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Manifestation nationale du monde judiciaire

Le 20 mars 2025, au 10ème anniversaire de la 'Journée de l’état de droit', magistrats et avocats avaient remis ensemble à Madame la ministre de la justice Verlinden la lettre de re…

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Lawyer Leader Manager - Programme de formation en gestion et leadership

Les avocats sont déjà experts en droit et en procédure, mais la gestion d'un cabinet nécessite des compétences spécifiques auxquelles ils doivent également se former. Conscient d…

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Baker McKenzie Welcomes New Energy & Infrastructure Team to Brussels Office

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Energy & Infrastructure team in Brussels, effective 1 November. The team includes David Haver…

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Deactivation of mailbox and phone number after termination o…

In a decision of 7 October 2025, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data…

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Cyber-fraud and banking vigilance: French case law and lesso…

Recent French judgments from the Nantes Judicial Court have drawn a clear l…

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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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Internet of Things: European privacy recommendations

Call it a coincidence or not: exactly one week after the Apple Watch was officially introduced by Apple CEO Tim Cook on 9 September 2014, the European…

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Amendment relating to the payment-verification period!

Royal Decree of 22 May 2014 amending the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013 - scope of application - rules about the payment

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The new rules on psychosocial risks at work: modification of internal procedures and work rules required

On 1 September 2014, one of the last achievements of the outgoing Minister of Work Ms. Monica De Coninck entered into force: the new legislation on "p…

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ECHA is consulting internally on guidance on Article 95 list of the BPR

On 3 September 2014, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) circulated internally a draft version 2.0 of the guidance document on active substances and s…

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New in the reimbursement of radiopharmaceutical products

L'arrêté royal du 22 mai 2014 publié ce 28 mai 2014 fixe le nouveau cadre pour le remboursement des produits radio-pharmaceutiques.

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Early entry into force for some chapters of book XI "Intellectual Property" in the Belgian Code of Economic La…

On 11 September 2014, two royal Decrees relating to the implementation, on the one hand, of the patent provisions (here) and, on the other hand, of th…

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Mandatory reporting of advertising and sponsorship: still no royal decree!

Il y a plus de six mois, la loi-programme (I) du 26 décembre 2013 introduisait une nouvelle obligation pour les titulaires d'une marque de dispositifs…

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Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issues Opinion on Personal Data Breach Notifications

On 25 March 2014, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP 29") issued Opinion 03/2014 (the "Opinion"). The Opinion provides guidance to data controllers to …

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The authorization of a new activity: the authorization of preparation

Op 31 december 2013 zag een nieuwe vergunning voor geneesmiddelen het levenslicht: de bereidingsvergunning, ingevoerd door de artikelen 42 t.e.m. 46 v…

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Ikea Act, now a regional competence

When the “services” Directive came into force in 2006, some issues have arisen about the Belgian law of 13 August 2003 concerning the permit for setti…

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Wanneer een ontslag motiveren?

Uw werknemer vraagt u om zijn ontslag te motiveren, en dit binnen twee maanden na zijn ontslag.

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Belgian Competition Authority adopts new fining guidelines

On 26 August 2014, the Board of the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") decided to replace its Communication of 19 December 2011 on the calculation …

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Legal interest rate for late payment in commercial transactions

On 5 September 2014, a notice was published in the Official Gazette regarding the legal interest rate for late payment in commercial transactions.

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Sexism in employment relationship is now officially sanctioned

Sexism is defined as any gesture or behaviour which, under the circumstances detailed under article 444 of the Criminal Code, has the purpose or effec…

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European Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive invalid

In its decision of 8 April 2014, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") declared the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (the "Directive") invalid. The…

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Hospital legislation – some news

Ruim een maand geleden verscheen in het Belgisch Staatsblad de wet van 10 april 2014 houdende diverse bepalingen inzake gezondheid. Deze wet stemt in …

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Employees are now legally protected against burn-out

Since 1 September 2014, new laws have substantially increased the scope of protection for employees against professional risks at work, including the …

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Flemish region: revised Decree on soil remediation and soil protection

On 4 September 2014, the Decree containing the amendments concerning the soil remediation (Decree amending several dispositions of the Decree of 27 Oc…

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ECJ - C-201/13 – an autonomous concept of what constitutes a parody

On September 3, 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in response to a request from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel (“Court of A…

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The end of paper meal vouchers

Since 2011, two systems coexist in Belgium with regard to meal vouchers: paper meal vouchers and their electronic equivalent. The second system makes …

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