News & Articles

06/02/12

The Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the ability to patent human embryos

La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rendu, le 18 octobre 2011, un arrêt important en ce qui concerne la notion d’embryon humain.

06/02/12

A new European Directive to fight against counterfeit medicines should be transposed by 2013

La Directive 2011/62/UE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 8 juin 2011 modifiant la directive 2001/83/CE instituant un code communautaire relatif …

05/02/12

Moving towards more effective data protection - The EC's proposal for a new Regulation will bring radical chan…

Last week, at the European Data protection day, the European Commission published its highly anticipated proposal for a new data protection framework.…

04/02/12

Restructuring aid and airlines

The EU Commission opens an investigation into restructuring aid in favor of Air Malta

03/02/12

EU: Data Protection Directive Provides For Complete Harmonisation Says ECJ

In a judgment of 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the EU (the “ECJ”) interpreted Article 7 (f) of Directive 95/46 of 24 October 1995 on the p…

30/01/12

European Commission launches review of Technology Transfer Block Exemption and publishes report on interplay b…

On 6 December 2011, the European Commission announced that it had begun a review of EU antitrust rules in respect of technology transfer agreements. T…

29/01/12

European Parliament approves Biocidal Products Regulation – major changes in EU biocides regulation will apply…

On 19 January 2012, the European Parliament approved in Second Reading the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the mak…

26/01/12

General Court rules against Commission decision to deny access to the index of bleach cartel file

On 15 December 2011, the General Court of the European Union ("GC") ruled that the European Commission was mistaken in its refusal to disclose the ind…

18/01/12

VAT administration updates its position on the VAT status of professional associations

The Belgian VAT administration has published a new circular letter1 on the scope of the VAT exemption2 of professional associations rendering certain…

11/01/12

Nouveau régime TVA applicable aux notaires et huissiers de justice

Depuis le 1er janvier 2012, les prestations fournies par les notaires et huissiers de justice sont soumises à la TVA au taux de 21%. Dans un document …

07/01/12

European infringement proceedings against France and the UK over Channel tunnel

On 29 september, the Commission launched infringement proceedings against France and the UK over the Channel Tunnel regarding their failure to impleme…

02/01/12

DE BELASTING OP DE OMZETTING VAN EFFECTEN AAN TOONDER KAN NOG VERMEDEN WORDEN

Er werd van alles geschreven in de pers over de belasting die vanaf 1 januari 2012 van toepassing wordt op de omzetting van effecten aan toonder.

02/01/12

The Court of Justice on blocking counterfeit goods by customs

On 1 December 2011, the European Court of Justice rendered its decision in the cases of Philips (C-446/09) and Nokia (C-495/09). The court set the con…

22/12/11

Les nouvelles règles européennes sur les services d’intérêt économique général (SIEG)

16/12/11

CJEU Establishes Framework for Use of Trade Marks in Keyword Advertising

Keyword advertising – the best-known example of which is Google AdWords – is a new and promising way of promoting a business.

16/12/11

Notional Interest Deduction: Recent Developments

Lauded by some yet criticized by others since its introduction, it comes as no surprise that the notional interest deduction (NID) is one of the first…

14/12/11

ECJ Prevents Belgian Court from Imposing General Filtering Obligation to Stop Illegal File Sharing

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) decided in Scarlet Extended SA (“Scarlet”) vs. Société belge des auteurs, com…

08/12/11

Di Rupo I: nieuwe fiscale maatregelen op komst

Afgelopen weekend werd het regeerakkoord van de regering Di Rupo I officieel bekend gemaakt. Hoewel het nog afwachten is hoe dit akkoord in effectieve…

07/12/11

Affaire Airfield : la Cour de justice précise la notion de communication au public par satellite

Depuis plusieurs années, un litige oppose deux sociétés de gestion collective (SABAM et AGICOA) à la société AIRFIELD à propos de la diffusion de cert…

06/12/11

Changes in Belgian tax legislation

On 25 November the various political parties who are in the process of establishing a new Belgian government, agreed on various changes to Belgian tax…