On 31 October 2025, a Royal Decree was published in the Belgian Official Ga…
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In its decision of 16 April 2013, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Decree of the Flemish Community infringes the principle of free movemen…
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Within the framework of the combat against social fraud, the council of ministers recently approved a royal decree subjecting indemnities paid at empl…
Read MoreThe gradual tightening of the conditions for claiming unemployment benefits with employer’s contribution implies that some employees will fulfil these…
Read MoreGiven the ageing population, the government has undertaken to reform the pension system. On 1 March, it was decided to harmonise the pension bonus sys…
Read MoreAs of 1 January 2013, all private sector employers, regardless of the number of workers they employ, have to hire a minimum number of interns on a yea…
Read MoreAs of 1 January 2013, all private sector employers, regardless of the number of workers they employ, have to hire a minimum number of interns on a yea…
Read MoreAn employer who unilaterally changes the function of an employee risks being ordered to pay an indemnity in lieu of notice. Nevertheless, the employee…
Read MoreIntellectual rights in public procurements – ownership – enforceability – funding
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You may have heard that the Belgian Overseas Social Security Office’s regime (“OSSO”) is up for some changes. After earlier study, the Belgian Governm…
Read MorePublic procurement – General terms of payment – Before executed and accepted service – Advances
Read MoreExamination of the new articles regarding payment terms and interest related to delays: new term of 60 days applicable in principle for all public pro…
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Schijnzelfstandigen verrichten prestaties onder het statuut van zelfstandige, maar werken feitelijk in ondergeschikt verband voor een werkgever. De ge…
Read MoreAlthough the Commission announced that the de minimis threshold would be raised to 500.000 EUR per undertaking over a period of 3 years, the 200…
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On 25 June 2013, Advocate General Jääskinen (the “AG”) delivered his opinion in case C-131/12 Google Spain and Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Prote…
Read MoreOn 28 February 2013, the Belgian Competition Council fined five enterprises because of anticompetitive agreements in the market for the sale and suppl…
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On 6 August 2013, the Act of 17 July 2013 (1) (the Amending Act) was published in the Belgian Official Journal. The Amending Act transposes Directive …
Read MoreOn 5 March 2013, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ruled that in-house lawyers have the right to legal privilege vis-à-vis the competition authorities.
Read MoreOn 6 March 2013, the European Commission imposed a €561 million fine on Microsoft for not complying with its commitments to offer users a browser choi…
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On 18 July 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) held that the Belgian prohibition on joint offers to consumers when at least one c…
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