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30/06/10

Are “biobanks” the victims of the political crisis?

We’re still awaiting the royal decree on “biobanks”. The reason: the political crisis.

30/06/10

Committee votes for more hard-hitting amendments to RoHS Directive

On June 2 2010 the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety finally voted on amendments to the European Commiss…

11/06/10

EVs in Belgium : Current situation

Currently, there is a lot to do about EVs. The broad outlines of the technologies are already fixed: The charging of EVs will happen through a socket,…

01/06/10

Towards an abolition/exemption of injection rate?

On 26 April 2010, the federal Electricity regulator (“CREG”) published a study on the possible abolition or exemption of injection rate for producti…

31/05/10

Mention of “under penalty of annulment” in the Specifications

Compulsory competence of a public authority in case of non-compliance with an essential specification – comment of an decision of the “Conseil…

31/05/10

The privatisation of a public undertaking does not constitute a public procurement

A mixed contract of which the main object is the acquisition by an undertaking of 49% of the capital of a public undertaking does not, as a whole, f…

31/05/10

The right to be judged within a reasonable delay

The right for a citizen to be judged within a reasonable delay constitutes , for the Council of State, a obligation to achieve a result (Civ. Brusse…

31/05/10

Polluted soils – Polluter Pays Principle - Case C-378/08

Polluted soils – Pollution prior to the expected date for the transposition of the directive 2004/35/EC on the environmental respon…

31/05/10

Self-production, lease and solar panel

On 22 March 2010, the Walloon energy regulator publishes new guidelines on self-production in relation with the lease of a solar panel…

31/05/10

Privacy commission authorizes digital access to the real estate cadastre

On 25 March 2010, the Privacy Commission granted brokers who are members of the BIV (professional institute for brokers) digital access to the land re…

31/05/10

Energy performance of buildings in Wallonia

It will be recalled that the European Parliament had adopted December 16, 2002, Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings. Noting …

31/05/10

EU-China trade defence disputes accumulate

The number of World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes and consultations concerning anti-dumping measures between the European Union and China is spira…

30/05/10

Council of State n° 203.323 of 27 April 2010

Illegal zoning plan – refusal of an illegal building permit – article 159 of the Constitution

31/03/10

Hiring - Work - Public tenders?

A hiring can be a public procurement when there are building projects.

31/03/10

Public authorities have the opportunity to participate in public procurement

Public authority – competitor.

31/03/10

Can a company deposit two tenders? Belgian point of view

More automatic exclusions?

31/03/10

Could two affiliated companies participate in the same procedure for the award of a public procurement? Point …

Affiliated companies – participation in the same procedure for the award of a public contract – treatment of the tenders – free competition.

31/03/10

Competition and Energy

The European Commission accepts ENI commitments.

31/03/10

Difference between incineration plant and co-incineration plant

Following an edict of the European Court of Justice, a power plant which uses, as an additional fuel (in substitution for fossil fuels used in the m…

31/03/10

The “polluter pays” principle combined with an authority’s measures for de-pollution of soil – Council of Stat…

An authority’s measures to remediate ex-landfill and the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP).

21/06/24

21/06/24

Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

06/02/24

06/02/24

L’Etat de droit. Encore et toujours - Le mot du Président d'AVOCATS.BE

01/12/23

01/12/23

AKD strengthens its energy practice in Brussels

01/07/24

Transparantie en publiciteit bij publieke vastgoedtransactie…

01/07/24

Brussels Court of Appeal Prohibits the Rebranding of a Gener…

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EU-China trade defence disputes accumulate

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Council of State n° 203.323 of 27 April 2010

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Hiring - Work - Public tenders?

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Public authorities have the opportunity to participate in public procurement

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