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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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Approval by the European Commission of the restructuring of Ethias

The European Commission approved on 20 May 2010 a EUR 1.5 billion recapitalization provided by the Belgian State in relation to the restructuring of E…

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Committee votes for more hard-hitting amendments to RoHS Directive

On June 2 2010 the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety finally voted on amendments to the European Commiss…

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Supreme court refers issue of plant variety rights exhaustion

On February 25 2010 the Supreme Court made the first-ever reference for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the exha…

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Rol van de rechter bij de toekenning van de gerechtelijke reorganisatie: passief of actief?

In tegenstelling tot de rol van de rechter in het kader van het gerechtelijk akkoord, is de appreciatiebevoegdheid van de rechtbank voor de opening va…

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Autorisation de la Commission européenne de la restructuration de Ethias

La Commission européenne a autorisé le 20 mai 2010 la recapitalisation à hauteur de EUR 1,5 milliard accordée par l’Etat belge dans le cadre de la res…

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Prejudiciële vraag aan het Hof van Justitie over de sperperiodes

De vraag of de Belgische marktpraktijkenwetgeving wel in overeenstemming is met het Europees recht blijft actueel, ook na de inwerkingtreding van de n…

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Nouveau règlement européen sur les restrictions verticales

Depuis le 1er juin 2010 le nouveau règlement européen sur les restrictions verticales est entré en vigueur. Il s’inscrit dans la logique du règlement …

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New Notification Obligation in Private Companies

The summer holidays are fast approaching, and we hope you'll be able to get away for a while to relax and enjoy this special time of year. However, be…

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FISCALE AANDACHTSPUNTEN VOOR DE AUTOSPORT

Een rallywagen is geen vervoermiddel...... Althans niet voor btw doeleinden. Uit recente en minder recente rechtspraak is gebleken dat een rallyauto (…

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Data Protection Compliance Policies and Audits

This chapter explores the key issues for companies operating in more than one jurisdiction (both inside and outside the EU) that intend to set up a da…

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The importance of a formal agreement for the reimbursement of lump sum allowances for costs proper to the empl…

Companies are increasingly granting reimbursements of lump sum amounts to employees for costs paid by the employees for the account of their employer.…

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Nieuwe mededingingsregels in de motorvoertuigensector

De Europese Commissie bekijkt de sector van de motorvoertuigen reeds een 30 tal jaar met argusogen, vooral op het vlak van de mededinging.

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EVs in Belgium : Current situation

Currently, there is a lot to do about EVs. The broad outlines of the technologies are already fixed: The charging of EVs will happen through a socket,…

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Transfer premium for lighter work

Oudere werknemers die bij dezelfde werkgever en met diens instemming, een overstap maken van zwaar werk naar lichter werk en hierdoor inkomensverlies …

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Direct settlement

The European Commission's decision in the recent DRAM case sheds light on how the cartel settlement procedure is working in practice

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Transfer premium for lighter work

Older employees who transfer from heavy work duties to lighter work – while in service for the same employer and with his consent– and suffer a income…

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Supplementary pension schemes in case of secondment

In Belgium, all supplementary pension schemes must comply with the Law of 28 April 2003 on Supplementary Pensions (abbreviated as “WAP”). It is genera…

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Tied Offers and Financial Services

On 12 May 2010, the new Commercial Practices Act ("CPA") entered into force, repealing the former Fair Trade Practices Act of 14 July 1991 ("FTPA…

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Undeclared Employment

The Omnibus Act of 23 December 2009 (the "Act"), published in the Belgian State Gazette on 30 December 2009, recently introduced a number of measures …

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New Developments on the S-BVBA/SPRL

In the March issue of Brussels to the Point, we discussed the Act of 12 January 2010 (the "Act") creating a new variant on the BVBA/SPRL, the so-…

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