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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…

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

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-…

22/11/16

Regularisatie van ontdoken Vlaamse belastingen in de maak

Sinds 1 augustus 2016 kan men ontdoken federale belastingen regulariseren. De federale wet voorziet ook in de mogelijkheid om gewestelijke belastingen…

21/11/16

No licence needed for the ‘public lending’ of digital copies of books

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the VOB v. Stichting Leenrecht case (C-174/15) has recently provided some clarificati…

17/11/16

Advocate General Wahl concludes that the Court of Justice of the EU should uphold Intel’s appeal against the E…

Advocate General Wahl concludes that the Court of Justice of the EU should uphold Intel’s appeal against the EUR 1.06 billion fine for abuse of domina…

14/11/16

EU charge sheet suggests that Google is illegally tying Android to Internet search n contracts with smartphone…

According to the new charge sheet sent to Google by the European Commission, the search engine would be tying its Android to Internet search in contra…

08/11/16

Commission is likely to open more cartel cases against car-parts manufacturers

It has been reported that high officials within the European Commission have stated that more cartel cases against car-parts manufacturers are likely …

04/11/16

Openbare raadpleging inzake EU-concentratiecontrole

De Europese Commissie organiseert een openbare raadpleging inzake de evaluatie van procedurele en bevoegdheidsaspecten van de EU-concentratiecontroleG…

03/11/16

Commission launches public consultation on the functioning of certain procedural and jurisdictional aspects of…

On 7th October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation in order to seek feedback from citizens, businesses, associations, public …

02/11/16

Jurisdiction clause in the general conditions of tender contract under Brussels I Regulation

Agreements or clauses that confer jurisdiction to a state court are of great importance in international litigation. The reason for parties to agree o…

01/11/16

EU Code of Conduct for mobile health apps almost finalized

A code of conduct for mobile health (mHealth) apps has been drafted by the European Commission (the “Code of Conduct”) to guide mHealth-app developers…

28/10/16

E-mails stored outside the US cannot be claimed by the US Government

On 14 July 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Court of Appeals) rendered a judgment in the “Warrant case” (or the “Mi…

28/10/16

Likelihood of confusion in just one part of the EU, EU trade mark infringement and prohibition order in that p…

On 22 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered an interesting judgment in case C‑223/15 regarding the question whe…

28/10/16

European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

On 25 October 2016, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to neutralise hybrid mismatch structures involving third (non-EU) cou…

28/10/16

Commission gives guidance on local public support measures that do not constitute State aid

On 21 September 2016, the European Commission adopted five decisions on the financing of purely local activities that fall outside the scope of State …

27/10/16

Y a-t-il un remède infaillible à la taxe sur les plus-values?

Alors que le gouvernement se déchire sur l’instauration d’une taxation des plus-values sur actions à l’impôt des personnes physiques (IPP), les contri…

05/12/24

05/12/24

Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers legt nieuwe stukken in organisatorische puzzel met NXTGEN-2024

19/11/24

19/11/24

Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

17/11/24

17/11/24

Toestemming voor boekenonderzoek: geen vrijgeleide voor fiscale visitatie

24/12/24

Reforming the public procurement regulatory framework?

18/12/24

European Commission consultation on the revision of its Stat…

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EU Commission proposes legislation on modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce

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Year End Tax Bulletin 2016

29/11/16

Launch of multilateral treaty to implement BEPS measures

25/11/16

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

25/11/16

Publication of implementing decree on Belgian specialised real estate investment funds

23/11/16

European in-depth investigation into Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal code-sharing

22/11/16

Regularisatie van ontdoken Vlaamse belastingen in de maak

21/11/16

No licence needed for the ‘public lending’ of digital copies of books

17/11/16

Advocate General Wahl concludes that the Court of Justice of the EU should uphold Intel’s appeal against the E…

14/11/16

EU charge sheet suggests that Google is illegally tying Android to Internet search n contracts with smartphone…

08/11/16

Commission is likely to open more cartel cases against car-parts manufacturers

04/11/16

Openbare raadpleging inzake EU-concentratiecontrole

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Commission launches public consultation on the functioning of certain procedural and jurisdictional aspects of…

02/11/16

Jurisdiction clause in the general conditions of tender contract under Brussels I Regulation

01/11/16

EU Code of Conduct for mobile health apps almost finalized

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E-mails stored outside the US cannot be claimed by the US Government

28/10/16

Likelihood of confusion in just one part of the EU, EU trade mark infringement and prohibition order in that p…

28/10/16

European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

28/10/16

Commission gives guidance on local public support measures that do not constitute State aid

27/10/16

Y a-t-il un remède infaillible à la taxe sur les plus-values?