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Beroepsopleiding advocaten-stagiairs herzien

Sinds 2 oktober 2025 gelden er belangrijke veranderingen in de beroepsopleiding van advocaten-stagiairs. Onze algemene vergadering keurde op 24 september een nieuw reglement goed d…

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Force probante des extraits du registre national

Le Fil RGPD quitte ses chemins habituels cette quinzaine et s’aventure sur le terrain du régime de la preuve. En effet, une circulaire commune des ministres de la Justice et de l’I…

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BDO welcomes new law firm BDO Legal

BDO Belgium broadens its legal services with BDO Legal. A team of lawyers and paralegals will support Belgian and international businesses with specialised, pragmatic legal advice …

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Abolition of the system of unemployment with company allowan…

On 15 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 5 September 2025 was published in…

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Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

On 24 June 2025, the Court of Appeal of Ghent delivered a comprehensive jud…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Belgium implements the EU mobility directive: what changes for M&A?

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 transposing the EU Mobility Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and (partial) demergers was published in the…

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The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium

The Belgian screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belg…

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Key changes in Belgian advertising rules: What you need to know if you are active in food, automotive or deter…

Three new or updated advertising codes recently came into force in Belgium, covering food, automotive and detergents sectors in order to face notably …

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Niet-aangifte buitenlandse roerende inkomsten is niet noodzakelijk fraude

Nu de internationale gegevensuitwisseling op volle toeren draait, kan de niet-aangifte van buitenlandse roerende inkomsten en/of buitenlandse rekening…

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Are you ready for foreign direct investment screening in Belgium?

Belgium’s foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime is set to enter into force on 1 July 2023. This move makes Belgium one of the last EU membe…

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The proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is definitely making its way

On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament agreed its position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Soon, negotiations on the…

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The current proposal of the AI-act summarized

The current proposal from the European Commission for a regulation on artificial intelligence, referred to as the “AI-act”, would ensure an AI-climate…

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European Commission Adopts New Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines

On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…

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Belgian Medicines Agency announces stricter monitoring of negative formulations on medicines packaging

On 17 May 2023, the Belgian Medicines Agency (FAMHP) announced that marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) have three years to comply with the prohibi…

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Europe moves to improve the gender balance on boards of listed companies

On 27 December 2022, the new European directive aimed at improving the gender balance on boards of listed companies entered into force.

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Belgian Supreme Court rules on the consequences for commercial lease agreements of the lock-downs during the C…

The Supreme Court (“Hof van Cassatie/Court of Cassation”) overruled on 26 May 2023 a decision that determined that Article 1722 (old) Civil Code (a pa…

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NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and Financial Services

NFTs have garnered significant attention as a unique form of digital assets, representing ownership and authenticity of various digital content rangin…

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Draconian consequences for late filing of corporate tax returns

In an earlier contribution, we discussed the extension of the investigation and assessment periods for income tax and VAT. In view of the additional t…

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Summer is here - principles of student work

The summer holidays are fast approaching and both students and employers might still be looking for, respectively, a summer job or one or more student…

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Unpacking the European Commission’s EU Design Reform Package

On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community de…

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Vlabel aanvaardt inbreng in maatschap met uitgifte van aandelen aan een derde of zonder creatie van aandelen a…

Op 22 maart 2023 heeft de Vlaamse Belastingdienst (“Vlabel”) twee voorafgaande beslissingen gepubliceerd waarin hij twee technieken om belastingvrij a…

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The Law transposing the Directive 2019/1023 on Restructuring and Insolvency finally out!

This is it ! The Directive 2019/1023 on Restructuring and Insolvency has finally been transposed into Belgian Law! On 25 May 2023, almost three years…

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Cross-border mergers, demergers and conversions: act transposing the European Mobility Directive adopted in Pa…

On 27 April 2023, the House of Representatives approved the act concerning cross-border mergers, demergers and conversions (Doc. No. 55/3219).

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Sociale verkiezingen 2024

In 2024 worden er opnieuw sociale verkiezingen georganiseerd voor de oprichting en de vernieuwing van de ondernemingsraden (OR) en de comités voor pre…

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Belgian law transposing the European Mobility Directive regarding cross-border mergers, demergers and conversi…

The Belgian law of 25 May 2023 implementing the EU Directive 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Dire…

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