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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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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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Laura Jakobs Joins DALDEWOLF: A New Asset for the EU Law Practice

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the arrival of Laura Jakobs in its European Union law team. Laura brings significant expertise in European litigation.

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The Cyber Resilience Act - A new step forward for the cybers…

The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parlia…

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18/11/24
Overview of the new legal framework for Designs in the EU - …

Often misunderstood and definitely underused, EU design law is about to rec…

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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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General Court of the EU confirms the Lundbeck decision of the European Commission in its first pay-for-delay c…

On 8 September 2016, the General Court of the EU adopted for the first time a judgment in a pay-for-delay case in the pharmaceutical industry. The Cou…

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The European Commission orders Ireland to recover illegal tax benefits worth up to €13 billion from Apple

On 30 August 2016, the European Commission concluded that two tax rulings issued by Ireland in 1991 and 2007 to Apple constituted State aid.…

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CLAUSE OF ATTRIBUTION UNDER BURDEN ACCEPTED BY FLEMISH TAX AUTHORITIES

Spouses are again able to give their full matrimonial capital to the longest living spouse, without their children being taxed again for the same port…

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Privacy authorities remain concerned about the Privacy Shield

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29”) remain concerned about the recently adopted Privacy Shield as follows from their recent statemen…

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European Commission’s in-depth investigation into Luxembourg’s alleged fiscal aid in favour of GDF Suez

On 19 September, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Luxembourg’s alleged fiscal aid in favour of the GDF Suez group. Follow…

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The European Commission orders Ireland to recover illegal tax benefits worth up to €13 billion from Apple

On 30 August 2016, the European Commission concluded that two tax rulings issued by Ireland in 1991 and 2007 to Apple constituted State aid.…

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Budget 2017: New tax measures announced – Corporate tax reform reconfirmed but not yet decided

In the framework of the budget for 2017, the Federal Government reached an agreement on several tax measures. You will find a brief overview of w…

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European Commission puts price signalling on the agenda

On 31 August 2016, the European Commission published its decision rendering the commitments offered by fourteen container liner shipping com…

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The EUR 357 million fine imposed by the Commission on Pilkington Group for its participation in the so-called …

The EUR 357 million fine imposed by the Commission on Pilkington Group for its participation in the so-called “car glass cartel” has been confirmed by…

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Please Pardon Our Tax Sins: New Tax Amnesty

At NautaDutilh, we have extensive experience assisting clients with tax regularisation as the Belgian government has already allowed, on a number of o…

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Court of Justice ends Pilkington's fight against fine in the car glass cartel

On 7 September 2016, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal by various entities of the Pilkington group ("Pilkington") concerning its rol…

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The Commission has ordered Ireland to recover up to EUR 13 billion granted to Apple as illegal state aid

The European Commission has found that Ireland granted undue tax benefits by allowing Apple to pay significantly less taxes than other companies from …

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GDPR Series: Part 1

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and will have to be complied…

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Assurance-vie liée à un fonds dédié: deux rulings bienvenus

Le législateur a fini par se lasser des savants montages de défiscalisation et a trouvé plusieurs remèdes.

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How The Reputation of Tax Specialists Has Been Changed by Recent Events

On 6 November 2014, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists sent shockwaves through the public by publishing information about more …

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Commission ́s initial findings on the e-commerce sector inquiry have identified certain business practices tha…

In May 2015, the European Commission launched the e-commerce sector inquiry in order to identify potential competition concerns in European e-commerce…

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L'affaire Nyrstar et le rejet des intérêts d'un emprunt de 450 millions d'euros

Il arrive souvent qu'une entreprise contracte un emprunt pour financer une distribution de dividendes ou une réduction de capital. L'interrogation du …

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Un agenda européen pour l'économie collaborative

Op 2 juni 2016 heeft de Europese Commissie een medeling, met als titel « een Europese agenda voor de collaboratieve economie” aangenomen.

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Confusing Conservation Measures with Compensatory Measures May Adversely Affect Planned Development of the Ant…

On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down an important preliminary ruling in the Orleans case, which concerns the…

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The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

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