belgiquelex.be - Carrefour Bank of Legislation 15 MAI 2014. - An Act to include in Book XVII of the Economic Law Code provisions regulating the substances referred to in Article 77 of the Constitution with respect to persons exercising a liberal profession (1)
PHILIPPE, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The Chambers adopted and We sanction the following:
CHAPTER 1
er. - General provision
Article 1
er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 77 of the Constitution.
CHAPTER 2. - The Economic Law Code
Art. 2. In Article XVII.1 of the Economic Law Code, the words "and XII, referred to in Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of this title" are replaced by the words ", XII and XIV, referred to in Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 5/1 of this title".
Art. 3. Article XVII.1 of the same Code is supplemented by paragraph 2, which reads as follows:
"With respect to persons exercising a liberal profession and to the extent that an offence to the provisions of Book XIV is concerned, the jurisdiction provided for in this chapter is exercised by the President of the Court of First Instance. "
Art. 4. In book XVII of the same Code, title 1
erChapter 5/1, inserts an article XVII. 25/1, as follows:
"Art. XVII. 25/1. The President of the Court of First Instance may order the prohibition of market practices referred to in Articles XIV.59 to XIV.76 of this Code when they have not yet begun but are imminent. "
Art. 5. In book XVII, title 1
er, chapter 6, of the same Code, it is inserted in article XVII. 29/1, as follows:
"Art. XVII. 29/1. Against persons exercising a liberal profession and to the extent that an offence to the provisions of Book XIV is concerned, the jurisdiction provided for in this chapter is exercised by the President of the Court of First Instance. "
CHAPTER 3. - Amendments and abrogations
Art. 6. In section 587, paragraph 1
er, of the Judicial Code, last amended by the Act of 2 June 2013, point 6° is replaced as follows:
"6° on requests provided for in articles XVII. 1, XVII. 25/1 and XVII. 29/1 of the Economic Law Code;".
Art. 7. In section 588, paragraph 1
er, of the Judicial Code, point 12° is repealed.
CHAPTER 4. Attribution of skills
Art. 8. Existing laws and enforcement orders referring to the provisions referred to in sections 6 in 7 are presumed to refer to the equivalent provisions of the Economic Law Code, as set out in this Act.
Art. 9. The King may replace references in existing laws or decrees to the provisions referred to in Articles 6 and 7, with references to the equivalent provisions of the Economic Law Code, as set out in this Act.
Art. 10. The King may coordinate the provisions of the Economic Law Code, as set out in this Act, with the provisions that would have expressly or implicitly amended them at the time the coordination is established.
To this end, He may:
1° amend the order, numbering and, in general, the presentation of the provisions to be coordinated;
2° amend the references contained in the provisions to be coordinated with a view to aligning them with the new numbering;
3° amend the drafting of the provisions to be coordinated in order to ensure their consistency and to unify the terminology without prejudice to the principles set out in these provisions.
CHAPTER 5. - Entry into force
Art. 11. This Act comes into force on May 31, 2014.
Promulgate this law, order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 15 May 2014.
PHILIPPE
By the King:
Minister of Economy and Consumers,
J. VANDE LANOTTE
Minister of Average Classes, EMPs and Independents,
Mrs. S. LARUELLE
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. A. TURTELBOOM
Seal of the state seal:
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. A. TURTELBOOM
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Note
(1) House of Representatives:
(www.lachambre.be).
Documents: 53-3421 - 2013/2014.
Full report: 27 March 2014.
Senate:
(www.senate.be).
Documents: 5-2813 - 2013/2014.
Annales du Senate: April 24, 2014.
