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21/06/24
21/06/24
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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19/06/24
19/06/24
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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10/01/24
10/01/24
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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01/07/24
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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28/06/24
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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02/07/23
Belgium implements the EU mobility directive: what changes for M&A?

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 transposing the EU Mobility Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and (partial) demergers was published in the…

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01/07/23
The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium

The Belgian screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belg…

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30/06/23
Niet-aangifte buitenlandse roerende inkomsten is niet noodzakelijk fraude

Nu de internationale gegevensuitwisseling op volle toeren draait, kan de niet-aangifte van buitenlandse roerende inkomsten en/of buitenlandse rekening…

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28/06/23
The proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is definitely making its way

On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament agreed its position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Soon, negotiations on the…

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27/06/23
European Commission Adopts New Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines

On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…

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25/06/23
Europe moves to improve the gender balance on boards of listed companies

On 27 December 2022, the new European directive aimed at improving the gender balance on boards of listed companies entered into force.

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22/06/23
Draconian consequences for late filing of corporate tax returns

In an earlier contribution, we discussed the extension of the investigation and assessment periods for income tax and VAT. In view of the additional t…

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20/06/23
Unpacking the European Commission’s EU Design Reform Package

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…

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16/06/23
Belgian law transposing the European Mobility Directive regarding cross-border mergers, demergers and conversi…

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 implementing the EU Directive 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Dire…

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15/06/23
The European Commission investigates the project of acquisition of Asiana Airlines by Korean Airlines

Korean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commissio…

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14/06/23
MiCAR and FTR published in the Official Journal

In 2020, in order to support the digital transition and create an innovation-friendly regulatory framework for financial services, the EU proposed a D…

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13/06/23
New regime for distance contracts for financial services

On 6 June 2023, the European Parliament and Council agreed upon the new directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance (i.e…

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13/06/23
Amendment of procedural rules on requests for information regarding VAT – is silence always golden?

An act dated 12 March 2023 amended some aspects of the VAT procedure. One of the remarkable changes is the amendment of article 62 of the VAT Code, wh…

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07/06/23
Retail Investment Package: the European Commission wants retail investors to take full advantage of capital ma…

It is no secret that the level of retail participation in EU capital markets remains low compared with other advanced economies, especially the US. In…

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19/05/23
European Commission's public consultation on the extension of operating aid to regional airports

The European Commission has recently submitted for public consultation its draft communication extending the transitional period for operating aid tha…

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17/05/23
European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape

The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the n…

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16/05/23
European Commission Simplifies Merger Control Procedure

On April 20, 2023, the European Commission adopted a number of measures to simplify and streamline its merger review procedure. The changes are intend…

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12/05/23
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a new regulatory framework designed to ensure the security and resilience of network and information …

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09/05/23
Nieuwe EU-regels over de digitale diensten en markten treden binnenkort in werking

Dans cette contribution, nous examinerons deux règlements européens, à savoir le règlement relatif à la loi sur les services numériques (DSA) et le rè…

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08/05/23
Le RGPD et la réparation des dommages moraux : la CJUE donne une interprétation réservée.

L’affaire a été soulevée par un citoyen Autrichien dont les données à caractère personnel avaient été traitées (sans son consentement) par le service …

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