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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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European Commission is considering introducing a whistleblowing scheme to complement leniency programme.

An official of DG Competition announced during a recent conference that the Commission is considering the introduction of a new whistleblower program …

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The Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of EUR 1.190 million on the National Lottery for abuse of a d…

On 23 September 2015, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of EUR 1.190 million on the Nation…

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De taxshift: sociale en fiscale gevolgen voor de werkgever

De regering heeft een akkoord bereikt over de begroting en de taxshift. Wat houdt dat in ?

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EU Court partially annuls classification of coal tar pitch

On 7 October 2015 the EU General Court delivered a judgment in Case T-689/13 Bilbaina de Alquitranes and Others v Commission. The case is an appl…

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Fiscale regularisatie anno 2016: de krachtlijnen van de nieuwe regeling

Enige tijd geleden werd aangekondigd dat de regering Michel I een nieuwe permanente regularisatie wenste in te voeren. Aanvankelijk was deze nieuwe fi…

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Practice note on exemption method for foreign employment income incompatible with EU Law - update

Last year, the Belgian tax authorities published a practice note after Belgium was sentenced by the European Court of Justice for breaching EU law wit…

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Tweede verblijf in Frankrijk in een SCI-vennootschap - Franse Hof van Cassatie doet belangrijke uitspraak

In het raam van behoud van controle en successieplanning wordt Frans onroerend goed regelmatig aangekocht via een SCI. Een SCI is een burgerlijke venn…

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ECHA Board of Appeal ruling on substance evaluation process

The BoA rejects ECHA's requirement for a particular study and sets a three-tier "necessity test"

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Overheidsdiensten mogen persoonsgegevens niet zomaar uitwisselen

Het Europees Hof van Justitie heeft in een recent arrest de principes van afdoende informatieverstrekking aan de betrokkene bij doorgifte van persoons…

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New measures to jump-start Belgian start-ups

On 10 August 2015, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a Programme Act (the “2015 Programme Act”) implementing 10 major tax measures to support SME…

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ECJ Söll Judgment makes biocides Manual of Decisions obsolete - possibility to notify products with indirect e…

In September 2015, during the 61st meeting of representatives of Member State competent authorities, an important document regarding Article 15 of Reg…

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Betere consumentenbescherming in EU vanaf 1 januari via Online Dispute Resolution platform

E-commerce groeit nog steeds erg snel in de EU, vooral ook in een aantal landen die in tegenstelling tot Nederland en Duitsland in eerste instantie de…

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Tax shift and federal budget measures

The announced set of tax measures aimed at balancing the federal budget for 2015/16, including the so-called ‘tax shift’ (a shift from taxes on labour…

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Possible adjustment to the tax-free amount for tax equalisation for foreign executives

The Belgian tax authorities have recently introduced some changes to the so-called “technical note” detailing the calculation of the recurring tax-fre…

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Hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid voor sociale en fiscale schulden bij werken in onroerende staat uitgebreid naar …

De nieuwe regeling inzake de hoofdelijke aansprakelijkheid voor sociale en fiscale schulden bij werken in onroerende staat werd uitgebreid naar d…

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Nederlandse dividendbelasting in strijd met Europees recht!

Op 17 september 2015 heeft het Europees Hof van Justitie zijn oordeel geveld in de zaak Miljoen, Société Générale e.a. Het Hof oordeelt dat …

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New Measures to Support Start-ups

On 18 August 2015, the Omnibus Act of 10 August 2015 (the "Act") was published in the Belgian State Gazette, introducing three new measures to support…

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New circular letter confirms income tax neutrality of AIFM Law

The Belgian tax administration has just published a new circular letter pertaining to the income tax treatment of investment companies. The circular l…

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Belgian reportable accounts: first exchange of information upcoming?

Belgium and the United States of America (US) entered into a bilateral Agreement on 23 April 2014 aimed to improve international tax co…

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Belgian Tax Reform: The Tax Shift

As the budget deficit is increasing, the Belgian government has been actively looking to both cut expenses and increase tax revenue. Even though tax c…

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