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Self-employed workers aged over 65 soon to be eligible for sickness benefits
Brussels, 30 November 2018 – At present, some 2,500 self-employed people wish to continue working beyond their 65th birthdays. However, they may experience setbacks – such as illness – that prevent them from doing so. Health and Social Affairs Minister...
Faster payment of maternity benefits for self-employed mothers
Brussels, 28 November 2018 – Every year, between 5,000 and 6,000 self-employed women become mothers. Some mutual health insurance funds only pay maternity benefits to self-employed women after four months. Health and Social Affairs Minister Maggie De Block...
Tanning salons – New regulations in force from 1 January 2019
New regulations in force from 1 January 2019 The transitional period for the regulations on the operation of tanning salons expires at the end of 2018. Important: the new regulations will be fully applicable from 1 January 2019. The FPS Economy has...
Reform of Belgian company law
A reform of Belgian company law came into effect on 1 November. Here’s a quick overview of the changes. Firstly, company law is now incorporated into the Code of Economic Law. Secondly, the concepts of ‘commercial company’ and ‘non-commercial company’ have...
Don’t forget the new UBO register!
The law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on the restriction of the use of cash provided for the creation of a register of ultimate beneficial owners or UBO register. As of 31 October 2018, companies,...
Five days to get to grips with business transfers
With so many companies likely to be taken over in the near future (30% of Walloon firms have bosses over the age of 55, for example), this is an issue that simply cannot be ignored. That's why Sowaccess (Walloon Company for SME Transfer and Takeover) is...