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05/12/24
05/12/24
Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers legt nieuwe stukken in organisatorische puzzel met NXTGEN-2024

Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers zet een nieuwe stap voor duurzame groei met blijvende focus op de cliënt. Het kantoor verwelkomt immers twee nieuwe vennoten en een counsel, de NXTGEN-2024: …

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19/11/24
19/11/24
Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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17/11/24
17/11/24
Toestemming voor boekenonderzoek: geen vrijgeleide voor fiscale visitatie

In een arrest van 3 oktober 2024 heeft het Hof van Cassatie de krijtlijnen voor een fiscale visitatie verder afgebakend en daarbij nogmaals het belang van een geldige toestemming b…

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24/12/24
Reforming the public procurement regulatory framework?

Ten years after the introduction of the public procurement directives, Euro…

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18/12/24
European Commission consultation on the revision of its Stat…

On 11 December 2024, the European Commission launched a public consultation…

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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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02/03/15
Is een IP-adres een persoonsgegeven? Het Europees Hof van Justitie moet beslissen…

Het Duitse Bundesgerichtshof stelde enkele dagen geleden twee prejudiciële vragen aan het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie om te achterhalen of I…

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01/03/15
Constitutional Court rules: different tax treatment of capital reduction is not discriminatory

On 19 February 2015, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the tax treatment of income from a capital reduction in the hands of a Belgian compan…

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24/02/15
Additional wave of tax audits to be expected with respect to withholding tax exemptions

During 2014, the Belgian tax authorities audited 2,000 companies for the correct application of these exemptions. Although we noticed that these …

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24/02/15
The Court of Justice provides further guidance on long-term exclusive purchase/non-compete obligations

On 4 December 2014, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") issued an order addressing two preliminary questions from the Spanish Supreme Court conc…

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20/02/15
Final registration round for chemicals under REACH

  The European Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals EC No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) …

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18/02/15
The General Court of the EU annuls in part the European Commission's decision on Irish air travel tax

On 25 November 2014, the General Court of the EU annulled in part the Commission's decision that found that the exemption of transfer and transit pass…

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08/02/15
Facilitation for Belgium-Luxembourg cross-border workers

The Belgian and Luxembourg governments had a joint meeting on 5 February in Brussels and came to an agreement with respect to cross-border employment …

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07/02/15
Constitutional Court annuls the tax on conversion of bearer securities

On 5 February 2015, the Belgian Constitutional Court rendered a judgement that annuls tax on the conversion of bearer securities, due to its inco…

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06/02/15
Onderworpenheid van intercommunales, intergemeentelijk samenwerkingsverbanden en projectverenigingen aan de ve…

In de op 19 december 2014 goedgekeurde Programmawet (Belgisch Staatsblad van 29 december 2014), wordt voorzien in de principiële onderworpenheid van i…

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04/02/15
Websites Can Contractually Restrict Third Party Scraping of Their Data

E-commerce service providers can contractually prevent other websites from copying factual information from their website for commercial use, such as …

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03/02/15
Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - a new regulation appl…

On 12 December 2012 , Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement o…

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03/02/15
De beoordelingsmethodiek bij overheidsopdrachten vooraf bekendmaken of niet? Aan het Hof van Justitie om hiero…

De beoordelingsmethode of -methodiek is de wijze waarop door de aanbestedende overheid, bij de evaluatie van de offertes, de beoordelingselementen ver…

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28/01/15
Aviation & Transport News: Judgment By Court Of Justice Requires Air Carriers To Indicate The Final Price …

The Court of Justice has specified that a computerised booking system must, from the outset, indicate the final price to be paid for each flight from …

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27/01/15
Reserveringswebsites voor vliegtickets moeten op elk ogenblik de correcte prijs voor een vliegticket tonen, ze…

Het Europees Hof van Justitie deed op 15 januari 2015 uitspraak in een zaak die al enkele jaren aansleept en waarin Air Berlin gedagvaard werd door ee…

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27/01/15
Gestolen data en de fiscus: hoe zit dat in België?

Nooit eerder liepen we met z'n allen een groter risico dat onze financiële gegevens op straat terechtkomen. Een medewerker van een bank of een adviesk…

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23/01/15
Benefit in kind – Private use of a company car: Updated formula for 2015

The new reference CO2 emission for calculating the taxable benefit in kind for the private use of a company car in the hands of company directors and …

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22/01/15
New Tax Shelter rules for audiovisual productions: lower threshold for investors and more formalities for prod…

On 1 January 2015, new rules governing Belgium's tax shelter exemption for investments in audiovisual productions have entered into force. Framework a…

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20/01/15
Money laundering: EU institutions agree on central registers

On 16 December 2014, the European Parliament (‘EP') and the EU Council have reached political agreement on the revision of the EU AntiMoney Laundering…

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19/01/15
The General Court overturned SP fine for erroneous application of 10 pc. fine cap

On 9 December 2014, the General Court ("GC") issued nine separate judgments on appeals against the Commission's second adoption of the Italian steel b…

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15/01/15
The Court of Justice ruled that minimum fee provisions in collective agreements for "false self-employed" pers…

On 4 December 2014, the Court of Justice gave its ruling on whether fee conditions in collective agreements between employers and self-employed servic…

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