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19/06/13

Damage claims facilitated by Eu private enforcement proposal

The European Commission has adopted its long-awaited Directive on private actions. It explains how citizens and companies can claim damages when they …

13/06/13

La TVA et les voitures de société : où en est-on ?

Depuis le 1er janvier 2011, les assujettis sont - en principe - obligés de limiter la déduction de la TVA sur leurs véhicules de société à concurrence…

13/06/13

European Court of Justice upholds finding that the Commission failed to act within the meaning of Article 265 …

On 16 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") dismissed an appeal of the European Commission (the "Commission") against a judgment of the Gene…

11/06/13

The ECJ condemns Belgium for its tax exemption on savings deposits

Article 21.5º of the Belgian Income Tax Code 1992 (“ITC”) provides that the first tranche of € 1,830 (for 2013 fiscal year) per year of income from sa…

10/06/13

European Court of Justice affirms the need to show financial independence in order to overcome the rebuttable …

On 8 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") rendered its judgement in the case Eni SpA v. Commission (C-508/11 P), upholding the General Cour…

31/05/13

Un plan d’action européen pour le commerce de détail

Communication de la Commission au Parlement européen, au Conseil, au Comité Économique et Social européen et au Comité des Régions.

27/05/13

Flemish Decree on Use of Languages is Disproportionate to Aims Pursued and Incompatible with Freedom of Moveme…

In a judgment of 16 April 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) held that the Decree of the Flemish Community (Vlaamse Gemeenschap,…

16/05/13

European commission adopts modified explanatory note on the authorisation to conduct an inspection

On 18 March 2013, the European Commission adopted a new version of its explanatory note to the authorisation to conduct inspections following a Commis…

13/05/13

EU Commission Proposal to Simplify EUMR Notification Procedure

From 27 March until 19 June 2013, the EU Commission is conducting a public consultation on its proposed changes to the EU Merger Regulation ("EUMR") n…

10/05/13

ECJ sets aside General Court's decision concerning right to appeal for lack of adequate reasoning

On 13 April 2013 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") held that the General Court's decision to reject Mindo's initial appeal lacked adequate reasoni…

08/05/13

The Court of Justice rules for the third time that the Belgian Commercial Practices Act constitutes a breach o…

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the general prohibition of loss sales, as provided in the Belgian commercial practices act, does not comply …

07/05/13

General Court partially annuls the Commission decision finding anti-competitive conduct on the part of copyrig…

On 12 April 2013, the General Court partially affirmed and partially annulled the Commission's decision finding that the International Confederation o…

03/05/13

Nieuwe en – deze keer – laatste(?) regularisatieronde

De regering heeft net voor Pasen een politiek akkoord bereikt over de al eerder aangekondigde "allerlaatste" fiscale regularisatieronde. Deze nieuwe r…

02/05/13

Nouvelle et – cette fois-ci – dernière (?) opération de régularisation

Peu avant Pâques, le gouvernement a conclu un accord politique à propos de ce qui a déjà été annoncé comme la « toute dernière » opération de régulari…

29/04/13

European Consultation on revised competition rules for technology transfer agreements

The European Commission launched on 18 February 2013 a public consultation on a proposal for revised competition rules for technology transfer agreeme…

26/04/13

Article 29 Working Party publishes opinion on purpose limitation principle

On April 2, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")1 published an opinion that clarifies further the purpose limitation principle contained in Art…

16/04/13

The General Court upholds infringement by object through information exchange and joint liability in banana ca…

On14 March 2013, the General Court handed down two decisions, Del Monte v. Commission (Case T-587/08) and Dole v. Commission (Case T-588/08), upholdi…

12/04/13

ECJ assesses agreements between car repairers and insurers linking the rate of repairs to brokerage activities…

On 14 March 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") issued a judgment (Case C-32/11) following a reference from the Hungarian Supreme Court concer…

09/04/13

ECJ ruling on a system of compulsory training set up by a professional association

On 28 February 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled on a preliminary reference from the Lisbon Court of Appeals seeking guidance on the a…

08/04/13

European Commission revises guidance on conduct of dawn raids

On 18 March 2013, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published revised guidance on the conduct of on-the-spot inspections at the business prem…

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

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

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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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19/06/13

Damage claims facilitated by Eu private enforcement proposal

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La TVA et les voitures de société : où en est-on ?

13/06/13

European Court of Justice upholds finding that the Commission failed to act within the meaning of Article 265 …

11/06/13

The ECJ condemns Belgium for its tax exemption on savings deposits

10/06/13

European Court of Justice affirms the need to show financial independence in order to overcome the rebuttable …

31/05/13

Un plan d’action européen pour le commerce de détail

27/05/13

Flemish Decree on Use of Languages is Disproportionate to Aims Pursued and Incompatible with Freedom of Moveme…

16/05/13

European commission adopts modified explanatory note on the authorisation to conduct an inspection

13/05/13

EU Commission Proposal to Simplify EUMR Notification Procedure

10/05/13

ECJ sets aside General Court's decision concerning right to appeal for lack of adequate reasoning

08/05/13

The Court of Justice rules for the third time that the Belgian Commercial Practices Act constitutes a breach o…

07/05/13

General Court partially annuls the Commission decision finding anti-competitive conduct on the part of copyrig…

03/05/13

Nieuwe en – deze keer – laatste(?) regularisatieronde

02/05/13

Nouvelle et – cette fois-ci – dernière (?) opération de régularisation

29/04/13

European Consultation on revised competition rules for technology transfer agreements

26/04/13

Article 29 Working Party publishes opinion on purpose limitation principle

16/04/13

The General Court upholds infringement by object through information exchange and joint liability in banana ca…

12/04/13

ECJ assesses agreements between car repairers and insurers linking the rate of repairs to brokerage activities…

09/04/13

ECJ ruling on a system of compulsory training set up by a professional association

08/04/13

European Commission revises guidance on conduct of dawn raids