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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Per Koninklijk Besluit van 8 december 2013 heeft de Koning het licht op groen gezet om meerdere boeken van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht van kracht…
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As of 1 February 2014, it will be possible to submit procedural documents electronically to the Council of State (1). It particularly concerns the adm…
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On 17 December 2013, the District Court of Düsseldorf ruled against a EUR 131 million lawsuit brought by Cartel Damage Claims ("CDC") against six ceme…
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In Belgium, reprography remuneration is raised for copying (from a paper base) protected works to paper.
Read MoreThe Belgian legislature approved the new Commercial Practices Act and inserts the Act as Book VI in the Code of Economic Law. The Act was signed by th…
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On 22 November 2013, the Flemish government announced a decree regarding public governance in the Flemish public sector. Almost 10 years after the cor…
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While offering trademark holders unparalleled marketing opportunities, the Internet also allows competitors to ride on their coattails. Such freeridin…
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Dans le cadre de la mise en place progressive du Code de droit économique et de la transposition de la directive 2011/83/UE relative aux droits des co…
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On 27 November 2013, the District Court of Central Netherlands declared itself competent to rule on antitrust damages claims against five Dutch elevat…
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Op 21 december 2013 traden twee besluiten van de Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Regering in werking, met name het Besluit van 2 mei 2013 tot goedkeuring va…
Read MoreThe European Commission clears Belgian support scheme for football stadiums.
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The Parliament recently approved a new law (1) amending the calculation method of social security contributions for the self-employed. The new legisla…
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Belgian employment law has no specific rules applicable to company managers. As the Brussels Labour Court stated in a judgment issued on 19 April 200…
Read MoreFour North Sea shrimps traders fined € 28 million for price fixing cartel.
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On 31 December 2013, the act relating to the financing of small and medium-sized undertakings (the Act) was published in the Belgian State Gazette. Th…
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Every company works with its own terms and conditions of sale. However, discussions often arise whether these terms and conditions are opposable or no…
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On October 22, 2013 the Council of State has rendered two judgments that are highly relevant for local PPP projects (nr. 225.191 and 225.192).
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On 10 December 2013, a new act was published in the Belgian State Gazette concerning the trust accounts (kwaliteitsrekeningen/comptes de qualité) held…
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Since 1 October 2013 social security contributions must be paid on almost all (severance) payments that are due by the employer based on the terminati…
Read MoreThe European Commission has imposed a record fine of €1.71 billion on eight financial institutions for participating in cartels in order to manipulate…
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