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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On 29 November 2012, the Belgian competition council ("BCC") decided that the Happy Time offer of Belgacom, the incumbent Belgian telecom operator, di…
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Een octrooi of patent is een tijdelijk (maximum 20 jaar) monopolie op het exploiteren van een uitvinding in een bepaald land. Wie een octrooi bezit, k…
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Bedrijven kunnen zich preventief voorbereiden om onaangename invallen van de softwarepolitie te vermijden. Maar zelfs als de softwarepolitie daadwerke…
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In a judgment of 20 December 2012, the Belgian Constitutional Court held that the Belgian tax legislation had to be interpreted in accordance with EU …
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A quel moment une vente se réalise-t-elle ? Suis-je engagé uniquement après la conclusion d'un contrat de vente signé par les deux parties ? Si telle …
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Een hoorzitting voor de Bestendige Deputatie wordt heel vaak ervaren als een loutere formaliteit, zonder enige concrete meerwaarde voor het betrokken …
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Iedereen is intussen vertrouwd met de beroepstermijn van 45 dagen die geldt om een beslissing in laatste administratieve aanleg omtrent een stedenbouw…
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On 21 December 2012, the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal ("College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, CBb") rendered two judgments (LJN: BY7…
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The European Court of Justice ruled on 19 December 2012 that the obligation on self-employed service providers not established in Belgium to submit a …
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Met het Decreet van 16 november 2012 (B.S. 14.12.2012) worden de bepalingen inzake milieubeleidsovereenkomsten vanaf 1 januari 2013 ondergebracht onde…
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The law of 3 July 1978 relating to the employment contracts
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On 3 December 2012, an Order of the President of the General Court was published in interim proceedings initiated by the French energy company Alstom …
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The employers, who employ on 1 January 2013 more than 20 workers (fulltime equivalents, calculated on the basis of the DIMONA-statement, including per…
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In commercial trade, it is not unusual that a distributor or producer of goods refuses to deliver or sell its services or goods to a certain dealer.
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In a preliminary reference of 20 December 2012, the Belgian Constitutional Court (“Grondwettelijk Hof/Cour constitutionelle”) held that EU cartel fine…
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On 21 November 2012 Prime Minister Di Rupo presented the General Policy Statement of the federal government to the federal parliament.
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Cass. 23.11.2012 : « La notion ‘rémunération’ au sens de l’art. 31 CIR92 ne comprend pas les fonds qu’un travailleur s’est indûment octroyés au détrim…
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On 12 December 2012, the General Court upheld the Commission’s € 20 million euro fine on Electrabel for implementing a concentration without notifying…
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The Program Law of 27 December 2006 obliges posted self-employed workers to give prior notification regarding their partial or temporary activity in B…
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The Program Law of 22 June 2012 (I) introduced a new social security contribution of 1.5% on high pension premiums (see Laga Newsflash of July 2012), …
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