In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…
On 18 September 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published a c…
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!
Everyone knows what e-commerce is by now, but what about e-fulfilment? We explain below what this term means and what the points of interest are.
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The new Book 1 of the New Civil Code enters into force on the 1st of January 2023. This new Book 1 has many new features, including the provision that…
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In our newsflash of 7 December 2022, we wrote that the draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/…
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The Act transposing the EU Whistleblowing Directive was published in the Official Gazette yesterday, entering into force in Belgium on 15 February 202…
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The European Commission launched the formal process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework on December 13, 2022. The fra…
Read MoreWith the end of 2022 in sight, it’s time to look ahead to 2023. The new Executive Committee of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“Belgian DPA”) c…
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Copyright and related rights protect literary and artistic works. Employees and company managers can transfer or license these rights to, respectively…
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The draft Belgian Act on whistleblowing for the private sector, which transposes EU Directive 2019/1937 (‘the Whistleblowing Directive’) into national…
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Le gouvernement entend écorner notre régime fiscal des holdings. En cas d’adoption des mesures qui sont actuellement sur la table, en particulier l’aj…
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De Brusselse Regering verduidelijkt bij besluit van 29 september 2022 (het Besluit) de voorwaarden waaraan de exploitatie van parkeerterreinen moet vo…
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In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…
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The current economic climate is difficult for many businesses, in particular for energy-intensive companies. The situation may deteriorate to such an …
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Dans notre récente Tetralert sur la fin de l’instrumentalisation du trajet de réintégration, nous vous expliquions, d’une part, les modifications appo…
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The European Court of Justice’s (“ECJ”) Plessers judgment seemed to cause a serious threat for the applicability of the Belgian reorganisation procedu…
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On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") struck down the provision of the 5th AML Directive 2018/843 ("AML V") whi…
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If a branded medicine and its generic version are put on the EEA market by economically-linked undertakings, is a parallel importer then allowed to re…
Read MoreThe Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) imposes (via a Regulation) restrictive conditions on the commercialisation, vis-à-vis consumers, o…
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Today, the Act of 30 October 2022 enters into force, introducing three new employment law measures.
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A new Act, which includes various provisions on incapacity for work, was published in the Belgian State Gazette on 18 November 2022.
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Dans son arrêt du 27 octobre 2022, la Cour constitutionnelle a en grande partie conforté la nouvelle taxe sur les comptes-titres (« TACT »). La Cour s…
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