The Belgian federal government continues its reform of the Belgian labour market. On 3 February 2026, a new draft act was published. It still needs to go through the full legislati…
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On 26 October 2023, the Parliament approved the draft act on several labour provisions. This draft traditionally contains various provisions relevant…
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Op 1 mei 2019 trad het nieuwe Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen (‘WVV’) in werking. Bestaande vennootschappen en verenigingen kregen hierbij…
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After companies with at least 250 employees[1]have already had to do so, it is now the turn of companies[2] with at least 50 employees to set up an in…
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Le 26 octobre 2023, la Chambre a adopté le projet de loi portant des dispositions diverses relatives au travail. L'une des dispositions du projet de …
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On 6 November 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had closed its investigation into a possible abuse of dominance by Pro…
Read MoreOctober 2023 marks the advent of a new law intended to simplify the rules on termination of insurance policies. This new law, dated 9 October 2023, wi…
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The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…
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On 1 November 2023, a new Farming Lease Decree came into force. This Decree integrates both the provisions regarding farming leases as contained in th…
Read MoreOn 31 December 2023, Belgium will end the Unique Liberation Declaration quater (ULD quater) procedure, the latest of a series of temporary regularisat…
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The European Commission published a draft proposal for a revised Product Liability Directive (the “PLD Proposal”) on 28 September 2022, which aims to …
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In its priorities note for 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) listed the pharmaceutical and health care sector as one of it major interes…
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Dans un récent arrêt, la Cour de cassation vient mettre des barrières aux pouvoirs d’investigation du fisc lors d’un contrôle au domicile privé du con…
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As already mentioned in our previous article on this subject, the concept of the transfer of a business is one of the pillars of the reform of insolve…
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Following the entry into force of the new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (BCCA) back in May 2019, all Belgian companies and non-profit org…
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In het hieronder nader aangewezen arrest spreekt het Grondwettelijk Hof zich uit over de vraag hoe de woorden “in dienst zijn” moeten worden geïnterpr…
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An undertaking in financial distress can consider judicial reorganisation as a means of restoring its financial stability. The judicial reorganisation…
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The Belgian Whistleblower Act of 28 November 2022 on the protection of reporters of violations of Union or national law transposes the EU Whistleblowe…
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Following a rigorous evaluation and review of the 2011 Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations (HBERs) and the Guidelines on the applicability of Artic…
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At the end of 2022, a new regulation on training of employees came into force. The aim is to help workers to keep their jobs and/or to improve their c…
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