On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…
In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…
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!
The Act of 2 August 2002 on the supervision of the financial sector and financial services (“Loi relative à la surveillance du secteur financier et au…
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On 12 June 2018, after having obtained the Council of State’s advice, the Belgian draft GDPR bill was submitted to Parliament. However, the …
Read MoreOn 22 May 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) adopted two decisions implementing temporary product intervention measures.&nbs…
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Innovation is becoming the new mantra among legal departments. But in what direction should in-house lawyers direct their innovation effort…
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- De GDPR is onvermijdelijk, maar het helpt om dit niet alleen als een last te zien. - Bedrijven ondervinden ook de voordelen van het aan…
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You work at a company that is undergoing rapid international growth. One day headquarters asks for your help on expanding the Belgian activities. What…
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On 25 May 2018, the Federal Council of Ministers approved at the second reading the draft Companies and Associations Code proposed by Minister of Just…
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In the context of international employment situations, the EU Regulation 883/2004 determines which social security legislation is applicable to people…
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Sociale netwerken zijn onvermijdelijke communicatietools geworden voor professionals en particulieren. De intrede van deze netwerken in de professione…
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Le conseil d’Etat valide la décision de la CNIL ayant imposé une amende de 25.000 € pour violation du cadre juridique en matière de cookies. En partic…
Read MoreOn 12 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the EU rendered its much-awaited judgement in the case about Louboutin’s red sole trade mark, ruling that thi…
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In two drafts of Royal Decrees the scope of the so called ‘Cayman Tax’-legislation is widened.
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De Europese ‘single permit’ richtlijn 2009/52 verplicht de lidstaten om met een enkele aanvraagprocedure de aflevering van een gecombineerde…
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The Belgian GDPR bill is finally ready and has been submitted to Parliament for review. Please find below a brief summary of the bill's main highlight…
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On 28 May, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited Implementing Regulation 2018/775 (‘Implementing Regulation’) laying down rules for the app…
Read MoreAlgorithms is the hot topic in competition law. In June 2017, the OECD published a paper on the risk of collusion in the use of algorithms. This issue…
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Although many Flemish authorities regularly rely on temporary workers, a decree of 27 April 2018 (published on 16 May 2018) has now finally authorized…
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The long-awaited reform of the Belgian Companies Code has recently taken a giant step forward: a text is finally available.
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Het Hof van Cassatie bevestigt nog eens dat de rechter bij de beoordeling van de motieven aangevoerd tot staving van het ontslag (het arrest spre…
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The Apartment Co-ownership Reform Act was adopted in the Chamber of Representatives today. The act reforms the legal regime for apartment co-ownership…
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