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Gevangenisnoodwet van kracht

Exact één maand na de indiening van het wetsontwerp van de minister van Justitie is de wet van 18 juli 2025 gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad van 4 augustus 2025. De wet beva…

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Student rechten? Waag je kans op de Scriptieprijs en win €2.500!

Heb jij tijdens het academiejaar 2024-2025 een masterproef geschreven over de advocatuur, of over de toegang tot de rechter? Dan maakt jouw werk kans op de Scriptieprijs van Advoca…

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Geschillencommissie bij betwisting van punten in tweedelijnsbijstand

Vanaf 1 juli 2025 kunnen advocaten actief in de tweedelijnsbijstand een beroep doen op een geschillencommissie wanneer er een blijvend meningsverschil is over de toegekende punten …

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06/10/25
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…

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The New EU “Pharma Package”: Advertising – A Comparison of C…

In this ninth and final alert in our weekly series on the EU Pharma Package…

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CWaPE : updating values linked to promoting green electricity

On 10 November 2010, the CWaPE published a proposition regarding adjustments needed to update certain values linked to promoting electricity using ren…

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Gas transit prices before the Constitutional Court

The CREG has introduced cancelation proceedings before the Constitutional Court of article 3 of the Law of 29 April 2010 concerning the gas transit pr…

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Autonomy of CREG confirmed by the Constitutional court

The Constitutional court confirms in its judgment of 18 November 2010 that the CREG is an independent administrative government who has a large autono…

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European Energy Strategy 2020

On 10 November 2010, the European Commission has adopted the Communication "Energy 2020 - A strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy".

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Services Directive : environmental and energy law in the Brussels Region

The Brussels environmental and energy law conforms to the requirements of the Services Directive.

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Current business: the powers and limitations on the powers of an outgoing government

Over the last few years, it has not been easy to form a government in Belgium. For instance, it took 194 days to form a government after the June 2007…

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WTO condemns the EU’s discriminatory treatment of China in anti-dumping cases

Today, the World Trade Organization ("WTO") issued a Panel Report strongly condemning one of the main pillars of the EU's anti-dumping policy against …

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From the hard to repair damage to the balance of interests

The suspension of the awarding decision does not longer require a hard to repair damage. From now on, the Council of State shall examine the balance o…

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Does public procurement law necessarily have to be culpably breached in order to open a case for damages?

The European Court of Justice has judged that Directive 89/665 must be interpreted as precluding national legislation which makes the right to damages…

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Public procurement – interruption of the execution – indemnity – formula Flamme

It is not possible for a contractor to receive an indemnity in case of an interruption if the time allowed for the contract has not been extended beca…

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The Court of Justice of the European Union makes clear the concept of “public works procurements”

Public works contracts – concept – economic benefit to the contracting authority – obligation to provide the works – difference between public works p…

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Confidentiality of EU Transactions : opinion of Advocate General

Does information related to EUA transactions fall into the scope of the Environmental Information Directive?

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Accordance of fonctions in residential zoning with a parking

Accordance of a parking with residential function – Council of the State, nr 207.163 of 31 August 2010.

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Soil certificate in the Brussels Region

On 24 September 2010, the Brussels Government has adopted a Regional Decree concerning soil certificate.

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CWaPE : closed distribution system and direct line

On 10 and 13 September 2010, CWaPE has published two proposals regarding closed distribution system and direct line.

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European Union to reduce high-tech product tariffs as it accepts landmark WTO ruling

The European Union has announced that it will comply with a landmark World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling which condemned EU customs tariffs on high-…

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Soil Certificate in the Brussels Capital Region

From 1 January 2010, the transferor of a right in rem has to obtain, prior to the transfer, a soil certificate from the Brussels Environmental Agency …

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Le cadre de référence pour l’éolien en révision; du nouveau pour le citoyen et l’homme d’affaires

Tout le monde veut un monde plus vert, et pour y parvenir la Constitution assure le droit à la protection d’un environnement sain, le Paquet énergie-c…

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La performance énergetique des bâtiments (peb) en région wallonne

La performance énergétique des bâtiments est au coeur de l’actualité. De nombreuses règles nouvelles sont récemment apparues qui vont modifier profond…

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Le décret de gestion des sols en Wallonie; promulgué, en vigueur, opérationnel, applicable et, finalement, app…

En Région wallonne, ce sont sans doute les vicissitudes de la réglementation de l’assainissement des sols qui sont les plus symptomatiques de la piètr…

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