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15/10/24

Hoe kan een pachtprijs voldaan worden? Kan dit nog steeds in natura? Is er nog steeds een maximale pachtprijs?…

14/10/24

The implementation of the NIS2 Directive in Belgium: enhancing cybersecurity resilience

14/10/24

Cybersécurité : La Loi NIS 2 entre en vigueur le 18 octobre 2024

Le 18 octobre 2024 marque un tournant crucial pour la cybersécurité en Belgique avec la mise en œuvre de la du 26 avril 2024, aussi connue sous le nom…

13/10/24

Updated Thresholds for qualification as Small or Micro-Undertaking

Small and micro-undertakings benefit from several exemptions. To be classified as a small or micro-undertaking, a company may not exceed certain thres…

11/10/24

Artificial intelligence and copyright: what are AI companies allowed to do?

Having addressed the issue of copyright protection of the output of generative AI tools (such as whether AI-generated content can be protected by copy…

10/10/24

Heeft de pachter het recht om gebouwen op te richten op de gronden of werken uit te voeren?

Sommige pachters wensen op het land waarop zij een pachtovereenkomst hebben, herstellings-, verbeterings- of verbouwingswerken uit te voeren of zelfs …

10/10/24

Do You Sell or Manufacture Products in the EU? Then You Should Be Preparing for the New EU Packaging and Packa…

The EU Institutions are currently adding the finishing touches to the new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (“PPWR”) which is expected to be …

10/10/24

New Disclosure Requirements for Commercial Cooperation Agreements in Belgium

New pre-contractual disclosure requirements apply before entering into franchise agreements and other commercial cooperation agreements in Belgium.

08/10/24

Belgium’s regions pass new registration and inheritance tax rates

Following the Belgian general elections last May and the formation of new regional governments, Belgium has experienced a downward trend in registrati…

08/10/24

Fiscale hervorming | De supernota van De Wever

Er is veel geschreven over de supernota van formateur De Wever, die veelvuldig gedeeld werd op sociale media en in de pers. Deze nota diende, in de ve…

07/10/24

Wijzigingen aan het Vlaamse omgevingsrecht - Update

Sinds onze laatste nieuwsberichten over de diverse wijzigingen aan het Vlaamse omgevingsrecht zijn er weer een aantal nieuwe ontwikkelingen.

04/10/24

The Belgian FDI screening mechanism marks its first year

One year after the introduction of Belgium's foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism, the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC) has publ…

04/10/24

ArtificiaI Intelligence in Belgium | Legal State of Play in 2024

The Legal 500 Artificial Intelligence Guide | Belgian Chapter 2024

03/10/24

Could AI-generated designs find protection under EU design law?

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize the creative industry, it brings with it a host of legal questions, particularly in the rea…

03/10/24

Immigration d’une SICAV dédiée luxembourgeoise : un ruling bienvenu

Le Service des Décisions anticipées a récemment donné son blanc-seing à un transfert de siège d’une SICAV SIF luxembourgeoise vers la Belgique. Cette …

02/10/24

Verjaring van de strafvordering grondig hervormd

Op 18 april 2024 is de Wet Strafprocesrecht I van 9 april 2024 gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Deze wet heeft onder meer de verjaring van de …

29/09/24

The Belgian Competition Authority intensifies its fight against bid rigging – with physical persons also to be…

On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competition authority (“BCA”) publicly announced that in the BCA’s investigations int…

27/09/24

La Responsabilité Extracontractuelle (nouveau Livre 6 du Code Civil) | Principales nouveautés en pratique

Le nouveau livre 6 du Code civil relatif à la responsabilité extracontractuelle entrera en vigueur le 1er janvier 2025. L’ambition du législateur a ét…

27/09/24

Posting workers to Belgium: keeping up with the latest developments

This newsletter gives a short overview of the latest legal and administrative developments when temporarily posting workers to Belgium. The topics cov…

26/09/24

EU Law on Greenwashing and Social-Washing Is Changing – And It Is Likely Going to Have a Wide Impact

The amount of litigation regarding environmental and climate change issues is, perhaps unsurprisingly, growing worldwide.[1] A significant portion of …