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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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25/11/21
The European Commission prolongs the State aid Temporary Framework until 30 June 2022

The European Commission has decided to prolong the State aid Temporary Framework until 30 June 2022. The amendment, aside from the temporal extension,…

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24/11/21
Cadastral income for properties abroad – Final call

 the Belgian tax authorities have sent a questionnaire to many taxpayers, in order to gather specific information which will allow them to attrib…

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22/11/21
Antitrust dawn raids – are you ready?

During the COVID-19 pandemic and for approximately two years, the EU Commission and the National Competition Authorities have stopped carrying out daw…

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16/11/21
New tax treaty between Belgium and France - consequences for the real estate sector?

The new tax treaty between Belgium and France was signed on 9 November 2021. It will enter into force at the end of its ratification process by both c…

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08/11/21
The 2022 Belgian budget round

On the 29th October, the council of ministers agreed on the draft program law outlining the 2022 Belgian budget measures. 

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05/11/21
The European Commission launches second call for large-scale project proposals regarding the Innovation Fund

On 26 October 2021, the European Commission has for the second time initiated a call for proposals of large-scale projects, i.e. those with a capital …

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27/10/21
The European Commission issues guidelines on the closure of operational programmes relating to European Funds

On 14 October 2021, the European Commission published its guidelines on the closure of operational programmes adopted for assistance from th…

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22/10/21
De effectentaks (JTER): de langverwachte administratieve verduidelijkingen

Op 8 oktober 2021 verscheen de circulaire van de Centrale Administratie die de jaarlijkse effectentaks (JTER) verder preciseert én zelfs uit…

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22/10/21
The new EU toolbox to tackle soaring energy prices

The ongoing energy price crisis in the aftermath of COVID-19, which has curtailed industrial production and left consumers across Europe facing higher…

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15/10/21
Upcoming changes to the Belgian expat regime – What’s on the table?

What has been in the air for some time is probably becoming a reality, at an accelerated pace. In the framework of the agreement on the Belgian budget…

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14/10/21
VBER: The road ahead - Impact en wijzigingen van de nieuwe draft VBER

We hebben nog maar net de nieuwe Belgische B2B-regels verorberd, of er komt al een nieuwe lading Europees contractenrecht op ons af.  Europees di…

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12/10/21
Court of Justice of the European Union allows Reverse Engineering to Correct Errors

Licensees are in certain cases permitted to decompile software code without infringing the Software Directive. In a judgement of 6 October 2021 in the…

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11/10/21
State aid: Court of Justice of the EU partially annuls European Commission’s decision in the Nürburgring case

On 2 September 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) annulled the judgments of the General Court of 19 June 2019 declaring the plaintiffs’ act…

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04/10/21
COVID-19: European Commission opens consultation on extending State aid Temporary Framework

The European Commission launched a consultation process on 30 September 2021, sending a proposal to Member States on a sixth draft amendment to the&nb…

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04/10/21
A clear position of the ECJ: zero support for zero tariff options

A zero tariff option is a commercial practice whereby an internet access provider applies a ‘zero tariff’ (or a tariff that is more advantageous) to a…

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30/09/21
Solvency II Review: de Europese Commissie heeft gesproken. Een eerste overzicht.

Op 22 september 2021 publiceerde de Europese Commissie haar uitgebreide pakket voorstellen en bijhorende documentatie met betrekking tot de herziening…

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29/09/21
Competition policy in support of Europe's Green ambition

On 10 September 2021, the EU watchdog for competition, the Directorate-General Competition (“DG COMP”) of the European Commission, published the main …

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24/09/21
New European Commission notice on the enforcement of State aid rules by national courts

On 23 July 2021, the European Commission adopted a new notice (“Notice”) on the enforcement of EU State aid rules by national courts.

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16/09/21
EU Court of Justice orders another judicial State aid review of Belgian Excess Profit Rulings

On 16 September 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgement on whether the Belgian excess profit rulings could qualify as St…

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03/09/21
Btw-hervorming in de ziekenhuissector?

De wet van 11 juli 2021 hervormt de voorwaarden waaronder de medische verzorging en ziekenhuisverpleging in België van btw zijn vrijgesteld. De wet kw…

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