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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Ingevolge artikel 32, 1° WIB 1992 worden alle beloningen die worden verleend of toegekend aan de zaakvoerder beschouwd als een bezoldiging van bedrijf…
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Summary: On 21 December 2012 the Flemish Government adopted an order amending the Energy Order of 2010, following the Decree of 13 July 2012 amending …
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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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On 6 December 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") dismissed the appeal by AstraZeneca against the General Court judgment that essentially uphe…
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On 30 November 2012, an ICSID Arbitral Tribunal rendered a much-awaited award in a dispute between Electrabel and the State of Hungary regarding early…
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Artikel 18, eerste lid, 4° WIB 1992 voorziet onder bepaalde voorwaarden in de herkwalificatie van interest in dividend. Dit is onder meer het geval wa…
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It is established EU case law that a set of agreements and/or concerted practices may together constitute one single continuous infringement. In a rec…
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Within the Budget 2013 framework, the Di Rupo I government has adopted a new string of measures against fraud. These measures are included in the Prog…
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The Program Act of 27 December 2012 – published in the Belgian State Journal on 31 December 2012 – provides for a new anti-abuse measure related to so…
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On 13 December 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled on a reference from the French Supreme Court in the Expedia case (Case C-226/11). The…
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Unlike the continuous adjustment of the European Union cosmetics legislation (the previous Directive 76/768/EEC was regularly amended, and the same is…
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L’article 2244 du Code civil prévoit que la citation interrompt la prescription de l’action : la citation empêche en effet que la prescription continu…
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The United Kingdom's Chemicals Regulation Directorate ("CRD") has set up a new arbitration scheme in conjunction with CEDR Solve, a provider of disput…
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On 19 October 2012, the Law of 3 August 2012 relating to certain forms of collective management of investment portfolios (Wet van 3 augustus 2012 betr…
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On 10 December 2012, the EU Council reached an agreement on a general approach to the European Commission's proposals to reform the public procurement…
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In a previous issue of this newsletter, we discussed a decision of the European Court of Justice ("ECJ"), ruling that the Belgian withholding tax rule…
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The Act of 16 January 2003 establishing the Crossroads Enterprise Database was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 5 February 2003. Legal entiti…
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The medical devices sector covers a wide range of products, from simple bandages to highly sophisticated devices such as pacemakers, as well as contac…
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Selon l’article 78, §1 de la Loi sur le Contrat d’assurance terrestre, la couverture d’assurance de la responsabilité concerne les dommages survenus p…
Read MoreThis new regulation sets forth an objective liability system which facilitates the recovery of physical and moral damages for the victims of a so-call…
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