Belgium: Environmental Law

Subscribe

Environmental law articles, insights, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as clean air/pollution, climate change, environmental law and waste management.

Reforming The Market Stability Reserve: The 2026 Reform Proposals And The Road To The Trilogues

The European Commission's 2026 proposals to reform the Market Stability Reserve represent a fundamental shift in EU carbon policy, transforming what began as a technical mechanism to address allowance surplus into a multifaceted instrument balancing climate ambition, industrial competitiveness, and geopolitical concerns. This analysis traces the MSR's evolution from the 2010s crisis through successive amendments, examining how the cessation of invalidation and recalibrated parameters interact with broader i

European Union Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

Recente wijziging van de renovatieplicht in Vlaanderen: meer ademruimte door verlenging termijn en afschaffing verstrengingspad?

Vlaanderen heeft de renovatieplicht voor residentiële en niet-residentiële gebouwen aangepast door de uitvoeringstermijn te verlengen van vijf naar zes jaar. Daarnaast staat de afschaffing van het verstrengingspad op de agenda, hoewel deze wijziging nog niet formeel in wetgeving is verankerd. Wat betekenen deze veranderingen voor eigenaren van vastgoed met een laag EPC-label?

Belgium Real Estate

ML

Monard Law

The EU Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation: What Businesses Need To Know

The European Union has fundamentally transformed packaging regulation with the adoption of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), replacing the existing Packaging Directive...

European Union Environment

CMS Wistrand

De PPWR komt eraan: wat betekent de nieuwe verpakkingswetgeving voor de food- & beveragesector?

De Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduceert vanaf 2026 verplichtingen voor producenten, importeurs en distributeurs in de food- en beveragesector. Met nieuwe eisen rond recycleerbaarheid, gerecycleerd materiaal en verpakkingsontwerp moeten ondernemingen hun verpakkingsportfolio en leveranciersketen nu al kritisch evalueren om tijdig compliant te zijn met de ingrijpende regelgeving die vanaf 2030 volledig van kracht wordt.

Belgium Environment

ML

Monard Law

The PPWR Is Coming: What Does The New Packaging Legislation Mean For The Food & Beverage Sector?

Belgium Environment

ML

Monard Law

Belgium Transposes The EmpCo Directive: Consumer Law Gets Tougher On Greenwashing

Belgium Consumer

A

Altius

International Carbon Credits Under The Proposed EU ETS Revision And CBAM Implementing Regulations

Belgium Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

Countdown: EU-Verordnung Über Verpackungen Und Verpackungsabfälle

Belgium Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Countdown To The New EU Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation: Compliance Considerations

European Union Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EU Commission Pushes for Transposition of the EmpCo Directive on Environmental Claims

European Union Consumer

JD

Jones Day

Are Companies Ready For EUDR Enforcement? Dry Run Insights

Belgium Government

MB

Mayer Brown

New Belgian Antitrust Guidelines On Sustainability Agreements: What You Need To Know

Belgium Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

Commission Opens Feedback On Simplified ESRS: What Changed And What Comes Next

European Union Commercial

JD

Jones Day

EU To Simplify CSRD Reporting Standards: What Changed And What Comes Next For The ESRS

European Union Commercial

JD

Jones Day

A Practical Roadmap For Compliance With The EU Forced Labour Regulation

European Union Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Asbestattest gemene delen: deadline van 31 december 2026 nadert

Belgium Real Estate

ML

Monard Law

When A Chatbot Becomes A Search Engine: Lessons From The Commission’s Latest DSA Designations

Belgium Technology

BS

Burges Salmon

How Organisations Can Comply With European Interoperability Rules For Data Sharing And Data Exchange

European Union Privacy

ML

Monard Law

Propriété intellectuelle dans le sport : qui détient les droits sur l’image d’un athlète ? (Video)

Belgium Media & IT

NG

Novagraaf Group

The EU Critical Raw Materials Act And Its Impact On The Mining Sector: Strategic Opportunities For Industry Stakeholders

The European Union's Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, "CRMA") represents one of the most significant regulatory developments affecting the mining sector in decades.

JD

Jones Day

Navigating The Legal Framework For Data Centre Development In Belgium

Belgium's central European location and robust connectivity make it an attractive hub for data centre development, yet sponsors and operators face a complex regulatory environment shaped...

Belgium Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

The European Green Deal At Five: Progress, Fault Lines, And The Next Chapter In EU Sustainable Finance

Over five years ago, the European Green Deal promised to make climate neutrality Europe's new industrial strategy.

European Union Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

New EU Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) | Less Than A Year Before Entry Into Application

The Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) was adopted on 19 December 2024 and will apply from 12 August 2026. It replaces the existing Directive 94/62/EC...

European Union Environment

SB

Simont Braun

Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation – How Companies Should Prepare For The New Requirements

European Union Environment

F

Fieldfisher

EU Green Claims Directive – What Does It Mean For Companies?

