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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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The Court of Justice of the EU clarifies the assessment of position marks for services

The Court of Justice of the EU recently clarified the criteria to take into account when assessing the distinctive character of a position mark applie…

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OECD releases updated Pillar One blueprint on new taxing right for market jurisdictions

On 12 October 2020, the OECD released for public consultation updated reports on its two-pillar proposal to address the tax challenges of the digitali…

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Customs seizures | EORI number

Since 15 September 2020, the EORI number has become mandatory to obtain customs measures: the seizure request forms have been modified to impose the m…

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Quand le gouvernement Vivaldi veut mettre fin à la procédure de régularisation fiscale…

Si le gouvernement Vivaldi devient une réalité, il pourrait, d’après un article paru dans le quotidien flamand De Tijd (25 septembre 2020), être mis f…

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High net worth individuals on the radar of Vivaldi!

One of the measures announced by the newly formed government (“the Vivaldi coalition”) is the taxation of the major financial transactions&n…

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European Commission's public consultation on short-term export-credit insurance

Are you a public authority, a company involved in export credit insurance or simply an interested party? Then you have until 7 October 2020 to make yo…

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Fiscaal misbruik: belastingvrije kapitaalverminderingen in ‘oude holdings’ buiten schot

De belastingadministratie voert de laatste jaren een campagne tegen belastingvrije kapitaalverminderingen in private holdings op basis van de nieuwe t…

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EU General Court annuls European Commission’s decision in Apple State aid case (Apple)

The General Court’s judgment con rms the Commission’s right to investigate tax rulings under EU State aid rules and the applicability of the arm’s len…

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Nouveau coup dur pour les Belges qui détiennent des SCI françaises

Le Conseil d’Etat français a rendu le 24 février dernier une décision qui ne fera pas le bonheur des résidents belges qui détiennent des immeubles en …

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Prior authorisation requirement for letting property through AirBnB platform is consistent with the Services D…

Cali Apartments SCI and HX lodged an appeal against this judgment before the cour d’appel de Paris, who followed the judge of first instance and …

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Terbeschikkingstelling woning aan bedrijfsleider : 
een kwestie van een goede voorbereiding

De (al dan niet gratis) terbeschikkingstelling van een woning door een vennootschap aan haar bedrijfsleider is en blijft een interessante fiscale opti…

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Corporate tax update: Recent circular letter, advance tax payments Q3 opportunity

Considering the exceptional business environment various corporate income tax measures have been taken to sustain the liquidity and solvability positi…

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Fiscaal misbruik: belastingvrije kapitaalverminderingen in ‘oude holdings’ buiten schot

De belastingadministratie voert de laatste jaren een campagne tegen belastingvrije kapitaalverminderingen in private holdings. De nieuwe tekst van de …

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A recurring phenomenon

Every year, between June and the end of October, they arrive on our shores in their millions and gradually spread throughout the land, eventually occu…

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The Dutch StAK: the cuckoo in the cayman nest

With about 800 codes, a Belgian income tax return is not for the faint-hearted. When the Cayman tax is involved, even more attention is needed. Read a…

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Waarom de Kaaimantaks nu wel kan bijten ?

De regering Michel voerde in 2015 de Kaaimantaks in. Voor de niet-ingewijden : door deze regeling kunnen inkomsten verkregen door bepaalde buitenlands…

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Afschaffing Kaasroute vanaf 1 december 2020: wat blijft mogelijk?

In de Kamer is nog steeds een wetsvoorstel hangende met als doel de onbelaste schenking van roerende goederen via buitenlands notaris, de zogenaamde k…

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De zaak Crédit Suisse in 5 vragen

In een nieuwsbericht van De Tijd (22 augustus 2020) wordt melding gemaakt van een lopend onderzoek door het Belgische gerecht naar de activiteiten van…

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De facto associations: Also on the menu of the Cayman tax?

Let’s find out whether the Cayman tax is also willing to take a bite out of de facto associations!

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Also floating down the Cayman tax river: Funds

One might think adopting the cayman’s features improves the chances of a safe coexistence. However, funds caught in the cross-currents of the Cayman t…

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