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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!
Last week, the European Commission published its long-expected guidelines concerning the application of the Gender Directive (2004/113/EC) after the T…
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On 1 January 2013, the salary amounts determined in the Law of 3 July 1978 on employment contracts are adapted in accordance with the indexation rules…
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A l'issue de longues négociations, le Gouvernement belge Di Rupo I est enfin parvenu à un accord sur le budget fédéral pour 2013 ! Probablement aussi …
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Par arrêt du 19 juillet 2012 (Arrêt 95-2012.pdf), la Cour constitutionnelle a annulé les articles 25 et 26 de l'ordonnance de la Région de B…
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On 30 October 2012 the Constitutional Court (Grondwettelijk Hof / Cour constitutionnelle) organised a hearing on the question whether Article 53, 6° o…
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Is de Belgische wetgeving betreffende de verkoop met verlies, terug te vinden in de artikelen 101 en 102 van de wet van 6 april 2010 betreffende markt…
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Ordonnance du 1er mars 2012 modifiant l'ordonnance du 7 mars 1991 relative à la prévention et à la gestion des déchets et l'ordonnance du …
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In het kader van de derde Nationale Thuiswerkdag werken heel wat werknemers vandaag thuis. Het ideale moment dus om de regels en formaliteiten die van…
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EU Directive 2001/18/EC (which is currently under review) prohibits a GMO(1) being placed on the market in the EU unless it has been tested and author…
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On 21 September 2012, the Council of State held that the name “Saucisson d’Ardenne” can only be used for products that were effectively produced in th…
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is conducting an in-depth review into pesticides and their possible effects on bees. Its report is expected …
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On 13 January 2012, the Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) partially quashed a judgment of the Liège Court of Appeal (the “Court of Ap…
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On 23 October 2012, ECHA published the draft update to the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2013 – 2015.
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On 26 September 2012, the President of the Commercial Court of Brussels granted an injunction in a cease-and-desist procedure on the merits (vordering…
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The policy-makers and social partners believe it is necessary to initiate a process inciting companies to maintain or increase their number of older e…
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On 12 November, the EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, relayed a new Commission proposal, backed by the Member States, to "stop the…
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On 18 October 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) answered a preliminary question from a UK jurisdiction in case Purely Creative …
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Le 19 octobre 2012, est entrée en vigueur la loi du 3 août 2012 relative à certaines formes de gestion collective de portefeuilles d'investissement qu…
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On 27 September 2012, the Competition Council annulled a decision of the College of Competition Prosecutors not to pursue a complaint on the basis of …
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On 17 September 2012, the Court of Appeal of Brussels (the “Court”) confirmed the validity of the patent and supplementary protection certificate (“SP…
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