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Ronde van de Rechtsstaat - Opendeur van de vier hoge rechtscolleges Brussel - 25 oktober 2025

In het kader van de Europese dag voor Justitie zetten de vier hoge rechtscolleges hun deuren open: Grondwettelijk Hof, Hof van Cassatie, Raad van State en het Rekenhof. VRG-Alumni…

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De vernieuwde stageovereenkomst

Op 10 oktober 2025 trad het gewijzigde artikel 31 bis van de Codex Deontologie voor Advocaten in werking. Dat betekent dat alle stageovereenkomsten – zowel nieuwe als lopende – uit…

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Legal Geek Europe 2026

Legal Geek Europe returns on 14 April 2026 at De Hallen Studio’s, Amsterdam.

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CTRL + SHIFT + INVOICE­: The 2026 E-volution

Imagine... You run a small but thriving Belgian design agency. Your days ar…

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Cap employer’s social security contributions - Royal Decree …

With the aim of increasing Belgium’s competitiveness, the Programme Act of …

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Grootscheepse controle cookie wetgeving in Frankrijk en andere EU landen

Vorige week was het "cookie sweep day" in Frankrijk en in verschillende andere Europese landen. De Franse privacy commissie (CNIL) en andere Europese …

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ECHA publishes guidance on chemical safety assessment

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has recently issued practical guidance to assist with the information requirements with regards to chemical safety…

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Biological medicines included in quotas for “less expansive medical prescriptions”

La loi du 10 avril 2014 portant des dispositions diverses en matière de santé modifie la loi du 14 juillet 1994 relative à l'assurance obligatoire soi…

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New legislation on psychosocial risks at work: Employer action required

Following new legislation regarding psychosocial risks in the work place, employers need to be aware of several necessary actions.

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Gewijzigde BTW-regels voor online dienstenlevering vanaf 1 januari 2015

Levert u als online verkoper diensten zoals webhosting, SEO diensten, maar bijvoorbeeld ook de verkoop van e-boeken of elke vorm van online advies en …

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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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