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Liberius welcomes Dr. Jan-Henning Strunz as new partner

Liberius is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jan-Henning Strunz as partner, further expanding the firm’s cross-border capabilities and its reach in the German and Belgian…

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A new owner for LexGO

After nearly two decades as the market leader in legal job postings and more than 10 years under the leadership of Hugo De Maertelaere, LexGO is starting a new chapter. We are prou…

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M&A Lawyer Aubry Daerden Joins Crowell & Moring in Brussels

Aubry Daerden has joined Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office as a partner in the Corporate Group, expanding the firm’s capability to represent clients on complex Belgian and EU …

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Voorstel van decreet: MER-screening overgeheveld naar hogere…

Lokale besturen staan voor een dilemma: zij willen investeren in publieke b…

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Stikstof en verduurzamingsactiviteiten: wordt verduurzamen b…

De regering wil verduurzaming uitsluiten van de vergunningplicht voor stiks…

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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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BePost in the Competition Council’s sights

The College of Competition Prosecutors of the Belgian Competition Council filed on 7 April 2011 its report concluding that bpost abuses its dominant p…

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Consultation of European regulation applying to the financing of public service missions

Following a public consultation, the Commission announced a reform of its rules concerning state aid for public service missions.

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Review of European rules on the financing of airports

The European Commission launched on 7 April 2011 a public consultation on the application of its rules concerning state aid in the aviation sector.

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Procter & Gamble and two of its competitors have been involved in a cartel settlement procedure

At the end of this procedure, the Commission imposed reduced fines on three major European washing powder producers for operating a cartel that involv…

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FOR EMPLOYERS PERTAINING TO JOINT COMMITTEE 218: THE SECTOR-WIDE

2009, a CBA concerning ecocheques was entered into within the Joint Committee 218 (the Belgian Auxiliary Joint Committee for white-collar workers). Th…

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Wijzigingen beroepstermijnen vergunningen

Zowel een recent arrest van het Grondwettelijk Hof als het Verzameldecreet van 23 december 2010 hebben belangrijke gevolgen op de beroeptermijnen die …

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Plannen essentieel wijzigen kan niet!

In een aantal recente arresten heeft de Raad van State haar eerdere rechtspraak nogmaals bevestigd dat ingediende plannen tijdens de aanvraagprocedure…

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Annulment of the Flemish Act on emissions from aviation

The Constitutional Court imposes a cooperation agreement for emissions from aviation.

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Flemish energy legislation is being changed

New legislation is being brought in that will lower the subsidies for solar energy – this represents a significant change to existing Flemish energy l…

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Commercial town planning - two innovations

There are two innovations concerning commercial town planning and the “services” directive: on the one hand, the Flemish region has adopted a project …

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Belgium : Extensive changes to notice periods for terminating employment contracts

The Bill of 12 April 2011 in respect of new termination rules for employment contracts will apply to employment contracts starting from 1 January 2012…

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Validation of the inventory of the state of the ground

The competent authorities of Brussels have launched a procedure of validation of the inventory of the state of the ground.

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Transposition of the “Third Energy Package”

On 15 April 2011, the Council of Ministers adopted, in first reading, the government bill for the transposition of the “Third Energy Package”.

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End of the quality of waste

On 31 March 2011, the first regulation on the end of the quality of waste has been adopted by the European legislator.

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CREG vs Electrabel

On 25 April 2011, CREG imposed an administrative fine on Electrabel of an amount of EUR 100,000 per day from 3 January 2011.

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Belgium : Salary freeze in 2011 and 2012

Salary increases are strongly limited as Belgian government imposes maximum margin for salary costs increases for 2011 and 2012.

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Fraud on emissions rights

Several frauds weaken the EU ETS.

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Telenet does not have to pay copyright fees for offering digital television

The Commercial Court of Mechelen decided on 12 April 2011 that the simultaneous transmission of television programmes via an analogue and a digital si…

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The Belgian Supreme Court construes the rules for descriptive seizures in a patent infringement case between N…

In its decision of 24 March 2011, the Supreme Court ruled that a party that is involved in descriptive seizure proceedings is entitled at any stage of…

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Are injunctive relief proceedings possible within the framework of public procurement?

Injunctive relief proceedings – fair commercial practices – public procurement – no continuation of the contract.

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