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Alles wat u nodig hebt om succesvol te ondernemen in de advocatuur

Een advocatenkantoor leiden is meer dan alleen het recht beheersen. Het is ook ondernemen: met visie, structuur en durf. Daarom lanceert de Orde van Vlaamse Balies twee nieuwe hulp…

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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Pay more to your employees and less to the social security r…

In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…

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Rechtszekerheid, robuustheid... Realiteit? Het eindrapport v…

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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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Competition Council Holds That Decision Not To Pursue Complaint on Basis of Enforcement Priority Must Be Suffi…

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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Brussels Court of Appeal Confirms Validity of Escitalopram Patent and SPC

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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Du livret vert au livret B, la Belgique cherche à soutenir les crédits pour l’économie réelle ou durable

Après la proposition de 'livret vert' soumise par Ecolo-Groen début septembre 2012, c'est au tour du PS de proposer d'imposer aux établissements de cr…

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The competence of the Communal College under exceptional circumstances and day-to-day management

Counsel of State – Communal Public Procurement – Choice of the procedure – Communal College – Day Management – Ordinary budget.

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Procurement sustainability and social responsibility of enterprises and public procurement rules

Taking account of the sustainability of the purchase and the social responsibility of the company as part of a procedure for the procurement of a publ…

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The audit of unusually low tenders in public service contracts

Public service contracts – Usually low tenders – No obligation to audit.

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Admissible evidence to demonstrate its ability to execute the procurement

Qualitative selection - admissible evidence - jurisdiction of the Municipal Council.

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Steunmaatregelen voor ondernemingen in de bodem verankerd?

Heel wat ondernemingen dreigen in financiële moeilijkheden te geraken doordat de gronden waarop zij exploiteren, vervuild zijn met historische bodemve…

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Call for stricter regulation on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices

The European Commission presented two propositions for a regulation for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices. Meanwhile, Belgium is…

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Recent changes for clinical trials

The European Commission on the one hand and Belgium on the other hand have amended their clinical trial-regulation on posting and publication of resul…

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Individual medicinal preparation, a new pharmaceutical monopoly

The new regulation on individual medicinal preparation is an execution of a regulation which was adopted in December 2009. By this new regulation, a m…

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The case Partena VZW/Les tartes de Chaumont-Gistoux SA

In the case C-137/11 (Partena VZW/Les tartes de Chaumont-Gistoux SA), the ECJ decided that the irrefutable presumption in the Belgian legislation, of …

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No aid in the financing of Munich Airport’s terminal 2

The European Commission concluded on 3 October 2012 that the financial arrangements regarding Munich Airport’s terminal 2 did not qualify as state aid…

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Restructuring aid for Czech Airlines

The European Commission approved on 19 September 2012 a restructuring aid of 100 million euros in favour of Czech Airlines.

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Research on cartels in the maritime transport sector

after unannounced inspections at the premises of several suppliers of maritime transport services, the European Commission has reasons to believe that…

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Commission’s market test on settlement offer in the e-book sector

The European Commission is inviting comments from interested parties on the commitments offered by Apple and four publishers, aimed at settling an ant…

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PPP, un concept simple pour des projets complexes

Le partenariat public privé est aujourd'hui un concept simple de plus en plus utilisé pour des projets pourtant complexes. Le concept est celui d'un p…

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Les Partenariats-publics privés, nouveau mode de gestion des services publics ?

Le succès croissant des PPP n'est plus à démontrer. Le concept est cependant loin d'être neuf puisqu'on le rencontrait déjà en France au XIXème siècle…

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Cartel in the automotive wire harnesses sector

The EU Commission investigates a possible cartel for the supply of automotive wire harnesses. Several inspections are currently being carried out by t…

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Freedom to provide services versus advertising of casinos

The advertising of foreign casinos may, under certain conditions, be prohibited.

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