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The state of play of the transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/1226 in Belgium and France: a new criminal law framework for violations of European Union sanctions

3 September 2026

The adoption of Directive (EU) 2024/1226 of 24 April 2024 represents a major step in strengthening the European…

THE OFFICI@L – June 2026 – Issue 112

7 August 2026

The OFFICI@L – Issue 112 – June 2026, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – May 2026 – Issue 111

19 June 2026

The OFFICI@L – Issue 111 – May 2026, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – April 2026 – Issue 110

11 May 2026

The OFFICI@L – Issue 110 – April 2026, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – March 2026 – Issue 109

16 April 2026

The OFFICI@L – Issue 109 – March 2026, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – January/February 2026 – Issue 108

17 March 2026

The OFFICI@L – Issue 108 – January/February 2026, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

18th, 19th and (forthcoming) 20th EU sanctions package affecting Chinese entities

5 March 2026

By Xiufang (Ava) Tu and Lina Zhou, with Federico Patuelli (EU team) EU sanctions have increasing implications for…

THE OFFICI@L – December 2025 – Issue 107

13 January 2026

The OFFICI@L – Issue 107 – December 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – November 2025 – Issue 106

5 December 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 106 – November 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – October 2025 – Issue 105

13 November 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 105 – October 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – September 2025 – Issue 104

16 October 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 104 – September 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

Update on FDI Screening in Belgium: Insights from the Annual Report 2024–2025

8 October 2025

By Xiufang (Ava) Tu and Lina Zhou Since July 2023, Belgium has established a foreign direct investment (FDI)…

European Union’s first use of the International Procurement Instrument against China: what it means for the medical devices market

28 July 2025

By Xiufang (Ava) Tu and Lina Zhou Intro News – First IPI investigation carried out by the EC…

THE OFFICI@L – June 2025 – Issue 103

2 July 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 103 – June 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – May 2025 – Issue 102

5 June 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 102 – May 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – April 2025 – Issue 101

30 April 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 101 – April 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – February/March 2025 – Issue 100

3 April 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 100 – February/March 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

Federal government agreement in Belgium – what are the main tax changes?

4 February 2025

A government agreement has recently been reached. At this stage, it is only a statement of intent, and…

THE OFFICI@L – JANUARY 2025 – ISSUE 99

29 January 2025

The OFFICI@L – Issue 99 – January 2025, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

EU starts to assess outbound investments in three sensitive sectors

17 January 2025

by Xiufang (Ava) TU, Partner, DALDEWOLF China & ASEAN Desk We are now entering a completely different dimension of investment…

THE OFFICI@L – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024 – ISSUE 98

19 December 2024

The OFFICI@L – Issue 98 – November/December 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – OCTOBER 2024 – ISSUE 97

5 November 2024

The OFFICI@L – Issue 97 – October 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – SEPTEMBER 2024 – ISSUE 96

9 October 2024

The OFFICI@L – Issue 96 – September 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

Reform of registration and inheritance taxes in the Walloon Region

13 September 2024

The Walloon government has published the new contemplated tax measures for registration duties and inheritance tax, which have…

THE OFFICI@L – JUNE 2024 – ISSUE 95

5 July 2024

The OFFICI@L – Issue 95 – June 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – MAY 2024 – ISSUE 94

11 June 2024

The OFFICI@L – Issue 94 – May 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – APRIL 2024 – ISSUE 93

23 May 2024

The OFFICI@L – Issue 93 – April 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – MARCH 2024 – NUMBER 92

17 April 2024

The OFFICI@L – n° 92 – March 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

THE OFFICI@L – FEBRUARY 2024 – NUMBER 91

13 March 2024

The OFFICI@L – n° 91 – February 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

Infringement of food law in Belgium – The new sanctions regime explained

8 March 2024

Since January 1st, 2024, a stricter system of administrative sanctions has granted the Belgian Food Safety Agency (AFSCA/FAVV)…

The OFFICI@L – January 2024 – Number 90

16 February 2024

The OFFICI@L – n° 90 – January 2024, our newsletter dedicated to European Union officials, has just been…

The OFFICI@L – Nov-/December 2023 – Number 89

21 December 2023

The OFFICI@L – nr 89 – Nov-/December 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is dedicated to…

THE OFFICI@L – N° 87 – SEPTEMBER 2023

9 October 2023

The OFFICI@L – n° 87 – September 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is dedicated to…

Consumer Payment Delays: Are Your Terms and Conditions in Compliance?

