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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Force majeure and compelling grounds are legal concepts that provide for employees’ absences due to unavoidable or unforeseeable events beyond their c…
Read MoreIf an independent worker is free to accept a task, but is not free to organize his work as he wishes, he is not a true independent, and thus is an emp…
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Dans le courant de l’année 2008, la Commission européenne avait reçu une plainte introduite contre l’Etat belge pour infraction aux règles du marché i…
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Dans notre numéro d’avril dernier, nous vous informions de la volonté des pouvoirs politiques et des autorités de contrôle de réorganiser le secteur d…
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On 21 December 2010, the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (“CBFA”) published two notices regarding public offerings of corporate bonds in Bel…
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On November 18 2010 the European Commission adopted Regulation 1063/2010 which amends the rules on the generalised system of preferences (GSP).(1) The…
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Sellers of chemical substances, preparations and articles that contain substances that must be registered according to the EU Regulation on the Regist…
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In a 22 December 2010 decision in the case Solvay v Honeywell e.a., the District Court of The Hague has referred several questions to the Court of Jus…
Read MoreBy a recent decision, the Belgian VAT Authorities stated that clinical research is an activity that requires VAT. It is likely that researchers will (…
Read MoreThe lack of government with full powers has frozen, for nearly eight months, the entry into force of the law of 31 March 2010 relating to indemnificat…
Read MoreIn Belgium, no legal provision prohibits surrogacy, but the contract for surrogate motherhood is considered by the courts as contrary to public order …
Read MoreIn line with its previous jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has recently stated that medical confidentiality does not extend to facts that the patient …
Read MoreThe World Medical Association discusses problems on the use of placebo’s in clinical trials.
Read MoreL’IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiative) constitue la plus large initiative de partenariat public-privé en Europe destiné à soutenir la recherche clini…
Read More- New law in progress aiming to reformate the law of 11th mei 2003 about the research on embryos in vitro - New resolution in progress in the Parliame…
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A special employer social security contribution of 8.86% is due on premiums paid within the framework of supplementary pension schemes (e.g. group ins…
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Dans trois décisions récentes, les juridictions ont été amenées à se positionner face à des situations de drogue ou d’alcoolisme sur le lieu de travai…
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Dans l’un de nos précédents ezines, nous avions déjà commenté la jurisprudence de la Cour de Cassation (arrêt du 15 juin 1996 et confirmation du 29 ju…
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28/09/2010 - Arrêté ministériel relatif au registre informatisé dans les abattoirs. M.B. 22 octobre 2010, p. 62846
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Dans un arrêt du 3 juin 2010, la Cour de cassation casse un arrêt rendu par la Cour d´appel de Gand le 3 novembre 2008 et précise qu´il ne peut existe…
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