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03/04/13

Transfer of family businesses

Every independent entrepreneur, undertaking, family business shall be confronted sooner or later with the difficult question regarding the future of t…

01/04/13

European Commission publishes draft Technology Transfer Regime

The Commission has taken a new step in revising the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (the "TTBER") and its accompanying guidelines (the …

28/03/13

Turning Back the Clock: A Renewed Attempt at Capital Income Taxation Reform

As usual, the end of 2012 brought about its share of reforms in the area of taxation. Following a tense budget meeting, due to politically sensitive i…

26/03/13

The Tax Deductibility of European Fines for Cartel Violations: On Borrowed Time?

On 20 December 2012, the Belgian Constitutional Court rendered an important judgment which will certainly have significant consequences for large comp…

25/03/13

Les futures lignes directrices sur les aides à finalité régionale

Le processus de révision des lignes directrices à finalité régionale est en marche. Les futures lignes directrices devront tenir compte du contexte de…

22/03/13

Cartel fine for Telefonica and Portugal Telecom

The European Commission has imposed a fine of EUR 67 million on Telefonica, the Spanish telecom provider, for illegal agreements with its Portuguese c…

22/03/13

Directive 2005/29 : au tour des annonces de vente en liquidation d’être passées au crible

La délimitation du champ d'application de la directive 2005/29/CE sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales des entreprises vis-à-vis des consom…

20/03/13

Alleged illegal operations no justification for a boycott by competitors

On 7 February 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled on a reference from the Slovakian Supreme Court in a case concerning three major Slova…

20/03/13

Capital gains on shares realised by individuals: current (often favorable) tax regime remains unchanged

The recently introduced new corporate income tax on certain capital gains on shares (cf. our e-zine of 14 March 2013), does not change the current tax…

18/03/13

European Commission Adopts New Legislative Package To Increase Protection From Hazardous Products

On 13 February 2013, in pursuit of its aim to clarify the current regulatory framework, the European Commission (the “Commission”) proposed a new legi…

13/03/13

Gestion de fonds de pensions soumis à TVA

Le 7 mars 2013, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne (« CJUE ») a rendu un arrêt dans l'affaire Wheels Common Investment Fund Trustees e.a. (C-424…

11/03/13

Fund investment advisory services continue to benefit from the VAT fund management exemption

The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed, in case C-275/11 GfBk Gesellschaft für Börsenkommunikation mbH dated 7 March 2013, that fund…

01/03/13

Issues Paper on the revision of the Community Framework for State aid for RDI

On 12 December 2012, the Commission published an Issues Paper which identifies the most relevant areas for reflection regarding the revision of the Fr…

27/02/13

Aangifte buitenlandse levensverzekeringen verplicht vanaf aanslagjaar 2013

Eind 2012 werden tal van nieuwe fiscale maatregelen van kracht. Een belangrijke nieuwe maatregel is de verplichting tot aangifte van buitenlandse leve…

26/02/13

New European Service Innovation Center

The European Commission recently established the European Service Innovation Centre (ESIC) to support regions in the design of better policies to tran…

19/02/13

Publication of non-confidential version of commitments in the Universal Music / EMI merger: Universal disposes…

On 11 January 2013, the European Commission published the non-confidential version of the commitments in the Universal Music Group / EMI merger. The c…

12/02/13

European Court of Justice holds that the General Court did not rule ultra petita in Tomkins

On 22 January 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") handed down its judgment in the case of the Commission v Tomkins (Case C-286/11).

11/02/13

Some interesting topics about the Di Rupo I tax reform acts

At the end of January 2013, after one year of Di Rupo I government, not less than seven new tax laws have already been issued, partly to repair the pr…

30/01/13

State aid reform - European Commission proposes new draft Procedural Regulation and Enabling Regulation

As part of its broader State Aid Modernisation initiative (previously reported in Stibbe's Competition Law Newsletter of June 2012), the Commission on…

28/01/13

European Commission accepts legally binding commitments from four international publishers and Apple for sale …

Following commitments made by four international publishers and Apple, the European Commission decided on 13 December 2012 to close its investigation …

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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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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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03/04/13

Transfer of family businesses

01/04/13

European Commission publishes draft Technology Transfer Regime

28/03/13

Turning Back the Clock: A Renewed Attempt at Capital Income Taxation Reform

26/03/13

The Tax Deductibility of European Fines for Cartel Violations: On Borrowed Time?

25/03/13

Les futures lignes directrices sur les aides à finalité régionale

22/03/13

Cartel fine for Telefonica and Portugal Telecom

22/03/13

Directive 2005/29 : au tour des annonces de vente en liquidation d’être passées au crible

20/03/13

Alleged illegal operations no justification for a boycott by competitors

20/03/13

Capital gains on shares realised by individuals: current (often favorable) tax regime remains unchanged

18/03/13

European Commission Adopts New Legislative Package To Increase Protection From Hazardous Products

13/03/13

Gestion de fonds de pensions soumis à TVA

11/03/13

Fund investment advisory services continue to benefit from the VAT fund management exemption

01/03/13

Issues Paper on the revision of the Community Framework for State aid for RDI

27/02/13

Aangifte buitenlandse levensverzekeringen verplicht vanaf aanslagjaar 2013

26/02/13

New European Service Innovation Center

19/02/13

Publication of non-confidential version of commitments in the Universal Music / EMI merger: Universal disposes…

12/02/13

European Court of Justice holds that the General Court did not rule ultra petita in Tomkins

11/02/13

Some interesting topics about the Di Rupo I tax reform acts

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State aid reform - European Commission proposes new draft Procedural Regulation and Enabling Regulation

28/01/13

European Commission accepts legally binding commitments from four international publishers and Apple for sale …