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21/06/24
21/06/24
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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19/06/24
19/06/24
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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10/01/24
10/01/24
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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01/07/24
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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28/06/24
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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02/01/17
The Commission sends formal antitrust charges to Facebook for allegedly providing misleading data concerning i…

The European Commission has sent formal antitrust charges to Facebook for allegedly submitting misleading information during the review carried out by…

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29/12/16
WAT IS ER MIS MET DE LUXEMBURGSE BELASTINGCONSTRUCTIES VAN BELGISCHE TOPVOETBALLERS?

Het valt niet te ontkennen dat verschillende Belgische topvoetballers verregaande belastingconstructies hebben opgezet. Zo gebruiken enkele Rode Duive…

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28/12/16
Eindejaarswetten goedgekeurd

Op 5 december jl. werd het ontwerp van programmawet ingediend dat uitvoering geeft aan het begrotingsakkoord. Het ontwerp is op 22 december goedgekeur…

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26/12/16
Luxemburg is geen fiscaal paradijs voor rijke particulieren

Steeds meer vermogende Belgen verhuizen naar Luxemburg. Deze tendens valt al enkele jaren op te merken. Volgens de media is de kans groot dat hun vert…

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23/12/16
Court of Justice of the European Union: tax benefits for multinationals could form forbidden State aid (World …

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) rendered its judgement in the Commission v World Duty Free Group case (…

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23/12/16
Italy joins the non-doms

The Italian Finance Act 2017 proposes a new tax regime for new Italian residents to be subject to Italian taxes only on their Italian sourced income. …

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23/12/16
Budget 2017 – Program Law adopted - impact on company cars, dividends and liquidation reserves

The 2017 Program law has been adopted by the Parliament on 22 December 2016. The provision of a company car used for private purposes b…

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23/12/16
Belgian excess profit provision: recovery procedure has been enacted

Belgium has adopted on 22 December 2016 a law with regard to the Belgian excess profit provision. The law, which has been drafted in coopera…

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22/12/16
De burgerlijke maatschap is geen fiscaal misbruik

Eind november was er heel wat te doen rond een ruling van de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (VLABEL) over een schenking van deelbewijzen van een burgerlijke …

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21/12/16
State aid update – Public version final Apple decision sheds light on European Commission

On 19 December 2016, the European Commission (Commission) published its final decision in the formal state aid investigation into two advance pricing …

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13/12/16
Advocate General ECJ: Fairness Tax contrary to art. 4 Parent-Subsidiary Directive

In a case pending before the European Court of Justice, the Court has been asked to determine whether the Belgian “Fairness Tax” is compatible with th…

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09/12/16
When the walls (and the competition authorities) have ears…

Your company is involved in a cartel investigation: the competition authority conducting it believes that your company made price agreements and excha…

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09/12/16
Stopzetting onderzoek Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit na verbintenissen Immoweb

Op 16 November 2016 heeft de Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit haar onderzoek ten aanzien van de populaire vastgoedsite Immoweb stopgezet naar aanleidi…

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06/12/16
Regering stelt nieuwe aftrek innovatieinkomsten voor

Op de ministerraad van 2 december 2016 bereikten de regeringspartijen een akkoord over een nieuwe aftrek voor innovatie inkomsten. Deze nieuwe aftrek …

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06/12/16
EU Commission proposes legislation on modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce

On 1 December 2016, the European Commission (“the Commission”) proposed changes to the EU VAT Directive for cross-border “B2C e-commerce”. The proposa…

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02/12/16
Year End Tax Bulletin 2016

This Year End Tax Bulletin summarises the most significant 2016 tax developments in our home markets, the Benelux and Switzerland, and highlights the …

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29/11/16
Launch of multilateral treaty to implement BEPS measures

On 24 November 2016, a group of more than 100 jurisdictions concluded negotiations on a multilateral instrument (“MLI”) that will modify the applicati…

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25/11/16
ECJ clarifies that “rights in rem” under Art. 5 Insolvency Regulation also includes “rights in rem” of public …

On 26 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union has rendered a decision (case C-195/15) on the interpretation of “rights in rem” under …

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25/11/16
Publication of implementing decree on Belgian specialised real estate investment funds

The Royal Decree of 9 November 2016 on Belgian specialised real estate investment funds has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 18 Novem…

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23/11/16
European in-depth investigation into Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal code-sharing

The European Commission announced on 27 October 2016 that it had issued a Statement of Objections to Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal on their code-…

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