The obligation for Belgian companies to file their activities with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises: the new article III 26 of the Code of Economic Law

Belgium

Article III 26 of the new Belgian Code of Economic Law, as part of book III thereof, entered into force on 9 May 2014. This provision clearly stipulates that a lawsuit filed by a company will be dismissed if such lawsuit is based on an activity that was not properly registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises at the time of the filing.