Prof. Dr. Frans VANISTENDAEL 

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 
Faculty of Law 
Institute for Tax Law 
Tiensestraat 41, B-3000 Leuven 
Phone: + 32 16 325 145 
Fax: + 32 16 325 314 
frans.vanistendael@law.kuleuven.be 
Insitute for Tax Law 
EuropeanTax College 

 Professor in Taxation 
 Dean, Faculty of Law, K.U.Leuven 
 Director, European Tax College 
 Member Executive Committee International Fiscal Association 
 Expert with the OECD and the EU Commission 

(born: 1948) Dr. Iur., Lic. Not., Bac. Phil., Ph.D. Law (Leuven); LL.M. (Yale). Prof. Vanistendael was a visiting professor at Kansai (Osaka), Monash (Melbourne) and Sydney. He served as Royal Commissioner for Tax Reform in 1986-1987, as a cabinet advisor to the Minister of Finance from 1980 until 1992 and was a member of the Belgian High Council of Finance (1980-2000). He is also an expert with the European Commission on the harmonisation of tax law and a consultant with the IMF and the OECD. Prof. Vanistendael is also a member of the Brussels bar. He has been Director of the Centre for Advanced Legal Studies (1989-1997) and first and founding president of the European Law Faculties Association (1995-1997). He is chairman of the E.C. Tax Review, Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam and member of the advisory board of Tax Notes International. Currently he is also the dean of the law school. 

Spheres of interest
 Taxation 
 European and international legal eductaion 

CCLE Related Publications

2002
 F. Vanistendael, "Memorandum on the taxing powers of the European Union", E.C.Tax Review, issue 3 (10th. Anniversary issue), volume 11, 2002, p.120-129, 2002, Kluwer, Luchterhand.
 F. Vanistendael, "Janus with two faces, or the many faces of taxation", in Liber-Amicorum Sven-Olov Lodin. Modern Issues in the Law of International Taxation, Andersson, K. (Ed) The Hague, Kluwer Law International.

2001
 F. Vanistendael, "How nice was Nice to European taxation?", E.C.Tax Review, 2001-1, p. 2 , Kluwer Law International, 2001, The Hague, Netherland.
 F. Vanistendael, "Looking back: a decade of parent subsidiary directive

2000
 F. Vanistendael, "Chapter I Belgium", in P. Essers, A. Flutsch, M. Ultee (eds.) Environmental Policy and Direct Taxation in Europe, p. 1-13, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 2000.
 F. Vanistendael, "Impact of European tax law on tax treaties with third countries", Documentatieblad, Ministerie van Financi
 F. Vanistendael, "No European taxation without European representation", E.C.Tax Review 2000-3, p. 142
 F. Vanistendael, "The making or br(e)aking of Europe or the challenges for a European Tax Policy", European Business Organisation Law Review, 1:109-123, 2000, T.M.C. Asser Press.
 F. Vanistendael, "Transfer Pricing Disputes

1999
 F. Vanistendael, "Impact of European tax law on tax treaties with third countries", E.C. Tax Review, 1999, vol. 8/3, p. 163-176, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 1999.

1998
 F. Vanistendael, "European Taxation in the 21st Century: The Road towards Integration", E.T. 1998, 331-335.
 F. Vanistendael, "Redistribution of tax law-making power in EMU?", E.C. Tax Review 1998, 74-79.

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