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The amended Benelux trademark law entered into force on 1 March 2019
The Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (‘BCIP’) was adapted to the new European Trademark Directive no. 2015/2436. These amendments entered into force on 1 March 2019.
Het gewijzigd Benelux merkenrecht trad 1 maart 2019 in werking
Het Benelux-Verdrag inzake de Intellectuele Eigendom (‘BVIE’) werd aangepast aan de nieuwe Europese Merkenrichtlijn nr. 2015/2436. Deze aanpassingen traden 1 maart 2019 in werking.
Mobiliteitsbudget
Naast de 'cash-for-car'-regeling heeft de Belgische regering de Wet betreffende de Invoering van het Mobiliteitsbudget goedgekeurd, die op 1 maart 2019 in werking treedt.
The new Belgian company code is adopted
On 28 February 2019 the new Belgian Company Code was approved by the Belgian Parliament and will have a significant impact on the Belgian corporate landscape.
Indexation: Publication in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette
With effect as from 1 March 2019, the costs for publication in the Annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette are, as a result of their annual indexation, established as follows (published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 14 February 2019):