1 September 2023

Today, September 1st, the Law of May 4, 2023, which inserts Book XIX “Consumer Debts” into the Belgian…

The OFFICI@L – n° 86 – june 2023

13 July 2023

The OFFICI@L – n° 86 – june 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is dedicated to…

Belgium starts to screen foreign investment as from 1st of July

8 June 2023

Following the implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for screening foreign direct…

the OFFICI@L – No. 85 – April / May 2023

2 June 2023

the OFFICI@L – No. 85 – April / May 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is…

the OFFICI@L – No. 84 – March 2023

28 April 2023

The OFFICI@L – No. 84 – March 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is dedicated to…

Insolvency and preventive restructuring frameworks: draft law of 20 March 2023

4 April 2023

Belgium was slow to transpose the European Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on preventive restructuring frameworks into national legislation. This…

Advertising virtual currencies: Belgium introduces new rules

23 March 2023

On 17 May 2023, new rules governing advertisements for virtual currencies will come into force. These rules aim…

the OFFICI@L – No. 83 – February 2023

10 March 2023

The OFFICI@L – No. 83 – February 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is dedicated to…

the OFFICI@L – No. 82 – January 2023

27 January 2023

The OFFICI@L – No. 82 – January 2023, the new issue of our newsletter, which is dedicated to…

The new Belgian copyright tax regime goes live : now is the right time to take appropriate actions

3 January 2023

The copyright (and related rights) tax regime reform is embedded in the Program Law of December 26, 2022,…

the OFFICI@L – No. 81 – December 2022

23 December 2022

The December issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 81), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

the OFFICI@L – No. 80 – November 2022

2 December 2022

The November issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 80), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

Marc DAL is included in the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: Benelux 2022

29 November 2022

DALDEWOLF is proud to share that Marc DAL has been included by The Legal 500 in the Arbitration…

the OFFICI@L – No. 79 – October 2022

4 November 2022

The October issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 79), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

the OFFICI@L – No. 78 – September 2022

30 September 2022

The September issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 78), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

Belgium: guidelines on the use of environmental claims

1 September 2022

Aude Mahy, Partner leading the Food Law team, and Floriane Delbaere, associate, published in the European Food and…

the OFFICI@L – No. 77 – June 2022

26 July 2022

The June issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 77), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

Decoding food law in times of food (r)evolutions

21 June 2022

Publication by Aude Mahy (DALDEWOLF) of the book : “Droit alimentaire – Approche pragmatique de la réglementation belge…

the OFFICI@L – No. 76 – April/May 2022

20 June 2022

The April/May issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 76), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

the OFFICI@L – No. 75 – March 2022

4 May 2022

The March issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L (No. 75), which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has…

The producers of agricultural products, better protected by the Act of 28 November 2021

2 May 2022

As war rages in Europe’s breadbasket, economic sanctions targeting Russian interests are putting pressure on entire sections of…

Sunflower oil shortage: food manufacturers, avoid legal action

28 April 2022

Food manufacturers facing a shortage of raw materials derived from sunflower seeds, such as sunflower oil, may have…

Public procurement: neutralization of the advantage of the incumbent

28 April 2022

In the latest issue, 1/2022 of the journal L’Entreprise et le Droit, Emmanuel van Nuffel d’Heynsbroeck discusses the…

Arbitration: Marc Dal and Estelle Levy publish in the Cahiers de l’Arbitrage/Paris Journal of International Arbitration

25 April 2022

“Quelles tâches le tribunal arbitral peut-il confier à son secrétaire ?”, a commentary on the judgment of the Brussels…

Food law: Aude Mahy in L’Echo

16 April 2022

Aude Mahy, partner at DALDEWOLF specializing in food law, is interviewed in L’Echo on the occasion of the…

the OFFICI@L – No 74 – February 2022

16 March 2022

The February issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L, which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has just been…

the OFFICI@L – No. 73 – January 2022

21 February 2022

The January issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L, which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has just been…

The OFFICI@L – December 2021 – No 72

19 January 2022

The December issue of our newsletter the OFFICI@L, which is dedicated to EU civil servants, has just been…

Newly released China’s Foreign Investment Negative List

12 January 2022

On Christmas Eve, China released a draft amendment to the PRC Company Law for public opinion, and just…

the OFFICI@L by DALDEWOLF – November 2021 – #71

10 December 2021

The November issue of our newsletter “the OFFICI@L”, dedicated to the EU civil servants has just been published.…

the OFFICI@L by DALDEWOLF – October 2021 – #70

17 November 2021

The October issue of our newsletter “the OFFICI@L”, dedicated to the EU civil servants has just been published.…

the Offici@l by DALDEWOLF – September 2021 – Nr 69

8 October 2021

The September issue of our newsletter “the OFFICI@L”, dedicated to the EU civil servants has just been published.…

The reform of Belgian property law enters into force today.

