News & Articles

05/01/23

EU harmonizes THC limits in hemp seed (food) as from 1 January 2023

Hemp seeds have been eaten in the EU for a long time. The seeds may contain trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) because this cannabinoid is a …

04/01/23

Na woninghuur ook tijdelijke beperking van indexatie voor handelshuur in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

De Brusselse Regering heeft op 9 december 2022 een voorstel van ordonnantie goedgekeurd met het oog op de tijdelijke beperking (gedurende 1 jaar) van …

02/01/23

Prohibition of abuse of rights

Abuse of right (abus de droit / rechtsmisbruik) is now formally embedded in Book 1 of the new Civil Code. What are the practical consequences for the …

02/01/23

Het energieprestatiecertificaat voor de gemeenschappelijke delen: Fase 2

Het energieprestatiecertificaat voor de gemeenschappelijke delen (hierna: EPC GD) geeft aan in welke mate een appartementsgebouw en zijn collectieve t…

30/12/22

Saturday remains a “working day” after 31 December 2022 after all

In an earlier article, we informed you that, due to an amendment to the Civil Code, Saturday would no longer be considered a working day from 1 Januar…

29/12/22

Nieuw Boek 5 – Verbintenissen – Belangrijke nieuwigheden

Op 21 april 2022 heeft de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers het nieuwe verbintenissenrecht, vervat in Boek 5 (“Verbintenissen”) van het nieuw Burgerli…

27/12/22

General Court confirms legality of Hungarian investment aid for new nuclear reactors

In 2014, the European Commission launched an investigation into the financing of two nuclear reactors in Hungary following the publication of several …

27/12/22

UBO register's public accessibility violates privacy rights

The Court of Justice of the European Union has recently ruled that access to the information in the UBO register by the public is invalid.

26/12/22

Representation

Where the old Civil Code contains only a few articles regarding the mandate (mandat / lastgeving), the new Book 1 now defines the concept of represent…

23/12/22

Overheidsopdrachten : tijdelijk voorschotten toegestaan wegens sterke prijsstijgingen

Het betalen van voorschotten bij overheidsopdrachten is slechts beperkt mogelijk. De aanbestedende overheid betaalt immers enkel voor geleverde en aan…

22/12/22

Much Ado About Nothing: zaterdag blijft werkdag voor arbeids- en socialezekerheidsrecht

Gisteren (21 december 2022) werd het wetsvoorstel houdende de neutralisatie van artikel 1.7 van boek 1 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek wat betreft het arbe…

22/12/22

A major innovation in contract law in 2023: the doctrine of hardship

With the entry into force of Book 5 of the Civil Code, Belgian contract law will reform in a way that is unprecedented for nearly two centuries. Altho…

22/12/22

New Royal decree introduces new provisions for advertisements of UCIs offered in Belgium

On 12 December 2022, a new Royal decree (the “Royal Decree”) was published that introduces new rules for UCIs on two different topics: first, by imple…

21/12/22

Sustainability considerations in B2C relationships

Sustainability and the environmental impact of consumer goods are becoming key drivers for consumer transactions and for advertising and marketing cam…

20/12/22

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive published in the Official Journal

20/12/22

E-fulfilment: what is it and what to look out for?

Everyone knows what e-commerce is by now, but what about e-fulfilment? We explain below what this term means and what the points of interest are.

19/12/22

The notion of workday in employment law - Saturday remains a workday after all

The new Book 1 of the New Civil Code enters into force on the 1st of January 2023. This new Book 1 has many new features, including the provision that…

16/12/22

The Whistleblowing Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette

In our newsflash of 7 December 2022, we wrote that the draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/…

16/12/22

The EU Whistleblowing Directive enters into force in Belgium

The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…

15/12/22

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – Draft Adequacy Decision by the European Commission: The Long-Awaited Replacem…

The European Commission launched the formal process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework on December 13, 2022. The fra…