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23/08/22

Qui sera impacté par les nouveaux délais d’imposition et d’investigation de six et dix ans ?

Un accord a été trouvé au sein du gouvernement Vivaldi pour octroyer à l’administration fiscale des délais d’imposition et d’investigation plus longs.…

18/08/22

War for Talent key medewerkers anno 2022 – aandelenoptieplan een nuttig instrument, ook voor familiebedrijven!…

De voorbije periode werd het nog maar eens heel duidelijk: bedrijven zijn op zoek naar gekwalificeerde medewerkers, maar hun vacatures blijven oningev…

18/08/22

Cessions d’entreprises : le spectre de la taxation généralisée des plus-values sur actions

L’introduction d’une taxation généralisée des plus-values sur actions est l’une des mesures phares du projet de réforme fiscale du ministre des Financ…

10/08/22

Uitbreng van vastgoed middels uitonverdeeldheid: verkooprecht of verdeelrecht? Het Grondwettelijk Hof aan het …

De uitbreng van vastgoed uit vennootschappen waarbij het vastgoed wordt overgeheveld naar de achterliggende aandeelhouders blijft een belangrijke item…

10/08/22

The brand new Belgian Act (finally) transposing the EU copyright Directive entered into force

By the Act of 19 June 2022, Belgium transposed the Directive (EU) 2019/790 into Belgian law, hereby ushering in a number of changes. It…

05/08/22

State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

On 20 July 2022, the European Commission adopted an amendment to the Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid measures to support the economy followin…

03/08/22

Paying a tribute is not dishonest

The General Court of the EU has recently rendered an interesting judgment about the lawfulness of “reviving” an old trade mark (Case T-250/21, EU:T:20…

02/08/22

Tax reform: the Minister of Finance presents his plan

The Belgian Minister of Finance has presented his outline for tax reform, which should extend over the next ten years.

29/07/22

Airline slots: The European Commission presents to the Council and the EU Parliament a proposal to allow a mor…

On 12 July 2022, the European Commission issued a proposal for a regulation submitted for approval to the Council and the EU Parliament to allow the a…

22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

Belgian competition law underwent an important reform with the law of 28 February 2022, which transposes the ECN+ Directive that came into force on 17…

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

On 22 June 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission decision of 9 June 2020 approving the public recapitali…

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

On June 30, 2022, the EU co-legislators (the European Parliament and the Council) reached agreement on a new, far-reaching Regulation aimed at ta…

11/07/22

The Digital Services Act: EU Regulation of Intermediary Service Providers Imminent

On Tuesday, July 5th, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA) with a resounding 539 votes in favor, 54 votes against …

08/07/22

European Commission Unveils Measures to Unleash the Potential of Health Data

The European Commission has presented its Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (the “Proposal”). While it aims to strengthen th…

04/07/22

The EU’s mutual trust in the administration of justice does not extend to arbitration (in insurance disputes)

In the context of enforcement of judgments, the CJEU (in Case C-700/20) does not allow arbitration to circumvent the fundamental rules underpinni…

30/06/22

Belgium takes important step in introducing Foreign Direct Investment screening

On 1 June 2022, Belgium’s Federal and various Regional governments entered into a draft cooperation agreement to introduce a mechanism for screening F…

29/06/22

Nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française : changements en vue concernant les plus-values sur actions

A la fin de l’année dernière, la Belgique et la France ont signé une nouvelle convention fiscale qui entrera en vigueur à l’issue du processus de rati…

27/06/22

Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European companies need to be prepared

Since 5 May 2022, EU trilogue negotiations have been underway on the first Regulation to limit the effect of subsidies from third countries to compani…

21/06/22

The General Court of the EU confirms the recovery of aid to Tirrenia di Navigazione

On 18 May 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission's decision of 2 March 2020 concerning the recovery of il…

14/06/22

Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation

On May 3, 2022, the European Commission published a proposed regulation (the “EHDS Proposal”) for the establishment of a European Health Data Spa…

21/06/24

21/06/24

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

19/06/24

19/06/24

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

10/01/24

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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23/08/22

Qui sera impacté par les nouveaux délais d’imposition et d’investigation de six et dix ans ?

18/08/22

War for Talent key medewerkers anno 2022 – aandelenoptieplan een nuttig instrument, ook voor familiebedrijven!…

18/08/22

Cessions d’entreprises : le spectre de la taxation généralisée des plus-values sur actions

10/08/22

Uitbreng van vastgoed middels uitonverdeeldheid: verkooprecht of verdeelrecht? Het Grondwettelijk Hof aan het …

10/08/22

The brand new Belgian Act (finally) transposing the EU copyright Directive entered into force

05/08/22

State aid: Amendments to the European Commission's Temporary Crisis Framework in the context of the Russian in…

03/08/22

Paying a tribute is not dishonest

02/08/22

Tax reform: the Minister of Finance presents his plan

29/07/22

Airline slots: The European Commission presents to the Council and the EU Parliament a proposal to allow a mor…

22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

11/07/22

The Digital Services Act: EU Regulation of Intermediary Service Providers Imminent

08/07/22

European Commission Unveils Measures to Unleash the Potential of Health Data

04/07/22

The EU’s mutual trust in the administration of justice does not extend to arbitration (in insurance disputes)

30/06/22

Belgium takes important step in introducing Foreign Direct Investment screening

29/06/22

Nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française : changements en vue concernant les plus-values sur actions

27/06/22

Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European companies need to be prepared

21/06/22

The General Court of the EU confirms the recovery of aid to Tirrenia di Navigazione

14/06/22

Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation