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The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian DPA confirms that, in the absence of an existing legal basis, it is not possible for an employer, in this case a hospital, to make the recruitment of a person conditional on the fact that he/she has been vaccinated.

The Belgian Gazette published a Royal decree completing the Belgian regulatory framework on crypto-exchange and wallet services providers. The decree enters into force on 1 May 2022.

The Belgian DPA fined an NGO and a researcher both active in the fight against disinformation for violating GDPR provisions.

The Belgian Data Protection Authority published an interesting decision of its Litigation chamber. The content of the decision is not completely new, but it provides (or recalls) some relevant elements for personal data practitioners.

On 11 February 2022, the Belgian Official Gazette published a new law modifying the Belgian anti-money laundering law. The objective of the text is to introduce new provisions to regulate crypto-exchange and wallet service providers.

On 15 February 2022, the European Data Protection Supervisor published Preliminary Remarks on Modern Spyware. In fact, this document directly targets the Pegasus spyware developed by an Israeli company. 

On 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority considered that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) developed by Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) violates the GDPR.

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its draft Data Act, i.e. a proposal for a regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data. The text is part of the European strategy for data launched by the Commission in 2020.

The European Commission published a European Chips Act to confront semiconductors shortages and strengthen the technological leadership of the European Union.

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications published guidelines to clarify the use of the term 'unlimited internet' by operators.

The European Commission published Guidelines for GPAI model providers, helping them understand AI Act requirements for general purpose AI models before the 2 August 2025 compliance deadline.

The Stichting Reclame Code (SRC) has issued its annual report, providing crucial insights for legal practitioners and companies in the advertising, marketing, and e-commerce sectors. This comprehensive analysis reveals significant trends.

On April 9, 2025, the European Commission (EC) presented its new AI Continent Action Plan (the ‘Plan’), setting out a strategic agenda to accelerate the adoption and development of AI throughout the EU.

On Thursday 11 May 2023, the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament agreed to a draft negotiating mandate on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act).

Op donderdag 11 mei 2023 hebben de Commissie interne markt en de Commissie burgerlijke vrijheden van het Europees Parlement ingestemd met een concept-onderhandelingsmandaat over de Wet op de Artificiële Intelligentie.

This blogpost explores the evolving legal landscape governing AI in life sciences, with a focus on medical device regulation, data protection and intellectual property.

On Monday July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted her adequacy decision for the United States, the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework”, which has immediate effect.

This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action.