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06/05/11

Review of European rules on the financing of airports

The European Commission launched on 7 April 2011 a public consultation on the application of its rules concerning state aid in the aviation sector.

06/05/11

Procter & Gamble and two of its competitors have been involved in a cartel settlement procedure

At the end of this procedure, the Commission imposed reduced fines on three major European washing powder producers for operating a cartel that involv…

12/04/11

The ECJ’s ruling of 1 March 2011: the end of gender-based insurance pricing in Europe

In Belgium, until now, differences in premiums and benefits in life insurance have been permitted by the Act of 21 December 2007. It was this Act agai…

11/04/11

Tax aspects of an acquisition of own shares

From a tax point of view, an acquisition of own shares can be interesting especially when economic or financial reasons to do so also exist.

06/04/11

Tax exemption on migration of company’s seat extended to all Belgian companies

The transfer of a Belgian company’s seat to another Member State of the European Union can benefit from the tax exemption, if the operation affects a …

05/04/11

The European Commission publishes a guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement

Public procurements – social considerations – European Commission’s practical guide.

05/04/11

De European Commission publishes a green paper on the modernisation of EU procurement policy

Public procurements – consultation – proposal of Legal modifications

25/03/11

New rules affecting EU legislature's powers to have negative impact on trade

On March 1 2011 Regulation 182/2011 entered into force. The new regulation sets out new rules on the exercise of implementing powers by the European C…

24/03/11

Dutch Courts apply ECJ Google ruling on keywords

Over the past years much has been said and written about a party using keywords for its ads, where those keywords are identical to another party's tra…

22/03/11

Commission issues guidance on standardised mobile phone charger

On February 8 2011 the European Commission published a question-and-answer document to explain the issues surrounding the common mobile phone charger …

21/03/11

Sinds 1 januari 2011: BTW op nieuw gebouw en bijhorend terrein

Tot 1 januari 2011 waren verkopen van onroerende goederen van BTW vrijgestelde handelingen. De verkoop van een nieuw gebouw viel wel reeds onder het B…

04/03/11

The EU Commission keeps a strong watch on horizontal cooperation agreements

The recently adopted European new rules concerning horizontal cooperation agreements are already being applied by the EU Commission.

04/03/11

Last chance to participate to a consultation on the EU framework dealing with future bank failures

This consultation is part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to establish a comprehensive set of measures dealing with possible banking failures.

04/03/11

Commission’s investigation on the aids allocated to Ducroire and SECA BT

The two export credit insurance companies were granted with capital injections from their respective Sates at the moment of their foundation. The Comm…

04/03/11

New Directive Amending the Prospectus Directive Will Require Modification of the Prospectus Act

A directive amending the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 11 Decembe…

14/02/11

Compétitivité fiscale et rémunérations variables incertitude ou opportunité ?

La rémunération variable est un facteur important de la compétitivité des entreprises. Ses critères de détermination permettent en outre à une entrepr…

12/02/11

Holdings belges et optimisation fiscale

La société holding est un organisme doté de la personnalité juridique, qui a pour vocation traditionnelle d’acquérir, détenir en portefeuille et gérer…

11/02/11

Les intérêts notionnels

La déduction pour capital à risque, également appelée deduction des intérêts notionnels, est un sujet qui revient au devant de l’actualité depuis un p…

11/02/11

Le contribuable a des droits

S’il fallait écouter certains hommes politiques, on en viendrait à croire que l’administration n’a que des pouvoirs, et les contribuables seulement de…

10/02/11

L’équilibre délicat entre compétitivité fiscale et lutte contre la fraude fiscale

A l’occasion du jubilé du célèbre arrêt Brepols rendu par la Cour de cassation le 6 juin 1961, les fiscalistes belges se pencheront sur l’avenir à rés…

21/06/24

21/06/24

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

19/06/24

19/06/24

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

10/01/24

10/01/24

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

01/07/24

Brussels Court of Appeal Prohibits the Rebranding of a Gener…

28/06/24

Belgium gears up to enforce the EU Deforestation Regulation

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06/05/11

Review of European rules on the financing of airports

06/05/11

Procter & Gamble and two of its competitors have been involved in a cartel settlement procedure

12/04/11

The ECJ’s ruling of 1 March 2011: the end of gender-based insurance pricing in Europe

11/04/11

Tax aspects of an acquisition of own shares

06/04/11

Tax exemption on migration of company’s seat extended to all Belgian companies

05/04/11

The European Commission publishes a guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement

05/04/11

De European Commission publishes a green paper on the modernisation of EU procurement policy

25/03/11

New rules affecting EU legislature's powers to have negative impact on trade

24/03/11

Dutch Courts apply ECJ Google ruling on keywords

22/03/11

Commission issues guidance on standardised mobile phone charger

21/03/11

Sinds 1 januari 2011: BTW op nieuw gebouw en bijhorend terrein

04/03/11

The EU Commission keeps a strong watch on horizontal cooperation agreements

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Last chance to participate to a consultation on the EU framework dealing with future bank failures

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Commission’s investigation on the aids allocated to Ducroire and SECA BT

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New Directive Amending the Prospectus Directive Will Require Modification of the Prospectus Act

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Compétitivité fiscale et rémunérations variables incertitude ou opportunité ?

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Holdings belges et optimisation fiscale

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Les intérêts notionnels

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L’équilibre délicat entre compétitivité fiscale et lutte contre la fraude fiscale