News & Articles

31/07/24

The Belgian Competition Authority sanctions bid-rigging in the fire protection sector

On 8 July 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced it had adopted a decision sanctioning bid-rigging in the fire protection sector. B…

29/07/24

Hacking NIS2: 5 innovations about the sequel to the EU’s cybersecurity framework

NIS2 (the second “Network and Information Systems Directive”) is an updated regulatory framework introduced by the European Union to strengthen cybers…

26/07/24

Preparing for the EU’s New Approach to Critical Medicines and Medicine Shortages: A New ‘Critical Medicines Ac…

26/07/24

The Mc Donald’s Case | Even major brands must prove trade mark use

McDonald’s has lost its EU trade mark ‘Big Mac’ for chicken sandwiches and poultry products in classes 29 and 30 and related restaurant services in cl…

25/07/24

Various changes concerning urban development in the Flanders Region

The Flemish Parliament adopted on 17 May 2024 two decrees that serve the further modernisation of Flemish Region urban development legislation: (i) th…

25/07/24

The New EU Electricity Market Design: The Main Measures for Traders, Electricity Producers and Transmission Sy…

On 13 June 2024, Regulation 2024/1747 and Directive 2024/1711 of the European Parliament and Council were officially adopted. The main purpose of thes…

24/07/24

Belgium ends merger control in the hospital sector

Following a long arm wrestling with the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA), the Belgian legislator adopted on 28 March 2024 a law, which finally excl…

23/07/24

L’introduction d’un pourvoi en cassation complémentaire pour violation d’une disposition légale rétroactive

La loi du 19 décembre 2023 portant dispositions diverses en matière civile et judiciaire a introduit un nouvel article 1094/2 dans le Code judiciaire …

19/07/24

The European Commission approves restructuring State aid of €1.3 billion in favour of SAS

In October 2020, the European Commission approved a recapitalisation measure of approximately €833 million, notified by Sweden and Denmark, in favour …

19/07/24

Central Register of Director Bans

With the law of 4 May 2023, which entered into force on 1 August 2023 (the “Law”), the Belgian legislator provided a legal framework for the creation …

18/07/24

Kan een ontbinding van de pachtovereenkomst gevraagd worden indien de pachter of verpachter zijn verplichtinge…

Indien een van de partijen zijn verplichtingen niet nakomt, kan de ontbinding van een pachtovereenkomst gevraagd worden. In dit artikel gaan we na in…

17/07/24

The General Court of the EU annuls the Commission decision on restructuring aid to Condor

On 8 May 2024, the General Court of the EU annulled the Commission decision of 26 July 2021 approving restructuring aid to German airline Condor follo…

17/07/24

The New Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

New EU legislation is about to be adopted which will require pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies to pay water pollution costs. More specifically, i…

16/07/24

Ecocide crime in the new Belgian Criminal Code: understanding scope and context

The crime of Ecocide is one of the major new features of the revised Belgian Criminal code. It is a strong signal, reflecting the Belgian legislator's…

16/07/24

Vormen mijn inkomsten uit de verkoop van cryptomunten (aan te geven) belastbare inkomsten ?

Binnenkort moet iedere belastingplichtige weer zijn belastingaangifte indienen. Beleggers in cryptomunten zullen zich daarbij de vraag moeten stellen…

16/07/24

Large-Scale Online Copyright Infringement | New Judicial Procedure

On 6 May 2024, the Royal Decree of 18 April 2024 concerning the establishment of the service for the fight against copyright and related rights infrin…

15/07/24

Nieuwe onrechtmatige bedingen in de voedseldistributiesector

Het Koninklijk Besluit van 20 juni 2024 “tot aanvulling van de lijsten van onrechtmatige bedingen in commerciële samenwerkingsovereenkomsten inzake de…

15/07/24

Inclusion of a property in the inventory of the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage

What impact could the inclusion of a property in the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage inventory have on your project? Are there any spec…

15/07/24

New legislation on extra-contractual liability - Directors and employees can be held liable more quickly by th…

On 1 July 2024, the law introducing Book 6 of the New Civil Code was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. This book contains the new rules on ex…

15/07/24

Accès à la profession dans la construction : comment le prouver ?

Tant en Région Wallonne qu’en Région Bruxelloise, la majeure partie des activités d’entreprises exerçant dans le domaine de la construction est soumis…