The European Union has enacted a new directive on consumer credit agreements, aiming to harmonize national legislation and strengthen consumer protection. Effective from November 19, 2023, the directive covers areas such as scope, advertising requirements, general and pre-contractual information, and restrictions on tied selling.
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On November 5, 2023, the Economic Omnibus Law introduced significant amendments to the Code of Economic Law and other economic regulations in Belgium. These legislative changes, which came into effect on December 21, 2023, aim to align Belgian economic legislation with recent European directives and promote efficiency.
Belgian legislation underwent an important development on 1 June 2023 with the publication of the law of 4 May 2023 in the official journal. This law introduces a Central Register of administrative prohibitions, intended to combat fraud and other undesirable behavior by preventing…
In the Flemish region, the liability of contractors in connection with the employment of illegal third-country nationals by a (sub)contractor is tightened. On October 27, 2023, the Flemish parliament approved and promulgated the draft decree amending the law of april 30, 1999…