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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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22/12/17
CJEU does not allow too general anti-abuse and substance provisions for holding companies (Deister Holding an…

On 20 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in joined cases Deister Holding AG (C-504/16) and…

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19/12/17
Court of Justice Finds Prescription-support Software to Be a Medical Device

On 7 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that to the extent software constitutes a medical device and bears the CE …

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19/12/17
European Commission approves easyJet's acquisition of certain Air Berlin assets

In August 2017, Air Berlin filed for insolvency. Air Berlin's insolvency administrator launched a sales process for Air Berlin assets, with a deadline…

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15/12/17
The Court of Justice of the EU clarifies antitrust exemption for agricultural associations (Judgement of 14 No…

In 2012, the French Competition Authority fined endive producers €4 million for alleged anticompetitive behaviour implemented by producer organisation…

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15/12/17
Belgian tax measures for maritime transport approved by the European Commission

In March 2015, Belgium notified the European Commission of the extension of a support scheme for maritime transport, which had in 2004 been authorized…

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14/12/17
Bijzondere liquidatiereserve & discriminatie – het Grondwettelijk Hof breidt toepassingsgebied uit tot aan…

De wetgever heeft geleidelijk een einde gemaakt aan de fiscale gunstregeling die de zogenaamde “liquidatieboni” in tegenstelling tot dividenden genote…

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14/12/17
New VAT rules concerning place of supply of certain transport services

Royal VAT Decree n° 57 has been replaced by a new Royal VAT Decree n° 57 aiming to simplify the VAT treatment of B2B freight (and related) s…

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11/12/17
Tax Rulings vs State Aids : European Commission 1 – Ireland 0

That title is normally used in sport games rather for than tax or competition issues. Nevertheless, it reflects the fact that the European Commission …

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08/12/17
Tax reform and its impact for the real estate sector

We would like to inform you about the details of the tax reform based on the draft bill submitted to the Council of State for comments.

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07/12/17
CJEU Upholds Prohibition on the Sale of Luxury Goods via Branded Third-party Internet Platforms

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has just ruled, in the context of a selective distribution system for luxury goods, that contractual clauses pro…

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07/12/17
EU adopts list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (black list)

On 5 December 2017, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) determined a list of 17 non-cooperative jurisdictions, i.e. the EU black list.…

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07/12/17
The General Court of the EU annuls the Commission’s clearance decision of Liberty Global’s acquisition of Zigg…

In October 2014, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Dutch cable TV operator Ziggo by Liberty Global, subject to commitments.…

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04/12/17
Total diet replacement products: EU Commission specifies compositional and labelling requirements

As of 27 October 2022, a new framework of rules will apply to total diet replacement products, both in terms of compositional and labelling requiremen…

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01/12/17
Commission’s green light for the acquisition of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg by the Chinese Legend Holdi…

On 9 October 2017, Chinese company Legend Holdings Corporation notified the European Commission of its plan to acquire sole control of Banque Internat…

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29/11/17
Tax shelter voor investeringen in startende micro-ondernemingen via crowdfundingplatform stijgt retroactief va…

Heeft u in 2016 een investering in een startende micro-onderneming gedaan via een financieringsvehikel en claimden u of uw boekhouder slechts een bela…

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27/11/17
Year-End Tax Bulletin 2017

The Tax Bulletin for 2017, which you will find below (and which is available for download), gives an overview of the most significant tax developments…

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24/11/17
Antitrust: A Commitment Decision is a Prima Facie Evidence of an Infringement, for the ECJ

On 23 November 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that commitment decisions contain indications of an infringement of antitrust rules. …

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23/11/17
European Commission Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice specific to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products

On 22 November 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) specific to Advance…

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23/11/17
The Benefits of Joint Cross Border Public Procurement

Since the European Commission’ feasibility study on Joint Cross-Border Public Procurement (“JCBPP”) was released in March 2017 there has been increasi…

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20/11/17
Alert on Tax Reform

In our tax alert of 1 August 2017, we informed you that the Belgian government had announced substantial tax reforms to make Belgium more attract…

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