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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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03/11/25
Significant update for family businesses in Flanders

On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…

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30/10/25
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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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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European Commission Publishes Studies on Protection of Trade Secrets and on Parasitic Copying

On 13 January 2012, the European Commission published two studies exploring the need for further harmonisation in the field of EU intellectual propert…

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La Belgique demeure-t-elle un pays attractif pour y établir des sociétés holdings?

Le gouvernement fédéral entend modifier certaines règles en matière d'impôt des sociétés, lesquelles - si elles sont adoptées - affecteront le régime …

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Law on Reporting and Documentation Requirements for Mergers and Demergers

On 18 January 2012, the Law of 8 January 2012 on reporting and documentation requirements for mergers and demergers was published in the Belgian Offic…

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EU: Court of Justice rules on detention by customs authorities of imported goods infringing intellectual prope…

The EU's Court of Justice recently delivered a ruling that should interest enterprises exporting products either directly to or via the European Union…

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NMBS/SNCB Obtains Appointment of Experts to Investigate Abuse of Dominant Position by Electrabel

On 11 October 2011, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Hof van Beroep/Cour d’Appel) gave an interlocutory judgment designating a panel of experts in a case…

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EU Emissions Trading Scheme includes chemical companies as of 2013

The start of the 3rd phase of the implementation of the European Emissions Trading Scheme ( EU ETS) is scheduled for 2013. As of that moment, the scop…

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General Court Upholds Pfizer’s Opposition to VIAGUARA Trade Mark

On 25 January 2012, the General Court of the European Union (the “General Court”) upheld Pfizer’s opposition against the registration of the sign ‘VIA…

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Recent pesticide decisions and relevant deadlines

The European Commission has allowed the existing provisional approvals for Benalaxyl-M, Gamma-cyhalothrin, and Valifenalate to be extended to allow mo…

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Déductibilité des intérêts: Modification annoncée et comparaison avec nos voisins

L'accord de gouvernement mentionne "les mesures prises pour la lutte contre la fraude fiscale sont: (...) réécriture de la législation en matière de s…

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La Directive Sur L’Amenagement Du Temps De Travail S’Oppose A La Reglementation Française Qui Subordonne Le Dr…

Dans son arrêt Dominguez du 24 janvier 2012 (aff. C-282/10), la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (ci-après, la « CJUE ») a eu l’occasion de préci…

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Product scope of impact assessment study for RoHS II becomes clearer

On 30 November 2011, it was announced that the European Commission has begun its work on the impact assessment study being carried out for Directive 2…

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European Commission Presents Data Protection Reform

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission proposed a legislative package to reform the European data protection rules. The package includes (i) a pr…

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EU Parliament adopts a resolution on the European strategy on health and safety at work calling for measures o…

On 15 December 2011, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on healthy and safety…

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Les intérêts notionnels : une carte de visite critiquée à tort

La déduction pour capital à risque (communément connue sous le nom intérêts notionnels) s'applique depuis l'exercice d'imposition 2007. Cette mesure t…

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Les modifications fiscales du budget 2012

La loi du 28 décembre 2011 “portant des dispositions diverses”, parue au Moniteur belge du 30 décembre 2011 (ci-après la « Loi ») contient une série d…

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Commercial Court of Brussels Rules on Calculation of Damages in Counterfeiting Case

On 23 June 2011, the Commercial Court of Brussels (the “Court”) handed down a judgment in which it shed an interesting light on the elements taken int…

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WEEE Recast – EU Parliament approves new WEEE Directive

The current European Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment ("WEEE") (Directive 2002/96/EC) sets targets for the collection, recycling…

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2012 : La fin du monde… mobilier ?

2012. L'année de l'accord, l'année du dialogue, du rapprochement. 2012, l'année de la réforme de notre Belgique, mais aussi de sa fiscalité. 

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Contracten tot verhandeling van elektriciteit. Hoe autonoom is de partijwil?

 Bespreking van de rol van de wilsautonomie bij de verhandeling van elektriciteit aan de hand van een onderzoek van de sectorspecifieke regelgevi…

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Biocidal Products Regulation - Major changes in EU biocides regulation will apply soon

On 19 January 2012, the European Parliament approved in Second Reading the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the mak…

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