In 2025, the processing of periodic VAT returns (the “VAT chain”) will chan…
On November 12, 2024, the international community closely followed the Cour…
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The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) recently issued a Cloud Security Guide for SMEs.
Read MoreOn 19 April 2015, Telenet announced its intention to purchase the Belgian mobile telecoms operator BASE, currently owned by KPN. BASE is known as the …
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Sinds aanslagjaar 1997 moet het bestaan van een buitenlandse bankrekening worden gemeld in de aangifte in de personenbelasting (artikel 307 WIB ’92). …
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De Nationale Arbeidsraad heeft de nodige collectieve arbeidsovereenkomsten gesloten voor de opening van het recht op bepaalde stelsels van werklooshei…
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Belgian collecting society SABAM may not levy royalties on ISPs On 13 March 2015 the Brussels Court of First Instance issued a judgment in the cease-a…
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Imagine: for years now you've represented your company in the meetings of a trade federation. Nothing especially exciting, but in the meantime the par…
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Sinds 1 juni 2015 kost het wat meer om naar de rechter te stappen. De griffierechten – dat zijn belastingen voor wie een procedure opstart voor de rec…
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The protection of trade secrets has been on the European legislator's agenda since 2011. It was felt that the lack of harmonisation in this field is v…
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The Dutch High Court (decision 19-12-2014, nr. 13/05584) referred preliminary questions to the ECJ in a case where the Tax inspector, after consulting…
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On 20 May 2015, after a three-year legislative process, a recast version of the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR) was adopted. For the most part, i…
Read MoreOn 1 April 2015, the Investigation Service of the Belgian Competition Authority concluded that competition law was not infringed, after an investigati…
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Working Party ("WP 29") issued Working Document WP226. This document sets forth a co-operation procedure for issuing common opinions on contractual cl…
Read MoreThe Belgian Privacy Commission recommends that Facebook changes its practices of tracking internet surfers' behaviour, alleging that these practices b…
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En décembre 2014, le Gouvernement Michel I a décidé d'augmenter l'âge d'accès au régime de crédit-temps de fin de carrière, permettant à certains trav…
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After last weeks' turmoil in the parliamentary Commission's debates on the extension of nuclear plants, the Parliament's vote scheduled for today must…
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The substantial risk associated with the expansion and enhanced enforcement of trade controls has a direct impact on due diligence in cross-border M&a…
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Dirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…
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The wage norm is a percentage that expresses the maximum wage cost change over a period of two years, based on the wage cost change in Germany, France…
Read MoreThe French authorities notified the European Commission in June 2014 of three State aid schemes for airports and airlines.
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Last week, the Belgian Privacy Commission published (a first part of) its much anticipated recommendation following its investigation into Facebook's …
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