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What the European Commission’s Updated Guidance Says About Joint Venture Agreements

2024 is an important year of political and social elections. 

On July 1, 2023, the European Commission’s revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements entered into force.

On July 1, 2023, the European Commission’s revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements entered into force.

Electronic identification, electronic signatures and trust services in Europe

On 26 October 2023, the Belgian parliament adopted a more stringent regulatory framework on the bundled sales of mortgage loans and insurance products.

On 27 November 2023, the Council formally adopted the final version of the regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (“Data Act”).

With the Act of 20 October 2023 (published on 1 December 2023 ), the legislator has introduced the Federal Learning Account (FLA). The FLA has as a purpose to give workers access to information regarding their individual right to training, based on the Labour Deal Act of 2022.

On 10 May 2023 the EU adopted the Pay Transparency Directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (the “Directive”).

Last weekend, the EU law makers reached an agreement on new legislation for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union.  The proposed new EU AI Act will take a risk-based approach.

Last weekend, the EU law makers reached an agreement on new legislation for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union.  The proposed new EU AI Act will take a risk-based approach.

In order to boost the creation of employment, Belgium knows a system of reductions of the social security contributions paid for the first employees hired by a company.

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has issued a checklist on the correct usage of cookies and similar technologies, reaffirming its stringent stance on these matters. This checklist, long-anticipated by those in the field, provides insights into various contentious issues.

On October 24, 2023, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which is the supervisory authority for the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs), published a new opinion on the widely discussed proposal for an EU Regulation laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (commonly known as the AI Act Proposal).

A personal data breach has to be notified to the competent data protection authority (DPA), except when the breach is considered “unlikely to result in a risk” (Article 33 GDPR). Data subjects also need to be notified if the breach is deemed “likely to result in a high risk” (Article 34 GDPR).