On 22 September 2025, the Royal Decree of 12 September 2025 implementing ar…
In order to make a transfer of a business (“handelszaak”/“fonds de commerce…
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La Cour de justice s’est prononcée sur une question préjudicielle relative à une publicité de Citroën pour un véhicule automobile, qui indiquait le pr…
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On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down an important preliminary ruling in the Orleans case, which concerns the…
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In a preliminary ruling issued on 21 July 2016 (C-542/14), the Court of Justice has confirmed that an undertaking is not automatically liable for viol…
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In overeenstemming met een constante rechtspraak van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie, kan elke ondernemer zich, voor een welbepaalde opdrach…
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On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…
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It appears that Brexit has taken the UK political elite by surprise and that the Leave campaign does not have a single unified plan for leaving Europe…
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On 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) issued an important judgment on the recovery of legal fees. In particular, the…
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The Belgian NID rate for tax year 2018 (accounting years ending between 31 December 2017 and 30 December 2018, both dates included) would be…
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The notary public has the monopoly to organize a public sale of real estate. If real estate is sold through a public auction website, such sale can be…
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La vive lutte concurrentielle entre deux vendeurs de cuberdons sur le Groentenmarkt à Gand s’est retrouvée dans la presse suite aux nombreuses plainte…
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On 3 August 2016, a law was adopted easing the requirements when filing an admissible administrative appeal. According to the Belgian Income Tax Code,…
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Sur la base de postulats restrictifs, une étude de l’International Association of Privacy Professional estime à 28.000 le nombre de délégués…
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Dat Belgische vennootschappen die (on)rechtstreeks betalingen verrichten aan belastingparadijzen voor een totaalbedrag van 100.000 euro tijdens het be…
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In het kader van de zesde staatshervorming werden bevoegdheden inzake woninghuur, pacht en handelshuur overgedragen naar de gewesten. Kennelijk is alv…
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On 30 June 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Hof van beroep te Brussel / Cour d'appel de Bruxelles) overturned a 2013 decision of the Belgian Compet…
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Verser des fonds à un partenaire établi dans un paradis fiscal est suspect aux yeux du fisc. Depuis 2010, les sociétés belges doivent déclarer leurs p…
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Belgium has to implement European Directive 2014/95 of 22 October 2014 on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large under…
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The European Commission (Commission) announced the opening of a formal investigation into advance tax rulings (ATRs) granted by Luxembourg to companie…
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Met een arrest van 30 juni 2016 heeft het Grondwettelijk Hof naar aanleiding van een prejudiciële vraag de Vlaamse en Brusselse bodemwetgeving wat mee…
Read MoreIn its decision of 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) clarified that at least a significant and appropriate part of the…
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