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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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07/01/25
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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Limits of European Commission's investigative powers under scrutiny before General Court

The limits of the European Commission's investigative powers in competition cases are being challenged in a wave of appeals by Deutsche Bahn ("DB") an…

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Article 29 Working Party Explains Notion of “Consent” under EU Data Protection Directive

On 13 July 2011, the Article 29 Working Party (the "Working Party"), the independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy, adopted an…

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WTO panel upholds EU challenge against export restrictions in China

On July 5 2011 a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel published a report in which it ruled in favour of the European Union in a challenge against expo…

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Updated guidance issued laying out important clarifications for chemicals in articles that are sold to Europea…

On 29 June 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) issued a helpful shortened version of the guidance documents on the requirements for substances …

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Livre vert sur la distribution en ligne d’oeuvres audiovisueles Réponses et comentaires au plus tard le 18 nov…

Le 13 juillet 2011, la Commission européenne a publié son Livre vert sur la distribution en ligne d’oeuvres audiovisuelles (COM (2011) 427/3). Cette d…

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L’exploitation patrimoniale d’un nom déjà reconu dans le domaine comercial peut-ele être interdite ?

La saga Fiorucci touche à sa fin. Dans un arrêt prononcé le 5 juillet 2011 (aff. C-263/09 P), la CJUE a, en effet, tranché : la notion de « droit au n…

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Le monopole du PMU français est-il justifié ?

Cette question s’est trouvée au coeur d’un litige opposant Zeturf Ltd, une société de droit maltais prestataire de services de paris hippiques sur Int…

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Commission adopts a proposal on specialized food products

Dietetic foods are foods for particular nutritional purposes, such as gluten-free foods for people who are celiac, or foods for infants, pregnant wome…

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What is a biocidal product?

In the case, Söll case (C-420/10), that was submitted to the ECJ for preliminary ruling by the District Court of Hamburg (Germany), two competing comp…

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Expected WTO ruling should strengthen EU position on export curbs

On June 14 2011 EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht said that an upcoming ruling of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is likely to strengthen EU cla…

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Soon a European system of origin labelling for goods from third countries?

There is no harmonised EU legislation on origin-marking, nor is there a general obligation to indicate a product's origin in the interest of the consu…

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New regulation extends scope of ban on products containing cadmium

On May 21 2011 the Official Journal published EU Regulation 494/2011, which extends the existing ban on the presence of cadmium in products to cover a…

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The Commission adopts several Regulations implementing the new Pesticides Regulation

On 11 June 2011, the Commission published five Regulations implementing Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 concerning the placing on the market of plant protec…

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European Union : Social security : new guidelines (part III)

As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…

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European Union : Social Security : New guidelines (part III)

As mentioned in previous issues (Part I, Part II) of the Employment Newsletter, the introduction of EU social security Regulations 883/2004 and 988/20…

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Enquête sur un cartel dans le secteur du voyage

L’Auditorat a déposé le 19 mai 2011 auprès du Conseil de la Concurrence un rapport motivé concernant son enquête sur les pratiques restrictives de con…

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The Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the shipping and engine sector

Undertakings from different Member States active in the container liner shipping sector and piston engines for industrial applications sector will be …

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New Directive on combating late payment in commercial transactions

The new provisions introduce several modifications, namely in order to harmonize the terms of payment within the European Union. These new provisions …

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Liability of tax advisors and shareholders for the tax debts of a shell company: Selected cases

Liability is a hot issue in the field of taxation. Indeed, over the past few years, several new types of liability for company directors, shareholders…

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EUROPEAN ANTITRUST UPDATE - The European Court of Justice boosts private enforcement in the EU (Case C-360/0…

In a judgment delivered on 14 June 2011, the European Court of Justice decided that the provisions of EU law on cartels do not preclude access to docu…

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