of the Criminal Code.

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Health and safety coordination

Obligation to designate a coordinator.

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Understandings in public procurements

Meaning – signs – criminal consequences.

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Distinction between public service contract and service concession

The distinction criteria are : the remuneration of the provider and the transfer by the contracting authority of the operating risk to the provider.

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Emissions Trading - Highlights of the developments in the run up to ETS III

The first part of the e-zine highlights the most important changes to the European framework governing the Emissions Trading Scheme. The second part w…

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A rule often forgotten by the contracting authorities: the publication of the contract award notice

Rules on publication – European public procurements – Contract award notice.

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