News & Articles

28/03/22

European Commission publishes guidelines on conditionality mechanism to protect the EU budget

The European Commission has recently adopted Guidelines on the general regime of conditionality, a regime which aims to protect the EU budget against …

26/03/22

Het Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest wijzigt de Brusselse Huisvestingscode

Met zijn ordonnantie van 10 februari 2022 (de Ordonnantie) heeft de Brusselse ordonnantiegever de Brusselse Huisvestingscode gewijzigd;…

24/03/22

What is in the proposal Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence?

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission issued the long-awaited proposal Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the “Draft Directiv…

23/03/22

Belgian Competition Act amended to transpose ECN+ Directive into Belgian competition law and introduce merger …

On 17 March 2022, the Belgian Act transposing the ECN+ Directive and also introducing further amendments into the Belgian Competition Act entered into…

23/03/22

Registration requirements for virtual asset service providers

Following the previously published newsletter regarding the new law that will require virtual asset service providers to comply with&nb…

22/03/22

Belgian courts review arbitrators’ liability

In its unique judgment of 13 January 2022, the Belgian Court of Cassation ruled on the liability of arbitrators after having reviewed the Brussels Cou…

22/03/22

Posting allowance or cost allowance: an often subtle difference with important consequences

21/03/22

Update COVID-19 and cross-border employment: agreements with the neighboring countries, a final extension?

In the PwC newsflashes of 10 December 2021, 15 December 2021 and 21 December 2021 we referred to the extension of the mutual …

21/03/22

Novelties in Belgian competition law

By Law of 28 February 2022, the Belgian legislator has transposed the ECN+ Directive that seeks to strengthen national competition authorities. Aside …

18/03/22

Nouvelles obligations pour les prestataires de services liés aux crypto-monnaies

Les investissements en crypto-monnaies, susceptibles d’entrainer d’importantes plus-values, font désormais partie intégrante de notre monde financie…

16/03/22

Global Minimum Taxation (Pillar 2): OECD Commentary and Consultation and Updated Draft EU Directive

On 14 March 2022, the OECD published the commentary on the OECD “GloBE” Model Rules concerning the introduction of a minimum effective tax rate worldw…

15/03/22

Directors with a non-remunerated corporate mandate can now be exempted from the professional card obligation i…

Non-EEA nationals practising self-employed activities in Belgium must apply for a professional card, unless they can benefit from a legal exemption. S…

15/03/22

Nieuwe coronamaatregelen versoepelen de organisatie van de algemene vergadering van mede-eigenaars

Het Koninklijk Besluit van 5 maart 2022 betreft de overschakeling naar code geel op de coronabarometer sinds 7 maart 2022 en versoepelt de &…

10/03/22

Diffamation sur Internet : quel est le juge compétent ?

En cas de diffamation en ligne, l’indemnisation du préjudice qui en résulte sur le territoire d’un État membre peut être demandée auprès des juridicti…

10/03/22

New expat regime in Belgium - Royal Decree published

This week a Royal Decree was published laying down the form and content of the “application form” needed by employers/companies in order to apply for …

10/03/22

ESMA guidelines on marketing communications: Key Take Aways

Since 2 February 2022, management companies of AIFs and UCITs must comply with the new ESMA Guidelines on Marketing Communications which further outli…

09/03/22

Brussels Court of First Instance Annuls Investment Arbitration Award Allegedly for the First Time

On 18 February 2022, the French-speaking Brussels Court of First Instance handed down a judgment in which it set aside a USD 10 million UNCITRAL award…

08/03/22

EU and UK Sanctions against Russia: a focus on the Financial Sector

In recent days the EU and the UK have adopted and expanded a number of  sanctions measures against Russian and Belarusian individuals a…

07/03/22

Grondwettelijk Hof houdt vast aan artikel 90, 1° WIB92

In een arrest van 24 februari 2022 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof negatief geantwoord op de vraag van het Hof van Cassatie of het begrip ‘normale verric…

07/03/22

What are the copyright and trademark implications of NFTs?

NFTs and IP rights have certainly been a hot topic since the beginning of the year.