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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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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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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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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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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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"Middeleeuwse praktijken"

De gruwel van het middeleeuwse rechtsbestel hebben we gelukkig overwonnen. De rechten en waarden die moeten beletten dat dit zou kunnen terugkomen, zi…

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Panama Papers: les détenteurs de sociétés offshore seront-ils pris la main dans le sac à partir de 2017?

Depuis 2013, les particuliers belges sont tenus de déclarer la détention de « constructions juridiques », telles que des sociétés établies dans des pa…

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VLABEL blijft de estate planningswereld verbazen

VLABEL zorgt opnieuw voor een schokgolf bij planningen van vastgoed en deze keer op het vlak van schenkingen van vastgoed. Een goede negen maande…

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Schenking met voorbehoud van vruchtgebruik voor Nederlandse notaris in het vizier

Zeer recent heeft de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (Vlabel) haar standpunt nr. 15004 van 21 maart 2016 (gepubliceerd op 4 april 2016) aangevuld. Volgens dit…

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The Flemish Tax Administration’s latest and enlarged position on split purchases leads to confusion

The Flemish Tax Administration’s latest and enlarged position on split purchases leads to confusion The Flemish Tax Administration has recently expan…

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SGEI in the airport sector

On 19 January 2016, the European Commission approved compensation for public service obligations to two Swedish airports (Sundsvall Timra and Skelleft…

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State aid and ports

The European Commission has adopted several recent decisions on State aid relating to the port sector.  Firstly, on 15 January 2016, the Commiss…

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The Belgian Competition Authority’s new Cartel Leniency Guidelines

On 22 March 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority’s (“BCA”) new cartel leniency guidelines (the “Guidelines”) entered into force.[1] Below we brief…

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Nieuwe Omzendbrief inzake familiebedrijven: enkele nieuwigheden

Om “estate planners” te voorzien van voldoende (boeiende) gespreksstof aan de feesttafel, publiceerde Minister Turtelboom op de laatste dag van 2…

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Court of Justice annulled Commission's requests for information in cement cartel case

On 10 March 2016, the Court of Justice ruled that the European Commission's requests for information addressed to several cement companies d…

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The European Commission publishes its initial findings on geo-blocking in the e-commerce sector

Last 18th March, the Commission published an initial “Issues paper” on geo-blocking in the EU within the framework of the ongoing e-commerce sector in…

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De advocaat kan consument zijn – (nood aan) algemene verruiming van het consumentenbegrip?

Recent werd het Europees Hof van Justitie via een prejudiciële vraag, gesteld door de Roemeense districtsrechtbank te Oradea, verzocht te oordelen of …

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The ODR platform – obligations for traders

On 15 February 2016, the European Commission activated the Online Dispute Resolution ("ODR") platform, enabling consumers and traders to use Alternati…

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Kapitaalverminderingen bij holdings in het vizier van fiscaal misbruik?

Sinds enige tijd stelt de fiscale administratie dat bepaalde kapitaalverminderingen in toepassing van fiscaal misbruik aangemerkt moeten worden als di…

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Opinie: uw vermogen is een oldtimer

Het zijn rare, zelfs moeilijke tijden. Nul groei, waarbij negatieve economische groei helemaal niet kan worden uitgesloten. Samen met het wegzinken va…

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EU Lawmakers and experts voice doubts on Privacy Shield

Lawmakers and experts have voiced doubts about the value of new rules proposed by the European Commission to protect the privacy of EU citizens' data …

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EU Court Rejects Glucose Related Health Claims

Yesterday, the General Court confirmed that the European Commission is entitled to refuse to authorize health claims despite a positive opinion f…

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Nieuwe Permante Fiscale regularisatie goedgekeurd

Vrijdag 11 maart 2016 heeft de regering het wetsontwerp tot invoering van een permanent systeem van fiscale en sociale regularisatie goedgekeurd. Deze…

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Final list of tax havens published

On 10 and 11 March 2016, the final Royal Decrees regarding the revised list of tax havens that apply for the so-called dividends received deducti…

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Tate & Lyle decision implemented in Belgian tax law

The scope of the reduced rate of withholding tax on dividends has been increased in order to reflect the Court of Justice of the European Union's 2012…

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