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20/04/12

BENEFITS IN KIND OF FREE HOUSING, ELECTRICITY AND HEATING

The taxable benefit in kind related to the free disposal of housing facilities enjoyed by a company director has almost doubled.

18/04/12

BENEFIT IN KIND OF COMPANY CARS

As explained in our previous newsletter (www.lydian.be , E-zine, "Changes in Belgian tax legislation), the Belgian Government has - as of January 1st,…

09/04/12

REACH: substance evaluation

REACH on cruise control: ECHA publishes its first Community Rolling Action Plan

07/04/12

Dangerous Preparations Directive recast

The European Commission, on 26 January 2012, adopted a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, p…

22/03/12

Marco Del Corso and Phonographic cases, the notion of “communication to the public”

n two judgements of 15 March in Marco Del Corso (C-135/10) and Phonographic(C-162/10) cases, the Court of Justice of the European Union…

20/03/12

New Tax Measures in 2012: What to Expect

After lengthy negotiations to form a government, a political compromise was finally reached. Prime Minister Di Rupo announced in his State of the Uni…

19/03/12

The Notional Interest Deduction - Still Under Scrutiny

Eager to cut the budget deficit, Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has proposed several measures to curtail the notional interest deduction (NID).…

19/03/12

LA DÉDUCTIBILITÉ FISCALE ET L’ŒUVRE D’ART… L’ENTENTE IMPOSSIBLE ?

La règle de principe de la non-déductibilité fiscale des œuvres d'art en tant que frais professionnels est relativement bien connue en Belgique. Relat…

15/03/12

Report on REACH Regulation enforcement efforts: overwhelming number of companies still failing to comply

Towards end-2011, the EU's Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement published a Facts Report on the Coordinated Forum REACH Enforcement Projec…

14/03/12

Adoption of a proposal for a directive concerning reimbursement of medicines

On 1 March 2012, the European Commission adopted a proposal of new Directive relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicin…

13/03/12

Restructuring aid and airlines

The EU Commission opens an investigation into restructuring aid in favour of Air Malta

08/03/12

Notaries’ and bailiffs’ fees now subject to VAT

Qui dit nouveau gouvernement, dit nouvelles réformes. La Belgique comptait parmi les derniers pays européens dans lesquels les prestations des notaire…

06/03/12

EUROPESE UNIE - LEVENSMIDDELEN – NIEUWE VERORDENING BETREFFENDE DE INFORMATIE VOOR DE CONSUMENT

Op 22 november 2011 werd een nieuwe EU-verordening betreffende de verstrekking van voedselinformatie aan consumenten (Verordening nr. 1169/2011) in he…

02/03/12

European Commission Publishes Studies on Protection of Trade Secrets and on Parasitic Copying

On 13 January 2012, the European Commission published two studies exploring the need for further harmonisation in the field of EU intellectual propert…

29/02/12

EU: Court of Justice rules on detention by customs authorities of imported goods infringing intellectual prope…

The EU's Court of Justice recently delivered a ruling that should interest enterprises exporting products either directly to or via the European Union…

27/02/12

EU Emissions Trading Scheme includes chemical companies as of 2013

The start of the 3rd phase of the implementation of the European Emissions Trading Scheme ( EU ETS) is scheduled for 2013. As of that moment, the scop…

24/02/12

General Court Upholds Pfizer’s Opposition to VIAGUARA Trade Mark

On 25 January 2012, the General Court of the European Union (the “General Court”) upheld Pfizer’s opposition against the registration of the sign ‘VIA…

24/02/12

Recent pesticide decisions and relevant deadlines

The European Commission has allowed the existing provisional approvals for Benalaxyl-M, Gamma-cyhalothrin, and Valifenalate to be extended to allow mo…

24/02/12

Déductibilité des intérêts: Modification annoncée et comparaison avec nos voisins

L'accord de gouvernement mentionne "les mesures prises pour la lutte contre la fraude fiscale sont: (...) réécriture de la législation en matière de s…

23/02/12

La Directive Sur L’Amenagement Du Temps De Travail S’Oppose A La Reglementation Française Qui Subordonne Le Dr…

Dans son arrêt Dominguez du 24 janvier 2012 (aff. C-282/10), la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (ci-après, la « CJUE ») a eu l’occasion de préci…

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

04/08/25

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Promotion at DALDEWOLF

04/07/25

04/07/25

Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

08/10/25

Court of Appeal of Ghent Clarifies Boundaries of Tax Investi…

06/10/25

EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

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20/04/12

BENEFITS IN KIND OF FREE HOUSING, ELECTRICITY AND HEATING

18/04/12

BENEFIT IN KIND OF COMPANY CARS

09/04/12

REACH: substance evaluation

07/04/12

Dangerous Preparations Directive recast

22/03/12

Marco Del Corso and Phonographic cases, the notion of “communication to the public”

20/03/12

New Tax Measures in 2012: What to Expect

19/03/12

The Notional Interest Deduction - Still Under Scrutiny

19/03/12

LA DÉDUCTIBILITÉ FISCALE ET L’ŒUVRE D’ART… L’ENTENTE IMPOSSIBLE ?

15/03/12

Report on REACH Regulation enforcement efforts: overwhelming number of companies still failing to comply

14/03/12

Adoption of a proposal for a directive concerning reimbursement of medicines

13/03/12

Restructuring aid and airlines

08/03/12

Notaries’ and bailiffs’ fees now subject to VAT

06/03/12

EUROPESE UNIE - LEVENSMIDDELEN – NIEUWE VERORDENING BETREFFENDE DE INFORMATIE VOOR DE CONSUMENT

02/03/12

European Commission Publishes Studies on Protection of Trade Secrets and on Parasitic Copying

29/02/12

EU: Court of Justice rules on detention by customs authorities of imported goods infringing intellectual prope…

27/02/12

EU Emissions Trading Scheme includes chemical companies as of 2013

24/02/12

General Court Upholds Pfizer’s Opposition to VIAGUARA Trade Mark

24/02/12

Recent pesticide decisions and relevant deadlines

24/02/12

Déductibilité des intérêts: Modification annoncée et comparaison avec nos voisins

23/02/12

La Directive Sur L’Amenagement Du Temps De Travail S’Oppose A La Reglementation Française Qui Subordonne Le Dr…