1 September 2021

This 1 September 2021, a substantial reform of Belgian property law enters into force. Indeed, Belgian property law…

Public procurement: the contracting authority and Schrödinger’s cat paradox

6 July 2021

Emmanuel van Nuffel d’Heynsbroeck, « L’offre est-elle anormalement basse – Ou pas ? Réflexions critiques sur l’étendue de l’obligation de…

The Officia@l by DALDEWOLF – June 2021 – No 68

30 June 2021

The June issue of our newsletter “THE OFFICI@L”, dedicated to the EU civil servants has just been published.…

European Public Prosecutor’s Office starts work – Victims or alleged perpetrators of criminal offences against Union law: what are your rights?

23 June 2021

The European Public Prosecutor Office, a new body of the European Union, has started its investigation and prosecution…

The European Commission proposes a new instrument to scrutinise foreign subsidies distorting the internal market

27 May 2021

On 5 May 2021, the European Commission proposed a brand new instrument mimicking the EU State aid discipline,…

the OFFICI@L | May 2021 | #67

25 May 2021

The DALDEWOLF newsletter “the OFFICI@L”, dedicated to European Union officials, has just been published for its new May…

Food law – Webinar of 3 June 2021: Access to the European market – Regulation and labelling

25 May 2021

On 3 June 2021, Aude Mahy will give a presentation – “Access to the European market – Regulation…

Food law: use of green claims towards consumers

21 May 2021

On 20 May 2021, Aude Mahy was invited as a speaker at the Annual Conference on EU Law…

The social enterprise, a legal entity halfway between company and association

8 May 2021

« L’entreprise sociale: une promesse du monde d’après? », in Journal des tribunaux, 2021/18, No 6856, pp. 329-332

The ethics of accredited mediators

17 April 2021

Patrick Van Leynseele, « Le nouveau code belge de déontologie des médiateurs agréés : critique de ce qu’il ne faut…

Food law: update on origin labelling

13 February 2021

On 12 February 2021, our food law partner Aude Mahy presented an update on the topic of origin…

Subcontracting in the Democratic Republic of Congo

21 January 2021

Romain Battajon and Arnaud Tshibangu Mukendi, « Le régime légal de la sous-traitance dans le secteur privé en…

The OFFIC@L | September 2020 | #59

22 October 2020

Édito Chers lecteurs, C’est la rentrée. Une rentrée bien particulière, encore virtuelle pour nombre d’entre nous mais rentrée…

Competition & Sustainability: When restrictions on competition are accepted

22 October 2020

Operators active in the food sector may be willing to discuss and co-operate in order to attain sustainability…

Aides d’État – L’accès à la justice par les concurrents des bénéficiaires d’aides est confirmé par l’arrêt de la cour de justice du 3 septembre 2020 dans l’affaire C 817/18 P

22 October 2020

Par son arrêt C‑817/18 P du 3 septembre 2020, la Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne confirme que les…

Competition & Food Law Flash: When labelling and packaging practices constitute an abuse of dominance

22 October 2020

Competition & Food Law Flash: When labelling and packaging practices constitute an abuse of dominance The European Commission…

Food law: a new intervention by our partner Aude Mahy

15 July 2020

Aude Mahy, “Sustainable Nutrition Food labels and claim: what’s next with the F2F? – Live talk”, 14 July…

The OFFICI@L | May 2020 | #58

29 May 2020

The 58th issue of the OFFICI@L, our legal newsletter on European civil service law, is now online and…

The OFFICI@L | April 2020 | #57

30 April 2020

The 57th issue of the OFFICI@L, our legal newsletter on European civil service law, is now online and…

Regulated professions and competition law

20 April 2020

The European Commission, the French and Belgian competition authorities have clearly indicated that monitoring compliance by orders and…

The OFFICI@L | March 2020 | #56

14 April 2020

The 56th issue of the OFFICI@L, our legal newsletter on European civil service law, is now online and…

The OFFICI@L | February 2020 | #55

9 March 2020

EDITO Dans ce numéro de the OFFICI@L, nous nous penchons sur une décision récente du Tribunal de l’UE…

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