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11/08/16

Additional cybersecurity requirements for “Operators of Essential Services” and “Digital Service Providers” as…

Today, many cybersecurity incidents remain unreported to the Belgian authorities and to the public. With the entry into force of the EU General Data P…

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11/08/16

Reform of security interests over movable assets postponed

The Belgian Council of Ministers has endorsed a new draft law amending the Law on Security Interests over Movable Assets, dated 11 July 2013. Most not…

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11/08/16

Redrafting VAT exemption for cost-sharing associations - action required

Belgian VAT law provides a specific exemption for cost-sharing associations, enabling groups of entities that have VAT exempt or out of scope activiti…

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10/08/16

Is the Privacy Shield Viable? Article 29 Working Party Proposes to Wait for Its Final Verdict

After its first draft of February 29, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield adequacy decision on July 12, 2016. The f…

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10/08/16

The beneficiary of a patent licence must pay the agreed royalty even if it does not infringe the patented tech…

The German company Behringwerke granted the company Genetech a worldwide non-exclusive licence to use a patented human cytomegalovirus enhancer. Never…

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09/08/16

Hong Kong soon to be considered as a “tax haven” for Belgian tax purposes

The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…

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09/08/16

Court of Justice clarifies the legality of royalty payments in the event of revocation or non-infringement of …

On 7 July 2016, the Court of Justice ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Paris Appeal Court. The question arose in the context of a d…

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08/08/16

Peut-on jouer à Pokemon Go au travail ?

En peu de temps, Pokemon Go est devenu un phénomène de société dont les conséquences sont nombreuses: addiction au jeu, agressions physiques, rassembl…

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08/08/16

Upcoming developments: a new Belgian real estate investment fund and the liberalisation of the existing SIR/GV…

The Belgian Federal government has recently announced new measures to make the Belgian real estate market more attractive to foreign investors. …

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05/08/16

Hong Kong soon to be considered as a “tax haven” for Belgian tax purposes

The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…

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05/08/16

Food Labelling: Belgium clarifies scope of certain categories of food exempt from labelling obligations

On 28 July 2016, Belgian authorities published an official document interpreting the concepts of food prepacked for direct sale, and food that is supp…

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05/08/16

Court of Justice rules on companies' liability for anti-competitive practices of third-party contractors

On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice issued a preliminary ruling in which it found that a company cannot be held liable for anti-competitiv…

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04/08/16

Photographs may be worth $1 billion: GETTY IMAGES sued over copyright infringement

Photographs are not only worth a thousand words; especially when 18,755 photographs are protected by U.S. copyright law. With the Internet, it’s easy …

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04/08/16

Nieuwe wetten overheidsopdrachten en concessieovereenkomsten in Belgisch Staatsblad gepubliceerd

Op 14 juli 2016 werden de nieuwe wetten inzake overheidsopdrachten en concessieovereenkomsten van 17 juni 2016 in het Belgisch Staatsblad gepubliceerd…

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04/08/16

Privacy in een virtuele omgeving: juridische uitdagingen voor VR en augmented reality

Naast de commerciële risico’s verbonden aan virtuele realiteit en augmented reality – zijn er wel genoeg praktische toepassingen en/of games om d…

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04/08/16

Luxemburgse “step-up”-regeling in een wettelijk kleedje: bijzondere toepassingsproblemen voor Belgische inwone…

Het wetsontwerp van 14 oktober 2015 – reeds besproken in ons nieuwsbericht van 12 november 2015[1] – werd door de wet van 18 december 2015[2] inmiddel…

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04/08/16

Language restrictions for cross-border invoices invalid

The European Court of Justice ruled that the obligation to draw up cross-border invoices exclusively in a particular language (under penalty of nullit…

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04/08/16

Should trustees worry about potential liabilities under Belgian Cayman Tax?

Trustees must consider the reporting obligations of Belgium resident settlors and beneficiaries under the so-called Cayman-tax. These obligations incl…

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03/08/16

New Belgian legislation on fiscal regularisation

As of 1 August 2016, new specific legislation on fiscal regularisation entered into force in Belgium. A specific tax levy is provided for the regulari…

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03/08/16

Commission fines truck producers 2.93 billion euros for participating in a cartel

The European Commission has fined MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF EUR 2.93 million for coordinating prices at “gross lists” level for mediu…

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Stibbe Bruxelles renforce ses pratiques en immobilier et en énergie avec deux nouveaux associés…

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Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

08/07/24

First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing …

08/07/24

Preparing for the U.S. BIOSECURE Act

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Food Labelling: Belgium clarifies scope of certain categories of food exempt from labelling obligations

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Photographs may be worth $1 billion: GETTY IMAGES sued over copyright infringement

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Nieuwe wetten overheidsopdrachten en concessieovereenkomsten in Belgisch Staatsblad gepubliceerd

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Privacy in een virtuele omgeving: juridische uitdagingen voor VR en augmented reality

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Language restrictions for cross-border invoices invalid

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New Belgian legislation on fiscal regularisation

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Commission fines truck producers 2.93 billion euros for participating in a cartel