On 19 November 2021 the Federal Council of Ministers approved the 2021-2023 Federal Procurement Policy Memo of public administration minister Petra De Sutter. In accordance with this memo, the federal...
The Court of Justice in a judgment of 14 January 2021 ruled on how and at what stage of the tendering procedure the evidence of corrective measures can be provided. [1] This article is available in Du...
The European Commission on 18 March 2021 published a notice on “ tools to fight collusion in public procurement and on guidance on how to apply the related exclusion ground”. This article is available...
The latest changes to the European notification thresholds date as far back as 31 October 2019, and apply to publish contracts published from 1st January 2020 up to and including 31 December 2021. Onc...
Appointment of the officials responsible for detecting and investigating infringements by the architect and proposing the transaction in connection with the two laws on compulsory insurance policies i...
In the current economic climate a bank guarantee for stakeholders in construction projects can be a useful instrument to obtain additional (financial) security. For instance, a client or contractor ca...
Time, quality and costs are three key elements of a construction project. In an ideal world a project is completed on time, within budget and in a high-quality manner. But unfortunately reality shows ...
The Flemish Government in its September Declaration of 27 December 2021 announced it would reduce the registration tax for family homes from 6% to 3%. By contrast, the purchase of a second residence, ...
The Flemish Government in its September Declaration of 27 September 2021 announced it would reduce the registration tax for family homes from 6% to 3%. By contrast, the purchase of a second residence,...
The government will most likely abolish the personal income tax cut for loans for second residences. As a consequence, owners may see a moderate increase in the costs of a second residence. This might...
A year and a half after the publication of Book 3 of the new Civil Code, the part dealing with property law came into force on 1 September 2021. That completes this part of the modernisation of civil ...
The Flemish authorities have recently expanded the list of exceptions to the mandatory intervention of an architect. This article is available in Dutch and French....