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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – zowel nieuwe als lopende – uit…

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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CTRL + SHIFT + INVOICE­: The 2026 E-volution

Imagine... You run a small but thriving Belgian design agency. Your days ar…

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Cap employer’s social security contributions - Royal Decree …

With the aim of increasing Belgium’s competitiveness, the Programme Act of …

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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!

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Bouwperikelen - vergeet de schade niet te beperken!

Op de benadeelde rust de plicht om de door hem opgelopen schade – in de mate van het mogelijke –  te beperken. De schadebeperkingsplicht houdt in…

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The Court of Justice dismisses the appeal brought by the Commission and confirms the unlawful classification o…

On 22 November 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered its judgment in Case C-691/15 P European Commission v Bilbaína…

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Belgian corporate tax reform enacted by Parliament

On 22 December 2017, the Belgian Parliament approved the major corporate tax reform announced in July. The final Act is expected to be publi…

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Nouvelle date d’application de la directive IDD

Ce 20 décembre 2017, la Commission Européenne a proposé de reporter la date d’application de la Directive IDD de sept mois, soit au 1er octobre 2018. …

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CJEU does not allow too general anti-abuse and substance provisions for holding companies (Deister Holding an…

On 20 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in joined cases Deister Holding AG (C-504/16) and…

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Court of Justice Finds Prescription-support Software to Be a Medical Device

On 7 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that to the extent software constitutes a medical device and bears the CE …

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European Commission approves easyJet's acquisition of certain Air Berlin assets

In August 2017, Air Berlin filed for insolvency. Air Berlin's insolvency administrator launched a sales process for Air Berlin assets, with a deadline…

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Updated guidance on the application of quantitative ingredients declaration

On 21 November 2017, the European Commission has published the Commission Notice on the application of the principle of quantitative ingredients …

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The Court of Justice of the EU clarifies antitrust exemption for agricultural associations (Judgement of 14 No…

In 2012, the French Competition Authority fined endive producers €4 million for alleged anticompetitive behaviour implemented by producer organisation…

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Belgian tax measures for maritime transport approved by the European Commission

In March 2015, Belgium notified the European Commission of the extension of a support scheme for maritime transport, which had in 2004 been authorized…

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Bijzondere liquidatiereserve & discriminatie – het Grondwettelijk Hof breidt toepassingsgebied uit tot aan…

De wetgever heeft geleidelijk een einde gemaakt aan de fiscale gunstregeling die de zogenaamde “liquidatieboni” in tegenstelling tot dividenden genote…

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New VAT rules concerning place of supply of certain transport services

Royal VAT Decree n° 57 has been replaced by a new Royal VAT Decree n° 57 aiming to simplify the VAT treatment of B2B freight (and related) s…

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Le Parlement de Wallonie adopte trois décrets modifiant le CoDT

Le 16 novembre dernier, le Parlement de Wallonie a adopté trois décrets modifiant le tout nouveau Code du développement territorial (ou CoDT).

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Individueel uw werknemers aanmoedigen. Het kan!

Het staat de werkgever vrij zijn werknemer die grote inspanningen geleverd heeft, extra te belonen door middel van een individuele pensioentoezegging …

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To bid or not to bid, that cannot be the question!

You head the sales department of a young and dynamic company that is active in a flourishing sector. Competition in this sector is tough, and you have…

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New Royal Decree organizes the supervision of clinical trials

Following the European Regulation on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, the Belgian legislator adopted a law on 7 May 2017 applying …

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Why the repair of your luxury watch may cost a bit more

When your brand new car breaks down, you can contact an official garage, or opt for an often less expensive independent repair service. If your expens…

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Tax Rulings vs State Aids : European Commission 1 – Ireland 0

That title is normally used in sport games rather for than tax or competition issues. Nevertheless, it reflects the fact that the European Commission …

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Voitures intelligentes : en route pour la révolution de la mobilité

Les premières voitures autonomes ont fait leur apparition sur les routes du Nevada aux Etats-Unis en 2012. Cinq ans après, vingt-un Etats américains e…

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Nieuwe stimulansen voor KMO financiering

De omstandigheden voor KMO’s die een financiering willen afsluiten worden binnenkort gunstiger. Zo zullen ze kunnen rekenen op grotere transparantie e…

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