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

Marcus Navin-Jones has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group as a senior counsel in the Brussels office, bringing in-depth experience advis…

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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

Nous sommes ravis de constater votre enthousiasme pour la 8ème édition des Universités d’été qui aura lieu les 20 et 21 août 2024 au magnifique Château-ferme de Courrière. Avec déj…

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New LLM opportunity in Belgium: VUB-BSoG transforms its LLM to evening classes and announces ne…

The Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has announced a significant overhaul of its English-taught LLM in International and European Law pr…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Prohibits the Rebranding of a Gener…

The Judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal is the latest development in t…

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Belgium gears up to enforce the EU Deforestation Regulation

The EU Deforestation Regulation (‘EUDR’) was published in the Official Jour…

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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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Aftrek van vastgoed- en andere kosten in vennootschappen - Back to basics! Artikel 49 WIB 92 is geen anti-misb…

Artikel 49 WIB 92 aangaande de beroepskosten is een alom bekende bepaling. Het betreft immers een verbijzondering van het algemene beginsel op grond w…

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Nike ned EUR 12.5 million by Commission for imposing cross-border sales restrictions on its contracts with li…

The Commission has established that Nike’s non-exclusive licensing and distribution agreements breached article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning o…

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EU Advocate General gives Internet cookie opinion that could impact data privacy regs

Advocate General Maciej Szpunar, a senior legal adviser to the EUs Court of Justice (CJEU), delivered an opinion (Case C‑673/17) in a case concerning …

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Huurinkomsten van bedrijfsleiders: herwaardering van het kadastraal inkomen

Wanneer een bedrijfsleider een onroerend goed verhuurt aan de vennootschap, dan worden de huur en de huurvoordelen beschouwd als bezoldigingen in het …

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Commission imposes EUR1.49 billion ne on Google for abusing its dominance in the online advertising intermedi…

On 20 March 2019, Google was ned EUR 1.49 billion for infringing EU Competition Law

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EU continues fight against falsified medicines

Following the European Falsified Medicines Directive, new safety measures entered into force in the EU on 9 February 2019 that guarantee the iden…

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European SPC Waiver for Export and Stockpiling of Generics and Biosimilars

On 14 February 2019, the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (Coreper) endorsed a draft regulation whic…

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EU and Belgium pass laws protecting UK expat and EU citizen's rights post-Brexit

In a bid to tackle the consequences of a possible Hard Brexit on EU nationals living in the UK and UK nationals living on the continent, on 22 Februar…

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Mergers to be controlled in both Brussels and London in case of no-deal Brexit

In a UK parliamentary vote on March 14, MPs voted to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit and rejected the idea of leaving the EU without a deal under any…

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De Vlaamse sloop- en heropbouwpremie: richting een meer energieperformant gebouwenpark

Op vrijdag 1 februari 2019 werd de Vlaamse sloop- en heropbouwpremie definitief goedgekeurd door de Vlaamse regering.

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What about VAT after Brexit?

Although the UK parliament ruled against the possibility of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the outcome of the current UK political controversy remains uncertain.…

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Berekening van het voordeel van alle aard voor de terbeschikkingstelling van een woning na recente rechtspraak…

U bent ongetwijfeld op de hoogte van de rechtspraak van de hoven van beroep van Gent (24 mei 2016 en 25 april 2017) en Antwerpen (24 januari 2017 en 2…

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Impact of Brexit on the litigation rules of the Brussels and Rome EU Regulations

On 29 March 2019, the United Kingdom is supposed to leave the European Union as a consequence of the referendum held in the UK on 23 June 2016.  …

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Belgium braces for Hard Brexit with draft law

On February 19, Belgium passed a draft law preparing itself for a Hard Brexit should the UK leave the European Union (EU) on the deadline of 29 March …

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‘To be, or not to be’ ... Brexit, Act III (with apologies to William Shakespeare)

On February 28, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee issued a statement that it had published as evidence, a National Audit Office memorandu…

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European Parliament approves framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the EU

On 14 February 2019 the European Parliament approved an European wide framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU (the …

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Belgian tax reporting obligations for benefits paid by foreign group companies

As of 1 January 2019 Belgian based employers whose employees receive bonuses or other benefits from (a) foreign-based group company(ies) must withhold…

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Filmer la police ? La CJUE est plutôt favorable

C’est un arrêt très attendu qui a été rendu par la CJUE la semaine passée : un citoyen peut-il, pour critiquer son comportement, filmer la police en a…

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Weerom algemeen uitstel inschrijvingsplicht in UBO-register!

Op 30 juli 2018 werd een Koninklijk Besluit uitgevaardigd ter implementatie van het UBO-register. Dit KB trad op 31 oktober in werking, waardoor in pr…

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De verplichte toepassing van btw op kortlopende verhuur: een zegen of een vloek voor uw bestuur?

Middels de Wet van 14 oktober 2018 werd een verplichte btw-heffing ingevoerd voor kortlopende onroerende verhuur (van bijvoorbeeld seminarieruimtes, c…

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