In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…
Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…
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!
As you know the Di Rupo government has announced and already partially implemented sweeping reforms in important areas of labour and social security l…
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The new Programme Act has been published in the Belgian State Gazette of 6 April 2012. Said Act contains a.o a number of measures in order to combat s…
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Regulation 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market enter…
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Pour les dettes sociales et fiscales, l'actuel système de la responsabilité solidaire et l'obligation de retenue par le client dans les secteurs …
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Afin de maintenir les travailleurs âgés plus longtemps au travail, les entreprises de plus de 20 travailleurs seront tenues de rédiger un plan pour l'…
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Plans to allow Member States to block the cultivation of approved genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their territory have stalled again after a …
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On 4 January 2012, the Ghent Court of Appeal (Hof van Beroep/Cour d'Appel) held that a court must at its own initiative review consumer agreements and…
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REACH on cruise control: ECHA publishes its first Community Rolling Action Plan
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The European Commission, on 26 January 2012, adopted a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, p…
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On 1 March 2012, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in Case C-420/10 Söll Gmbh v Tetra Gmbh in which it rules for the first time on the sco…
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On 16 February 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling in Case C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van …
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On 25 January 2012, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a legislative proposal for a reform of the EU data protection regulatory framew…
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The question of whether employees can wear religious symbols, such as an Islamic headscarf, at work is a very delicate one. Indeed, amongst other fund…
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On 2 February 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 1798 of the Belgian Civil Code, which grants subcontractors a direct action against th…
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On 5 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de Cassation) upheld an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal, confir…
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This is the right time to recall the main formalities that must be fulfilled by unlisted limited companies[1] insofar as their annual general meeting …
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On 26 January 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation, the “Court”) handed down a judgment in a case between Artessuto NV …
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Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, rating agencies have attracted substantial attention and been at the forefront of a public deb…
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The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has decided to modify the rules on short selling of shares in Belgian financial institutions, effe…
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In de nacht van zaterdag 24 maart 2012 op zondag 25 maart 2012 schakelen we opnieuw over van winteruur naar zomeruur: 2 uur wordt 3 uur. Voor werkneme…
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