Indeed, anyone who wants to enjoy the exemption of the donation tax or the reduced rate of inheritance tax in case of a gift or inheritance of a family business, must file an application with the Flemish Taxauthorities ( "Vlaamse Belastingdienst " Vlabel).

This circular letter interprets the tax treatment of transfers to another generation of family businesses in Flanders, as inserted by section 17 of the Decree of 23 December 2011.

B2B Unfair market practices prohibited as from 1 September 2019

In the course of the month of May next year social elections will again be organized for the election of the representatives of the personnel at the works' council and the committee of prevention and protection at the workplace.

As already mentioned in the preceding newsletter, from a social law point of view, four elements of the General Policy Statement catch the eye: 1) increasing the competitiveness of our enterprises by eliminating the salary gap with our surrounding countries; 2) further increasing the competitiveness of our enterprises by lowering the social charges; 3) increasing job opportunities for younger and elder workers; and 4) stimulating the continued training of the workers.

During this webinar, Sophie Lens and Julie Peeters identify some of the issues associated with AI use within a company (such as with data protection, intellectual property and/or trade secrets)...

The image right is a right (developed by jurisprudence and doctrine), which requires the prior permission of someone in order to take or use his image.

On 21 July 2018, Belgium introduced a new law aimed at simplifying the process of raising capital through crowdfunding.

On 22 May 2012, the European rapporteur for ACTA, David Martin, strongly recommended against the Treaty, saying that the intended benefits of the Treaty were far outweighed by the potential threats to civil liberties and given the vagueness of certain aspects of the text and the uncertainty over its interpretation, the European Parliament cannot guarantee adequate protection for citizens' rights in the future under ACTA.

A summary of topics related to the new seven tax laws.

On November 2, 2012 Belgium’s Supreme Court decided that article 53 §1 of the Law on Unfair Trade Practices, which instituted a general prohibition on announcements of price reductions in the period preceding the period of Sales is contrary to the Directive (2005/29/EC) concerning unfair B2C commercial practices in the internal market

Two new laws have made the dissolution and liquidation of companies easier because the liquidation procedure itself is now simplified.

Non EU-nationals applying to live and work in Belgium will now only need to make a single application thanks to Belgium's Single Permit. Brussels lawyer Leo Peeters explains.

On 14 September 2011 the law in order to ensure the presence of women in the board of directors of the autonomous public enterprises, listed companies and the National Lottery was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

From a tax point of view, an acquisition of own shares can be interesting especially when economic or financial reasons to do so also exist.

On 21 November 2012 Prime Minister Di Rupo presented the General Policy Statement of the federal government to the federal parliament

This policy note announces several proposed changes to competition law procedures and enforcement.

Salary ceilings are fixed for the implementation of certain stipulations of the law of 3 July 1978 concerning the employment contracts.

The law introducing the Social Criminal Code became effective on 1 July 2011.

Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that Trademark and Copyright owners have a tense relationship with the Internet Service Providers.