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Jones Day’s Brussels Office strengthens its Labor & Employment Practice

The global law firm Jones Day announced that Sara Vanderstraeten has joined the Firm as of counsel in its Labor & Employment Practice. Ms. Vanderstraeten is based in Jones Day…

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Stibbe Brussels reinforces Real Estate and Energy practices with two new partners

Stibbe is pleased to announce the appointments of Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) and Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) as partne…

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Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

Marcus Navin-Jones has joined Crowell & Moring’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group as a senior counsel in the Brussels office, bringing in-depth experience advis…

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First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing …

The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a f…

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Preparing for the U.S. BIOSECURE Act

Momentum is building for the US BIOSECURE Act, and it is becoming more and …

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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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Sociaal Strafwetboek wordt aangevuld en opgelapt

Deze week werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad een wet gepubliceerd die het Sociaal Strafwetboek aanvult en wijzigt. Door het Sociaal Strafwetboe…

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New Tough and Harmonized Framework for EU Data Protection

On April 8, 2016, the Council of the EU adopted the final text of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On April 14, the EU Parliament approv…

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VLABEL blijft de estate planningswereld verbazen

VLABEL zorgt opnieuw voor een schokgolf bij planningen van vastgoed en deze keer op het vlak van schenkingen van vastgoed. Een goede negen maande…

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Sociale verkiezingen nr. 11: Stemming per brief versus stemming in het stembureau

Tamara, IT-verantwoordelijke, kon in principe niet aanwezig zijn bij de stemming op de dag van de sociale verkiezingen. Ze stemt per brief, maar uitei…

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Wat te doen met het Uniform Europees Aanbestedingsdocument (UEA) nu de Overheids-opdrachtenrichtlijnen niet ti…

Op 18 april 2016 moesten de Overheidsopdrachtenrichtlijnen (resp. RL 2014/24/EU en RL 2014/25/EU) zijn omgezet in nationaal recht. Dit is niet gebeurd…

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GDPR adopted & EU-U.S. Privacy Shield rejected!

Also this week, the article 29 Working Party rendered a negative opinion on the EU-US Privacy Shield (see our previous newsletter for more d…

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Bedrijven en omwonenden: het blijft een moeilijk huwelijk

Niet zelden worden bedrijven op vandaag bestookt met – al dan niet terechte – klachten van omwonenden over de wijze hoe de exploitatie gevoerd wordt (…

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WP 29 Expresses Concerns About EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

This April 13, the Article 29 Working Party (WP 29, which includes the EU national data protection authorities) expressed its concerns regarding the P…

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Schenking met voorbehoud van vruchtgebruik voor Nederlandse notaris in het vizier

Zeer recent heeft de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (Vlabel) haar standpunt nr. 15004 van 21 maart 2016 (gepubliceerd op 4 april 2016) aangevuld. Volgens dit…

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Regulation banning the distribution of certain non-conventional financial products validated by Belgian courts…

Through a judgement handed down on 4 March 2016, the Belgian Council of State (the “CS”) has resolved to dismiss an action for annulment in respect of…

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Finnish ‘Verlados’ to be considered as an evocation of ‘Calvados’ regardless of ‘attenuating circumstances’

In the EU, geographical indications of wines and spirits are protected under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.1Pursuant to that regulation, it is prohibite…

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The Belgian Competition Authority fines manufacturers of batteries a total of almost 4 million EUR for price f…

One of the companies, Exide Technologies, made use of the leniency programme and denounced the practice in late 2013, in exchange for total immunity.&…

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Article 29 WP sceptical on the EU/US Privacy Shield

On 6 October 2015, the CJEU invalidated the U.S. Safe Harbor. The EU Commission then published a draft adequacy decision on 29 February, putting in p…

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The Flemish Tax Administration’s latest and enlarged position on split purchases leads to confusion

The Flemish Tax Administration’s latest and enlarged position on split purchases leads to confusion The Flemish Tax Administration has recently expan…

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SGEI in the airport sector

On 19 January 2016, the European Commission approved compensation for public service obligations to two Swedish airports (Sundsvall Timra and Skelleft…

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"Geprogrammeerde veroudering" - wijzigingen wettelijke garantieregeling op komst

In navolging van andere Europese landen zoals bijvoorbeeld Frankrijk, werd een aantal weken geleden een wetsvoorstel gelanceerd in de Kamer dat wijzig…

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Repeat of non-compete rules after termination of contract

The labour court stated in a judgment of 7 May 2015 that the general obligations of the employee with regard to competition and trade secrets arise fr…

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Constitutional Court Hands Down Judgment on Limitation Period Applicable to Civil Damages Claim for Competitio…

On 10 March 2016, the Constitutional Court (Grondwettelijk Hof/Cour constitutionnelle) held that a non-contractual civil damages claim based on an inf…

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The Court of Justice of the EU annuls the Commission decisions relating to requests for information sent to c…

After a series of inspections, the Commission initiated formal proceedings at the end of 2010 against several cement companies. In the framework of su…

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De krachtlijnen van het Vlaamse doelgroepenbeleid

Sinds de zesde staatshervorming zijn de gewesten bevoegd voor het zogenaamde doelgroepenbeleid. Als gevolg van die bevoegdheidsoverdracht heeft h…

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