Publications

The costs for publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette are indexed each year as from the 1st of March.

This year, with effect from 1 March 2018, costs for publication in the Annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette are established as follows (published in the Belgian Official Gazette of February 14, 2018):

- Gert Cauwenbergh,

Gert Cauwenbergh has written the commentary on Articles 874 to 894 of the Belgian Companies’ Code regarding the incorporation of a European Company which has been published by Wolters Kluwer in “Vennootschappen en verenigingen. Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer”. The articles can be consulted via www.jura.be (subscription required).

- Gert Cauwenbergh,

Christophe Piette and Jonathan De Landsheere have written the update on articles 62, 210, 437 and 438 of the Belgian Companies’ Code which has been published by Wolters Kluwer in “Vennootschappen en verenigingen. Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer”. The articles can be consulted via www.jura.be (subscription required).

- Christophe Piette,

The corporate law department of K law authored a manual on corporate law in collaboration with Larcier.

This manual is one of the few contributions on general corporate law in Belgium and provides an overview on all different company types, restructurings, capital movements, etc.

The following attorneys contributed to the manual (under the coordination of Christophe Piette):

- Christophe Piette,

De Europese Unie heeft op 14 april van vorig jaar een akkoord bereikt over de nieuwe zogenaamde “Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming” (hierna “AVG” of beter bekend onder haar Engelse benaming “GDPR”).

Deze verordening zal in werking treden in alle Europese lidstaten op 25 mei 2018 en verandert de manier waarop ondernemingen met persoonsgegevens moeten omgaan op drastische wijze.

- Tim Fransen, Mathias De Backer,

Christophe Piette has written the update on articles 193, 194 and 195 of the Belgian Companies’ Code which has been published by Kluwer in “Vennootschappen en verenigingen. Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer”. The articles can be consulted via www.jura.be (subscription required).

- Christophe Piette,

K Law acted as legal advisor to the Communaute française de Belgique in relation to a EUR 600 million project financing transaction with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the highest loan ever granted by the EIB in Belgium. The loan will serve to finance the investment program of the Communaute francaise de Belgique in the fields of education, research, sports and culture. Ministers Rudy Demotte and André Flahaut, and the Vice-President of the EIB, Pim van Ballekom, signed on 6 December a first tranche of EUR 400 million.

- Isabelle Blomme,

Through the Eurometropool/Eurométropole newsletter (in Dutch and in French) we want to keep you informed of current news and developments in the Eurometropool region.

Take a moment to read the latest editions.

- Tillo Mestdagh,

A company exists only because it sells. Once a company has flirted with the boundaries of the market in its own country, it will often show the need to sell abroad. A company that begins abroad often approaches the market through other professionals. The benefits of using an intermediary professional abroad must be carefully weighed compared to the benefits of the creation of a subsidiary, an independent company, or a branch office.

- Tillo Mestdagh, Arthur Lahousse,

Op 1 september 2016 trad het Decreet van 17 juni 2016 houdende huur van korte duur voor handel en ambacht  in werking (hierna: ‘het Decreet’). Het doel van het Decreet is een eenvoudig juridisch kader te bieden voor de kortetermijnverhuur van handelspanden. Enerzijds geeft het een antwoord op de groeiende leegstand in de centrumsteden en anderzijds schept het een wettelijk kader voor het populaire concept van de pop-up store.

- Jim Bauwens,

Op 25 mei 2016 heeft de Europese Commissie een drieledige strategie geïntroduceerd ter bevordering van elektronische handel in de eengemaakte markt. Deze voorstellen beogen een verbetering te brengen, voor zowel consumenten als ondernemingen, in de verkoop/aankoop van producten en diensten in de online omgeving. 

- Tim Fransen, Mathias De Backer,

Remote Piloted Aircrafts (R.P.A.), better known as ‘drones’ are the technological reality of today. In order to face the legal issues related to the use of ‘R.P.A.’s’, a Royal Decree regulating their use, was issued on 10 April 2016 (Belgian Official Gazette of 15 April 2016), and entered into force on 25 April 2016.

