Author: stanwyt
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New unlawful terms for franchise agreements with supermarkets
1. Why this new legislation? By analogy with what already existed for B2C contracts (contracts between businesses and consumers) since the 1990s, effective 1 December 2020, the legislator has also introduced rules for B2B contracts (contracts between businesses) under which certain terms are classified as unlawful. *** READ ALSO Discover our e-book about unfair terms…
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Brussels winter moratorium violates human rights?
The Justice of the Peace of Ixelles was recently asked whether the winter moratorium, provided for in the Brussels Housing Code, entered into force by the ordinance of 22 June 2023 in the Brussels Capital Region, does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (hereafter ECHR), and more specifically Article 1 of the First…
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B2B Structured electronic invoicing
The law introducing the obligation to issue structured electronic invoices between taxable persons was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 20 February 2024. The obligation to issue electronic invoices stems from the European “VAT in the digital age” project and, more generally, from the aim to combat VAT fraud, which is a key issue…