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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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29/09/14
Gewijzigde BTW-regels voor online dienstenlevering vanaf 1 januari 2015

Levert u als online verkoper diensten zoals webhosting, SEO diensten, maar bijvoorbeeld ook de verkoop van e-boeken of elke vorm van online advies en …

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29/09/14
Internet of Things: European privacy recommendations

Call it a coincidence or not: exactly one week after the Apple Watch was officially introduced by Apple CEO Tim Cook on 9 September 2014, the European…

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12/09/14
European Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive invalid

In its decision of 8 April 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") declared the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (the "Directive") invalid. The…

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01/09/14
Nieuwe omzendbrief over hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid voor loon-, sociale en fiscale schulden bij overheidsopd…

Op 4 augustus 2014 werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad de omzendbrief overheidsopdrachten van 22 juli 2014 gepubliceerd. De omzendbrief geeft een overzich…

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20/08/14
New European Rules for the financing of important projects of common European interest

The European Commission adopted on 13 June 2014 a new communication to support important projects of common European interest.

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08/08/14
Hoeveel cash mag ik van m'n klant ontvangen?

Vanaf 1 januari 2014 mag voor de aankoop van goederen of diensten nog slechts een maximum 3.000 EUR cash betaald worden. We frissen de regels nog eens…

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11/07/14
Nieuwe kilometervergoeding per 1 juli 2014

Bij koninklijk besluit van 27 juni 2014 werd de nieuwe forfaitaire kilometervergoeding voor reiskosten gepubliceerd. Vanaf 1 juli 2014 kan u uw werkne…

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17/06/14
ECN recommendation on interim measures

The European Competition Network recently published, alongside 7 other recommendations on the different aspects of the enforcement of European competi…

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13/06/14
Competition law - recent developments

The Commission adopts new general block exemption regulation for state aid and new guidelines for state aid in the area of environmental protection …

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02/06/14
Meldingsplicht “buitenlandse juridische constructies” – nieuwe toelichtingen

Sinds vorig jaar moeten alle oprichters en (potentiële) begunstigden van “juridische constructies” het hiertoe bestemde nieuwe vakje in hun aangifte p…

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26/05/14
De levensverzekering als instrument van fiscale planning – Interessante beslissing van de Rulingcommissie

In het kader van successieplanning wordt vaak gewerkt met levensverzekeringen, voornamelijk omdat dergelijke producten toelaten om op fiscaal vriendel…

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19/05/14
Ook het Hof van Justitie verbiedt de onbeperkte staatsgarantie ten gunste van La Poste

Het Hof van Justitie van de EU heeft in een arrest van 3 april 2014 bevestigd dat de stilzwijgende en onbeperkte garantie van de Franse Staat ten guns…

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15/05/14
Commission issues SO for “gun jumping”

On 31 March 2014, the Commission issued a Statement of Objections to Marine Harvest ASA ("Marine Harvest") for implementing a transaction prior to hav…

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06/05/14
Belgium lists legal arrangements to be disclosed

The law of 30 July 2013 introduced an obligation for Belgian resident individuals to declare whether they, their spouse, or their minor children are t…

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05/05/14
European Parliament Adopts Directive to Facilitate Damages Claims for Antitrust Violations

On 17 April 2014, the European Parliament adopted a directive intended to strengthen the private enforcement of competition law by removing a number o…

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30/04/14
De rol van de buitenlandse notaris bij successieplanning is nog niet uitgespeeld

Recentelijk bezorgde de fiscale administratie de gespecialiseerde estate planners, maar ook alle vooruitziende belastingplichtige geïnteresseerden, on…

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29/04/14
Belgium and US sign FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement

On 23 April 2014, the Belgian and US governments signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) intended to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance …

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28/04/14
The conditions for obtaining a supplementary protection certificate specified by the European Court of Justice…

On 12 December 2013, the European Court of Justice delivered three judgments regarding the interpretation of the conditions for obtaining a supplement…

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25/04/14
General Court dismisses Faci's appeal in heat stabilizers cartel

On 20 March 2013, the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment in Case T-46/10 Faci v Commission concerning an appeal in the heat stabilizers car…

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21/04/14
General Court ruled that the Commission should allow partial access to documents on inability to pay

On 20 March 2013 the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment in Case T-181/10 Reagens v Commission. Reagens appealed the Commission's decision t…

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