Click here for the Royal Decree or read the full article for details.

- Gert Cauwenbergh,

In other words, has the board and the executive management team taken into consideration possible indirect tax effects of the OECD BEPS initiative on a.o. the (operational) business model or supply chain? You better be informed and take the necessary actions now. ERP-system updates (to name one out of many consequences) for indirect tax purposes are not set up overnight. It is a time consuming and challenging exercise. And overall your business should be VAT compliant all time. This also forms part of your risk strategy.

The costs for publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette are indexed each year as from the 1st of March. This year with effect as per March 1, 2016, costs for publication in the Annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette, are established as follows (published in the Belgian Official Gazette of February 2, 2016)...

- Christophe Piette,

By Act of 18 December 2015 (the “Accounting Act”), the Belgian legislator transposed the so-called European “Accounting Directive”  into Belgian legislation. The Accounting Act was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 30 December 2015 and contains some important changes on company law and accounting law principles. 

- Christophe Piette,

Het principe van de unieke gegevensinzameling (only-onceprincipe) werd door de wet van 5 mei 2014 op algemene wijze ingevoerd in de werking van de federale overheidsinstanties. Jonathan De Landsheere licht dit beginsel en het belang ervan toe in een bijdrage die verschenen is in aflevering 336 van het Nieuw Juridisch Weekblad (NjW) van 17 februari 2016. Hierna vindt u een samenvatting van deze bijdrage.

On January 12, 2016 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Romanian law is not in violation with the employee’s right to respect for privacy and that thus the Romanian employer did not violate its employee’s privacy rights by monitoring the employee’s instant messages...

- Alexis Ceuterick,

The European Commission and the United States have announced on February,2, 2016 that they have agreed on a new framework agreement with respect to the “transatlantic” transfer of personal data.

- Tim Fransen,

Op 9 januari 2016 trad Verordening nr. 524/2013 betreffende de online beslechting van consumentengeschillen in werking....

- Tim Fransen,

In contrast to other European countries, it was up and until now not possible in Belgium to employ personnel in the retail and distribution industry between 8 PM and 6 AM, resulting in operational issues for the Belgian e-commerce in particular...

- Alexis Ceuterick,

In 2016, the employer must organize Social Elections amongst its employees. What does this obligation mean? Find out all of the details in our flyer: Manual to the 2016 Social Elections in Belgium.

- Alexis Ceuterick,

The article deals with the necessity (or not) to prepare annual accounts in the framework of the dissolution and liquidation of a company in one notary deed.

- Wouter Lauwers, Christophe Piette,

Gert Cauwenbergh (Senior Counsel K law) has recently updated the Dispute resolution chapter of "NV in de praktijk"."NV in de praktijk" is the online knowledge database for Tax & Accountancy professionals.

- Gert Cauwenbergh,

A comprehensive article regarding the management of private limited liability companies.

After publishing a chapter on the management of public limited liability companies, Vaën Vercruysse, Gert Cauwenbergh and Christophe Piette have now also written a comprehensive article regarding the management of private limited liability companies which has been published by Kluwer in “Vennootschap en Belastingen”.

In the framework of the fight against false self employment, the Act of December 27, 2006, as modified by the Act of August 25, 2012, established a Social Ruling Commission (hereafter: ‘SRC’). Parties who are working together on a self employed basis by virtue of an agreement can apply at the SRC for a ruling to qualify their collaboration (i.e. as a service agreement and not an employment contract).

Article (in German) written by Thomas Hermie (K law), published in Debelux Magazine.

The article appeared in Debelux Magazine (April 2014).

- Thomas Hermie,

Christophe Piette has written the update regarding articles 186, 187 and 188 of the Belgian Companies’ Code. The update has been published in “Vennootschappen en verenigingen. Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer”. The articles deal with the powers of the liquidator and can be consulted the jura website.

- Christophe Piette,