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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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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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New Public Consultations to be Held on Classification and Harmonisation Proposals for Three Substances

Concerned parties are being invited by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to submit comments on new proposals for the harmonised classification and …

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The Commission envisions significant amendments to the recently adopted text of Regulation 528/2012

As stated in our previous alert, Regulation 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (the "Biocidal Product…

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ECHA to Publish Additional Information on Chemical Substances

From November the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will make more information from registration dossiers, including the names of registrants, availabl…

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Strafrechtelijke veroordeling onderneming – uitsluiting bij overheidsopdrachten

Strafrechtelijke veroordelingen kunnen voor ondernemingen en haar bestuurders vaak belangrijke gevolgen hebben. Een strafrechtelijke veroordeling van …

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Strafrechtelijke veroordeling onderneming - beroepsverbod bestuurders

Strafrechtelijke veroordelingen kunnen voor ondernemingen en haar bestuurders vaak belangrijke gevolgen hebben. Zo kan de strafrechter een verbod ople…

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Introduction of the European blue card for the employment of highly qualified non-EU foreign workers

As of 10 September 2012, an employer who wishes to employ a highly qualified non-EU foreign employee in Belgium can apply for a temporary employment a…

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Commission Seeking to Overturn Ruling Granting NGOs Improved Legal Rights

The European Commission is to appeal against two General Court decisions granting NGOs and public interest groups the right to request internal review…

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Du neuf en matière de cybersurveillance sur le lieu de travail: Accès aux emails autorisé mais sous conditions…

Le 2 mai 2012, la Commission vie privée (« CVP ») a publié une recommandation très attendue relative à la cyber-surveillance sur le lieu de travail (R…

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Du neuf en matière de cybersurveillance sur le lieu de travail: Accès aux emails autorisé mais sous conditions…

Le 2 mai 2012, la Commission vie privée (« CVP ») a publié une recommandation très attendue relative à la cyber-surveillance sur le lieu de travail (R…

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INDÉPENDANT ... EN ÊTES-VOUS CERTAIN?

Une activité professionnelle peut être exercée à titre d'indépendant, dans le cadre d'un contrat d'entreprise régi par le droit civil ou en tant que t…

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FOURNITURE ET PLACEMENT DE MOBILIER URBAIN: À QUALIFIER EN TANT QUE CONCESSION DE SERVICE PUBLIC OU COMME MARC…

Un recours en annulation a été introduit au Conseil d'Etat contre la décision de la Ville d'Hasselt d'attribuer un contrat de concession pour la fourn…

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Employment Plan for Older Workers

Effective 1 January 2013, all Belgian companies with more than 20 employees must have in place an employment plan for older workers, for the purpose o…

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Prospectus Directive II: The FSMA Decides to Apply the Rules Despite Lack of Implementing Legislation in Belgi…

On 24 November 2010, a new directive was adopted, amending the Prospectus Directive of 2003. The deadline for transposition of the Prospectus Directiv…

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CJEU Undermines Software Online Sales Model

In a groundbreaking judgment of 3 July 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) seriously undermined the online sales model used by sof…

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Recast of EU Regulation Implementing the Rotterdam Convention enters into force

The new EU Prior Informed Consent Regulation (PIC Regulation (EU) 649/2012) came into force on 16 August 2012. The Regulation is a recast of the previ…

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Possibility to Claim Back Belgian Withholding Tax on Outbound Dividends: Does Your Company Qualify?

On 12 July 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled that the Belgian withholding tax rules on dividends paid by Belgian companies to non-resi…

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The rates of social security contributions applicable to early retirement (''unemployment with employer’s inte…

The increase of the social security contributions due on the additional allowance payable by the employer in the framework of the UEI seems to be fina…

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Implementing Regulation for Active Substance Renewal Procedure close to be Issued

The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has approved in July the new rules which will result in changes to the procedure for ren…

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Students @ work during the whole year

The modification of the legal provisions on student employment since January 1, 2012 has a positive effect on the number of students employed in the c…

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Plan for the employment of workers of 45 years and older

The Program Act of 29 March 2012, introduced for employers employing more than 20 workers, brings in the requirement to establish an annual plan for t…

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