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Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers legt nieuwe stukken in organisatorische puzzel met NXTGEN-2024

Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers zet een nieuwe stap voor duurzame groei met blijvende focus op de cliënt. Het kantoor verwelkomt immers twee nieuwe vennoten en een counsel, de NXTGEN-2024: …

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Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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Toestemming voor boekenonderzoek: geen vrijgeleide voor fiscale visitatie

In een arrest van 3 oktober 2024 heeft het Hof van Cassatie de krijtlijnen voor een fiscale visitatie verder afgebakend en daarbij nogmaals het belang van een geldige toestemming b…

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Ook in geval van bemeubelde verhuur zijn buitenlandse huurin…

Uit een recent artikel uit De Tijd blijkt dat de gemiddelde aankoopprijs va…

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06/01/25
EU Tax Alert - Highlights 2024

The “Highlights 2024” edition of the EU Tax Alert is available for download…

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Kan fiscale controle stilgelegd worden?

Een specifieke eigenschap van de fiscale procedure is de opsplitsing van de procedure in een administratieve fase en een gerechtelijke fase. Hierbij v…

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New Public Consultations to be Held on Classification and Harmonisation Proposals for Three Substances

Concerned parties are being invited by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to submit comments on new proposals for the harmonised classification and …

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ECHA to Publish Additional Information on Chemical Substances

From November the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will make more information from registration dossiers, including the names of registrants, availabl…

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Commission Seeking to Overturn Ruling Granting NGOs Improved Legal Rights

The European Commission is to appeal against two General Court decisions granting NGOs and public interest groups the right to request internal review…

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Recast of EU Regulation Implementing the Rotterdam Convention enters into force

The new EU Prior Informed Consent Regulation (PIC Regulation (EU) 649/2012) came into force on 16 August 2012. The Regulation is a recast of the previ…

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Possibility to Claim Back Belgian Withholding Tax on Outbound Dividends: Does Your Company Qualify?

On 12 July 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled that the Belgian withholding tax rules on dividends paid by Belgian companies to non-resi…

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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) – new Directive 2012/19/EU

Nearly all electrical and electronic equipment fall withing the scope of this Directive (including medical devices or photovoltaic panels), which inte…

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Flemish Region: increase of the registration duties in case of division

Jusqu’à présent quelle que soit la Région, en vertu de l'article 109 du Code des droits d'enregistrement (le « CDE »), le droit de partage était fixé …

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The new anti-abuse provisions and their implication on split-sale transactions: the tax authorities officially…

A circular of 19 July 2012 deals with, among other things, this type of property transaction.

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Eind augustus werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad de Wet van 3 augustus 2012 houdende bepalingen betreffende de verwerking van persoonsgegevens door de Fe…

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The most significant EU anti-dumping investigation on solar panel imports from China: a trade war in perspecti…

On 6 September 2012 , the European Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components (i.e. …

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TVA supportée sur les frais de restauration dans un cadre publicitaire: déductibilité confirmée!

La Cour de cassation vient de confirmer, une nouvelle fois, dans son arrêt du 15 juin 2012, le caractère déductible de la TVA ayant grevé des frais de…

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ECJ Allows Cross-Border Conversions of Companies

On 12 July 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) handed down a judgment regarding the interpretation of Articles 49 and 54 of t…

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Towards a smoother assessment of nanomaterials under REACH?

In a recent workshop organised at the end of May, ECHA shared experiences in evaluating registration dossiers containing nanomaterials and proposed th…

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Commission adopts guidelines for State aid in the context of the new EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)

On 5 June 2012, the final version of the Commission Guidelines on State aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading s…

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Nieuwe circulaire geeft concrete voorbeelden van fiscaal misbruik

In een vorige nieuwsbrief werd reeds toelichting gegeven over de nieuwe anti-misbruikbepaling die sinds 1 juni 2012 geldt inzake registratie- en succe…

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EU social security coordination update

Regulation 883/2004 is the main instrument dealing with the coordination of the social security systems within the European Economic Area. One of its …

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EU Prospectus Directive amendments effective

New FSMA guidelines for the treatment of dossiers relating to public offers and admissions to trading on a regulated market applicable since 1 July 20…

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European Commission publishes a working paper on public – public cooperation

Public contract – Public public cooperation – Relations between contracting authorities

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The European Commission again approves ING’s restructuring plan from 2009 and opens an in-depth investigation …

On 11 May 2012, the Commission again approves for the second time ING’s restructuring aid as compatible with the internal market. This new decision wa…

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