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Cooling-off period for the self-employed and micro-businesses during off-premises sales
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van het Wetboek van economisch recht, teneinde zelfstandigen en micro-ondernemingen een herroepingsrecht toe te kennen bij buiten verkoopruimten gesloten overeenkomsten.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Self-employed workers and micro-businesses receive a 14-day right of withdrawal to cancel certain signed contracts at no cost.
- This applies to businesses with fewer than 10 workers and under 2 million euros in turnover that are approached outside their business premises.
- If you hastily sign a contract at your workplace that falls outside your core trade, such as for online advertising, you can cancel it.
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How parliament voted
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