In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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The amended Competition Act constitutes Book IV of the new Code of Business and Economic Law (Wetboek van economisch recht/Code de droit économique).
Read MoreA bill modifying various legislation regarding the continuity of undertakings was adopted by the House of Representatives on 2 May 2013. The main modi…
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The Law of 27 May 2013 amending various laws relating to the continuity of enterprises (Wet tot wijziging van verschillende wetgevingen inzake de cont…
Read MoreThe Belgian collecting society SABAM claims that the internet service providers Belgacom, Telenet and Voo should pay a royalty of 3.4% of their turnov…
Read MoreThe European Commission has informed Motorola Mobility that the company's pursuit and enforcement of an injunction against Apple in Germany on the bas…
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The modernisation of employment law Act was recently published in the Belgian Official Journal (B.S./M.B. 17 August 2013). The Modernisation Act aims …
Read MoreA reworked cover of a Spike and Suzy comic strip on a calendar of the far-right Belgian political party ‘Vlaams Belang’ led to a dispute before the Co…
Read MoreAlthough the Belgian legislators initially provided that the expression of opinions which are punishable can only be qualified as a press offence when…
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Zoals aangekondigd in onze vorige nieuwsbrief van 12 juli 2013, vervolgen we in deze editie de bespreking van het compromisvoorstel dat op 5 juli 2013…
Read MoreIn its efforts to further reduce tax fraud, the federal government has increased the number of tax inspections, as it had previously announced. It is …
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On 30 July 2013 the Belgian Parliament passed new legislation (the "Act") to improve the protection of users of financial products and services and th…
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The deadline to prepare the adaptation of the bylaws and submit it to the general meeting of co-owners for approval is extended further.
Read MoreFollowing recent European case law judging the tax treatment that applies in Belgium to foreign investment companies as discriminatory, the administra…
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These functional health claims relate to the effects of: 1. ‘toothkind' drinks, which contribute to maintain tooth mineralisation compared to soft dri…
Read MoreThe notional interest deduction has been modified by two important tax measures entered into force as from tax year 2013: the limitation of the notion…
Read MoreSince 1 January 2013, the mere issue of an invoice no longer makes the tax due. The new regulations significantly modify the financing of VAT collecte…
Read MoreIn its decision of 16 April 2013, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Decree of the Flemish Community infringes the principle of free movemen…
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Within the framework of the combat against social fraud, the council of ministers recently approved a royal decree subjecting indemnities paid at empl…
Read MoreThe gradual tightening of the conditions for claiming unemployment benefits with employer’s contribution implies that some employees will fulfil these…
Read MoreGiven the ageing population, the government has undertaken to reform the pension system. On 1 March, it was decided to harmonise the pension bonus sys…
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