The new General Product Safety Regulation (EU 2023/988 – GPSR) aims to fill…
Competition authorities have the right to seize documents relevant to the i…
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Companies should be wary of the novel approach taken by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange. A Dutch and a Belg…
Read MoreWhat’s Cooking? (formerly Ter Beke) announced in October 2021 its plan to acquire Imperial Meat Products VOF, the Belgian and Dutch subsidiary of the …
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The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 (FSR) adopted on 14 December 2022 aims to address the distortions caused by foreign subsidies to the E…
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In a recent case, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) had to consider whether the ‘selling price’ under EU consumer protection rules should include …
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In the age of artificial intelligence (“AI”), many legal questions arise around the compensation for damage caused by defective products. For example,…
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The Act of May 4, 2023, inserting Book XIX "Consumer Debts" into the Belgian Economic Code, B.S. May 23, 2023 aims to update the rules on amicable col…
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The Belgian screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belg…
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Three new or updated advertising codes recently came into force in Belgium, covering food, automotive and detergents sectors in order to face notably …
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On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…
Read MoreKorean Airlines notified the European Commission of its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines on 13 January 2023. On 17 February 2023, the Commissio…
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HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.
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In a groundbreaking decision, the Belgian Supreme Court recently established that the Belgian Exclusive Distribution Act is not an ‘overriding mandato…
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HR professionals are often not included in competition law compliance programmes and training opportunities. That has to change, and this is why.
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On 7 April 2023, the Belgian Cour de Cassation reversed its long standing case law and decided that (from now on) disputes concerning the termination …
Read MoreThe European Commission has recently submitted for public consultation its draft communication extending the transitional period for operating aid tha…
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The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the n…
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De laatste tijd hebben we wereldwijd te maken met grote prijsschommelingen van de materialen en dit heeft een grote impact op de bestaande contracten …
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Imagine… You happen to be the biggest soft drinks producer around, and you’ve just acquired a company in Germany that makes organic soft drinks. Your …
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On 27 March 2023, the European Commission published a Communication (and Annex) amending its Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in ap…
Read MoreThe Belgian Competition Authority recently examined the sustainability initiative of IDH-Transforming Markets and certain large retail chains to promo…
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