Legal Eubdate

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13 December 2019
More protection for undertakings that offer goods and services through online platforms
Undertakings are increasingly using online platforms to promote and sell their goods and services.
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13 December 2019
New Regulation on the marketing of products in the EU
A product that has been lawfully marketed in an EU Member State may be marketed in another EU Member State.
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13 December 2019
The European Union takes a step forward to strengthen the protection of whistleblowers
Recently, both financial and environmental scandals have been exposed by whistleblowers.
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13 December 2019
Optional VAT regime: how to opt for the application of VAT
The optional VAT regime for real estate rental entered into force on 1 January 2019.
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13 December 2019
López Ribalda v. Spain: camera surveillance of employees was justified, according to ECHR
Does an employer have the right to install cameras to monitor its employees while they are at work?
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13 December 2019
The "occult" period during the 2020 Social Elections: watch out!
Every time there are social elections, you will hear about the so-called "occult" period. ...
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13 December 2019
Dutch court forces Facebook to take extra measures against fake advertisements
In the last few weeks, fake advertisements featuring Belgian celebrities on Facebook have attracted a lot of attention.
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13 December 2019
First decision under new trade secrets law
The act of 30 July 2018 transposed Directive (EU) 2016/943 on trade secrets into Belgian law.
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13 December 2019
Can shapes and colours be protected as trade marks?
At present, the possibilities for distinguishing goods or services from one another by means of a trade mark are almost unlimited.
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13 December 2019
"De Grote Grondvraag": a useful tool for analysing the state of the soil in Flanders
On 5 November 2019, OVAM, the Public Waste Agency of the Flemish Region ("Openbare Vlaamse Afvalstoffenmaatschappij"), made a...
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13 December 2019
Actions and works subject to a building permit, but exempted from prior advice of the Fire Service
The Brussels Code on Urban Planning requires that for each building project having an impact on fire security, a request for advice be...
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13 December 2019
Towards a partial abandonment of the public distribution network by its actors in the Walloon Region?
The Walloon Region recently became the first entity in the country to transpose in detail the Renewable Energy Directive.