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Commercial law is at the heart of day-to-day business operations. KPMG Law supports clients in drafting, negotiating, and implementing commercial and civil contracts, distribution and agency arrangements, franchising structures, e-commerce models, and international trade practices. We provide practical, business-oriented advice that helps clients to structure commercial relationships, maintain compliance with (international) regulations, manage legal risks, and resolve issues efficiently.

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New Civil Code rules on personal security rights entered in force as from 1 January 2026

New rules on personal security rights in Belgium

Overview of Belgium’s new Civil Code rules on personal security rights, suretyship, and guarantees effective from 1 January 2026.

26 Jan 2026

Business and Commercial

New Rules for Personal Securities

What changes on January 1, 2026?

New personal securities rules in Belgium will be effective from January 1, 2026. Discover key changes impacting contract drafting, negotiation, and execution.

17 Dec 2025

Business and Commercial

EU legislation on product safety and liability

Major changes

Discover the impact of new European legislation on product safety and civil liability on your business.

09 Dec 2025

Business and Commercial

AI Act published

Start of the phased implementation.

Learn about the AI Act's phased implementation starting August 1, 2024, with key dates for compliance and enforcement.

16 Jul 2024

Business and Commercial

March 2024 Indexation

Publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette

With effect as of 1 March 2024, the costs for publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette will be increased.

01 Mar 2024

The quasi-immunity of the auxiliary person is no more

We hereby outline the main consequences of this legislative change for you.

Discover how the landscape of liability is shifting with the introduction of the new Book 6 of the Civil Code, abolishing the quasi-immunity of auxiliary persons.

22 Feb 2024

Business and Commercial

The new law of obligations

What you should know.

On 1 January 2023, Books 1 (General Provisions) and 5 (Obligations) of the new civil code will take effect. This legislation will balance contractual autonomy with the judge’s role in protecting weaker parties and the public interest.

21 Dec 2022

Business and Commercial

March 2022 Indexation

Publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette.

With effect from 1 March 2022, discover the costs for publication in the Annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette, as a result of their annual indexation.

14 Mar 2022

KPMG Law’s new manual on the Belgian Company Code

On 1 January 2020, the new Belgian Company Code entered into force.

The corporate team of K law has used this occasion to write one of the very first manuals on this new piece of legislation, which touches its core business.

20 Oct 2020

Company Code Update

Appeal submitted to the Constitutional Court

Appeal for partial annulment of the law of 23 March 2019 introducing the Companies and Associations Code and containing various provisions.

14 Oct 2019

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