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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The Belgian Parliament introduced the prohibition on abuse of economic dependence in an Act of March 2019 to protect undertakings that are economicall…
Read MoreThe Belgian Competition Authority published on 22 July 2020 its position on the application of merger control to local hospital networks.
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In Trendsetteuse (C-828/18), the Court of Justice of the EU held that in order to be protected under the Commercial Agency Directive, it is …
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Following the recent legislative amendment obliging hospitals to establish and be part of a loco-regional hospital network,[1] the Belgian Compet…
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The first wave of EU legislation regarding the internet emerged twenty years ago. Now the Commission has started the revision of these instruments to …
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Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne annule la décision de la Commission sur des rulings fiscaux irlandais en faveur d’Apple. Il estime que la Commission…
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Within the agricultural and food supply chain, significant imbalances in bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agri-food products are frequ…
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Article IV.2/1 of the Code of Economic Law will be entering into effect on 1 December 2020 at the latest. This provision prohibits the « abuse of…
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L’enquête porte sur les modalités, conditions et autres mesures imposées par Apple pour l’intégration d’Apple Pay dans les applications commerciales e…
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The CJEU held in this case that an individual cannot rely on the general prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality to challenge a clause…
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he Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) has just published two new decisions by its Litigation Chamber, in widely different cases:
Read MoreOn 25 May 2020, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) issued a press release announcing the update of its leniency guidelines (effective on 22 May…
Read MoreThe first Belgian aid schemes notified since the start of the COVID-19 crisis have been approved by the European Commission. On 9 April 2020 the …
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Op 29 oktober 2019 werd de wet van 28 mei 2019 tot wijziging van de Wet Betalingsachterstand gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Deze nieuw wet v…
Read MoreOn 26 March 2020, the Belgian Competition Authority issued its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current year.
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De coronacrisis heeft tot op vandaag op alle vlakken grote gevolgen, niet in het minst ten aanzien van de evenementen die hierdoor moeten worden afgel…
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La crise actuelle contraint tous les acteurs économiques à devoir s’adapter, sous l’effet notamment des nouvelles réglementations. L’une de celle-ci a…
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In onze vorige e-zine lag de focus voornamelijk op de impact van het coronavirus op bestaande contractuele relaties. In deze e-zine werpen w…
Read MoreIn the context of the Coronavirus crisis, antitrust law must not be ignored. Companies, such as those in the supermarket or pharmaceutical sectors, th…
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Op 29 april 2020 treden de bepalingen van de wet van 28 mei 2019 in werking. Deze bepalingen voorzien in een wijzing van de wet van 2 augustus 2002 be…
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