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05/12/24
05/12/24
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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19/11/24
19/11/24
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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17/11/24
17/11/24
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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18/12/24
European Commission consultation on the revision of its Stat…

On 11 December 2024, the European Commission launched a public consultation…

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16/12/24
Class 23 insurance: Opportunity for non-resident insurers to…

On 7 November 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) hande…

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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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17/07/23
Uitkeringen door Liechtensteinse stichting niet belastbaar als fictielegaat!

De Liechtensteinse stichting – Stiftung – heeft dezelfde wezenskenmerken als stichtingen naar Belgisch recht: (i) de stichting wordt opgericht door ee…

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17/07/23
Artificial intelligence and (product) liability

In the age of artificial intelligence (“AI”), many legal questions arise around the compensation for damage caused by defective products. For example,…

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10/07/23
Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

Belgium is finally about to transpose Directive 2019/2023 on preventive restructuring frameworks and regulated pre-pack proceedings are now accessible…

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09/07/23
Proposal for Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

On 19 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Council Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (“FASTER …

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06/07/23
Belgium’s framework for the screening of foreign direct investment enters into force

Three years after the adoption of the EU Regulation establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the EU, the Belgian …

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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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