European Union Environment

F

Fieldfisher

Ecodesign For Sustainable Products Regulation – The Adoption Of A New EU Framework For Product Sustainability

European Union Environment

F

Fieldfisher

PFAS Restriction Proposal

F

Fieldfisher

Plastic Food Contact Materials: Declaration Of Compliance Soon To Reflect Compliance With New Purity Requirements

European Union Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

From Regulatory Uncertainty To Rollback – What's Next For ESG In The EU?

European Union Commercial

F

Fieldfisher

Understanding The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Scope, Timeline And Possible Simplification

Belgium Environment

ML

Monard Law

Municipalities And Provinces No Longer Authorised To Make Decisions Regarding Their Own Projects That Require An Environmental Impact Assessment Screening

Belgium Environment

ML

Monard Law

The European Commission Proposes Targeted EUDR Simplification Measures

Belgium International

MB

Mayer Brown

First Informal Guidance Letters On Sustainability-Related Agreements: Key Takeaways From The European Commission

Belgium Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Understanding The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Scope, Timeline And Possible Simplification

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), introduced by EU Regulation 2023/956, is the first mechanism of its kind that aims to decarbonize the most energy-intensive sectors, while also addressing the risk of carbon leakage.

Belgium Environment

ML

Monard Law

Municipalities And Provinces No Longer Authorised To Make Decisions Regarding Their Own Projects That Require An Environmental Impact Assessment Screening

The Constitutional Court has now annulled that regulation in its judgment of 18 September 2025 (no. 122/2025).

Belgium Environment

ML

Monard Law

The European Commission Proposes Targeted EUDR Simplification Measures

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission ("Commission") submitted a proposal to amend the European Union's ("EU") Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products ("EUDR")...

Belgium International

MB

Mayer Brown

First Informal Guidance Letters On Sustainability-Related Agreements: Key Takeaways From The European Commission

Nearly three years after relaxing the conditions for companies to seek informal guidance on the compatibility of their collaboration agreements with EU competition law, the European Commission...

Belgium Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green And Social Responsibility Claims

Belgium Consumer

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Rules Against Deforestation: The Effect And Coming Into Effect Of The Deforestation Regulation

The Deforestation Regulationentered into force on 29 June 2023. The regulation is part of a broader action plan to tackle deforestation and forest degradation...

Belgium Environment

S

Stibbe

Energy Companies Impacted By EU Sustainability Regulation CS3D – A Compliance Checklist

The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") came into force on 25 July 2024 and imposes significant obligations on large companies based inside as well as outside of the EU, including those in the energy sector, that generate substantial turnover within the EU...

MB

Mayer Brown

CEOs And Leaders Of Companies: Is The New EU Environmental Crime Directive At The Top Of Your Priority List? If Not, It Probably Should Be

There is currently a deluge of new EU law being finalized and adopted – particularly on environmental and sustainability issues.

European Union Environment

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Sustainability Reporting In Europe – Understanding What's Required

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires certain large companies to draft an annual sustainability report covering information on environmental...

Belgium Commercial

IL

Ius Laboris

Are You, And Your Supply Chain, Ready For The Deforestation Regulation?

European Union Commercial

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Be Warned: New EU Laws Are Coming-In To Stop Unfair And Unproved "Green", "Environmental" And "Social" Claims Which Will Impact The Events Industry

European Union Environment

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

The EU Batteries Regulation: Taking Stock Of The New EU Battery Requirements

European Union Environment

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

EU Publishes Supply Chain Due Diligence Directive

Belgium Commercial

IL

Ius Laboris

Brussels Regulatory Brief: June 2024

Belgium Anti-trust

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Ecocide Crime In The New Belgian Criminal Code: Understanding Scope And Context

Belgium Criminal

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Europe's Progress Towards A Circular Plastics Economy

European Union Environment

MC

Marks & Clerk

Is Belgian Real Estate Ready For The New Rules For Electric Vehicles From 2025?

Belgium Real Estate

OC

Osborne Clarke

Belgium Gears Up To Enforce The EU Deforestation Regulation

Belgium Environment

A

Altius

Navigating Compliance: Preparing For The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

European Union Commercial

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Ecocide Included As A Crime In The New Criminal Code

Belgium Criminal

SA

Schoups

European Union Adopts Legislation To Tackle Methane Emissions

European Union Energy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Greenwashing And Consumer Protection: New European And Belgian Rules Ahead

Belgium Environment

L

Lydian

Entrée du crime d'écocide dans le nouveau Code pénal

Belgium Criminal

SA

Schoups

La ville d'Anvers elabore un nouveau reglement de charges d'urbanisme

Belgium Real Estate

SA

Schoups

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Publicité : Jusqu'où peut aller le greenwashing ? (épisode 3) (Video)

HA

Haas Avocats

Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

WF

William Fry

Ocean Vision Legal: Saving The Ocean Through Law (Ocean Litigation And Ocean Rights) (Video)

OV

Ocean Vision Legal

Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary 2025 (Video)

AC

Arthur Cox

Climate Transition Planning: The Why And How (Video)

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More