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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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27/10/25
Inkijk in de administratieve boetebeslissingen van de FOD Ec…

Sinds 2021 heeft de FOD Economie de mogelijkheid om ondernemingen die inbre…

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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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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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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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New rules on “European” paid leave

The European Commission has forced Belgium to change its law on paid leave. Every worker now has the right to take a holiday in the first year he star…

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The declared fight against false self-employment; construction, surveillance, transport and cleaning industrie…

A draft law intensifying the fight against self-employment in a number of industries was introduced in the Chamber on 2 July 2012. In these industries…

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Vers des marchés public électroniques!

Un pouvoir adjudicateur peut autoriser ou imposer le dépôt d’une offre par un moyen électronique. Il s’agit d’une faculté, et non d’une obligation. Il…

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Order of pharmaceuticals by a public welfare center on behalf of the residents of a care home

Public Procurement – CSA – Order of pharmaceuticals – Article 26Bis of the Royal Decree of 31 May 1885 – agreement on behalf of the residents of the h…

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Where there is no equal opportunity between tenderers due to a competitive advantage, this breach of equal opp…

Competitive advantage – restoring equal opportunity between tenderers – evidence

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Het Milieuhandhavingscollege: een juridische wandeling doorheen de rechtspraak inzake milieuhandhaving

Tegen de beslissingen tot het opleggen van een alternatieve bestuurlijke geldboete (voor milieumisdrijven) of een exclusieve bestuurlijke geldboete (v…

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Cosmetic products

Publication of a new royal decree on cosmetic products.

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Proposal for a new regulation about clinical trials in Europe

Proposal for a regulation on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC.

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Body material and transplantation

The law of 3 July 2012 amending the law of 13 June 1986 on the removal and transplantation of organs and the law of 19 December 2008 on obtaining and …

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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) – new Directive 2012/19/EU

Nearly all electrical and electronic equipment fall withing the scope of this Directive (including medical devices or photovoltaic panels), which inte…

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National Airport Brussels - noice disturbance – administrative fines

New efforts by airport companies to contest the administrative fines imposed on them due to violation of legislation regarding noise.

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Green certificates in Flanders

Amendments to the Flemish Energy Decree as regards to renewable energy support.

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Brussels-Capital Region – Green Certificates

Amendment of the multiplier of the number of green certificates issued for photovoltaic installations.

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Windmill – Council of State No. 220.286 – 220.287 – 220.288 – 220.289

Unique licence to implant and exploit a wind farm comprising nine windmills in Lincent, Hélécine, Orp-Jauche and Hannut.

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Transmission of accessories in a property sale: don’t read article 1615 too quickly !

In a decision of 20 April 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court has reconfirmed certain principles regarding the transmission of “accessories” in a property…

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Flemish Region: increase of the registration duties in case of division

Jusqu’à présent quelle que soit la Région, en vertu de l'article 109 du Code des droits d'enregistrement (le « CDE »), le droit de partage était fixé …

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Negotiating sale of real property – when are you definitively bound ?

The conditions of article 1583 of the Belgian Civil Code regarding sale are clear, but in practice their application to real estate transactions can b…

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The new anti-abuse provisions and their implication on split-sale transactions: the tax authorities officially…

A circular of 19 July 2012 deals with, among other things, this type of property transaction.

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What happens to alteration works, carried out by a tenant to his office space, upon the expiry of the lease ag…

Tenants often carry out alteration works to premises they let. The type of works can include fitting-out works for the personal benefit of the tenant,…

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