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Alles wat u nodig hebt om succesvol te ondernemen in de advocatuur

Een advocatenkantoor leiden is meer dan alleen het recht beheersen. Het is ook ondernemen: met visie, structuur en durf. Daarom lanceert de Orde van Vlaamse Balies twee nieuwe hulp…

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Universités d’hiver 2026 - les inscriptions sont ouvertes

Après le succès des Universités d’été, AVOCATS.BE vous présente sa première édition hivernale : une journée de formation et de réflexion, le 21 janvier 2026, au Château de Courrièr…

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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Pay more to your employees and less to the social security r…

In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…

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Rechtszekerheid, robuustheid... Realiteit? Het eindrapport v…

Na ongeveer een jaar de koppen bij elkaar te hebben gestoken op instructie …

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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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Interne meerwaarden op aandelen: een stand van zaken

Enkele jaren geleden opende de fiscus de jacht op de zgn. 'interne meerwaarden' op aandelen (meerwaarden gerealiseerd door inbreng of verkoop van aand…

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Fiscale behandeling van vastgoedconstructies

Vastgoedconstructies met vruchtgebruik, erfpacht en opstal blijven ondanks alle controverse populair. De vraag naar de fiscale behandeling van dergeli…

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BePost in the Competition Council’s sights

The College of Competition Prosecutors of the Belgian Competition Council filed on 7 April 2011 its report concluding that bpost abuses its dominant p…

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Consultation of European regulation applying to the financing of public service missions

Following a public consultation, the Commission announced a reform of its rules concerning state aid for public service missions.

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Review of European rules on the financing of airports

The European Commission launched on 7 April 2011 a public consultation on the application of its rules concerning state aid in the aviation sector.

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Procter & Gamble and two of its competitors have been involved in a cartel settlement procedure

At the end of this procedure, the Commission imposed reduced fines on three major European washing powder producers for operating a cartel that involv…

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FOR EMPLOYERS PERTAINING TO JOINT COMMITTEE 218: THE SECTOR-WIDE

2009, a CBA concerning ecocheques was entered into within the Joint Committee 218 (the Belgian Auxiliary Joint Committee for white-collar workers). Th…

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Wijzigingen beroepstermijnen vergunningen

Zowel een recent arrest van het Grondwettelijk Hof als het Verzameldecreet van 23 december 2010 hebben belangrijke gevolgen op de beroeptermijnen die …

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Plannen essentieel wijzigen kan niet!

In een aantal recente arresten heeft de Raad van State haar eerdere rechtspraak nogmaals bevestigd dat ingediende plannen tijdens de aanvraagprocedure…

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Annulment of the Flemish Act on emissions from aviation

The Constitutional Court imposes a cooperation agreement for emissions from aviation.

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Flemish energy legislation is being changed

New legislation is being brought in that will lower the subsidies for solar energy – this represents a significant change to existing Flemish energy l…

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Commercial town planning - two innovations

There are two innovations concerning commercial town planning and the “services” directive: on the one hand, the Flemish region has adopted a project …

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Belgium : Extensive changes to notice periods for terminating employment contracts

The Bill of 12 April 2011 in respect of new termination rules for employment contracts will apply to employment contracts starting from 1 January 2012…

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Validation of the inventory of the state of the ground

The competent authorities of Brussels have launched a procedure of validation of the inventory of the state of the ground.

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Transposition of the “Third Energy Package”

On 15 April 2011, the Council of Ministers adopted, in first reading, the government bill for the transposition of the “Third Energy Package”.

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End of the quality of waste

On 31 March 2011, the first regulation on the end of the quality of waste has been adopted by the European legislator.

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CREG vs Electrabel

On 25 April 2011, CREG imposed an administrative fine on Electrabel of an amount of EUR 100,000 per day from 3 January 2011.

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Belgium : Salary freeze in 2011 and 2012

Salary increases are strongly limited as Belgian government imposes maximum margin for salary costs increases for 2011 and 2012.

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Fraud on emissions rights

Several frauds weaken the EU ETS.

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Telenet does not have to pay copyright fees for offering digital television

The Commercial Court of Mechelen decided on 12 April 2011 that the simultaneous transmission of television programmes via an analogue and a digital si…

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