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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In een arrest van 29 maart 2017 diende het Europees Hof van Justitie zich uit te spreken over de informatieverplichtingen die dienen gerespecteerd te …
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The purpose of a commercial establishment policy is to manage the expansion of large commercial areas while maintaining a balance with …
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On 8 February 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) held that advertisements issued by a retail chain that includes stores of d…
Read MoreThe European Commission is determined to enhance competition law enforcement within the EU. In March 2017, the competition watchdog issued a proposal …
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On 22 March 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) imposed a fine of EUR 5.489.000,00 on Algist Bruggeman NV and its parent companies (“Algis…
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On 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") published a practical guide for buyers of public authorities on cartel behavior of bidde…
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On 24 January 2017, the European Commission announced it was inviting comments on voluntary commitments offered by Amazon relating to parity clauses i…
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The Law of 18 December 2016 on crowdfunding (Wet tot regeling van de erkenning en de afbakening van crowdfunding en houdende diverse bepalingen inzake…
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On 10 January 2017, the General Court (“GC”) issued a judgment in which it ordered the European Union to pay Gascogne and Gascogne Sack Deutschland (“…
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On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on the guarantee scheme granted by Belgium to three finan…
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On 16 September 2016, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition of sales at a loss as laid down in Article 101, §1 of the now repealed and replaced …
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On 10 January 2017, the General Court ("GC") ruled on the non-contractual liability of EU institutions in an action for damages brought by Gascog…
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On 18 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment on Toshiba's appeal against the General Court's ("GC") judgment of 9 September 20…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on 21 December 2016 (Case C-618/15) concerning jurisdiction to block sales on fore…
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Imagine… For some time now, you've had your eye on a company that you want to acquire. After long negotiations, all of the wrinkles have finally …
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On 26 January 2017, the Court of Justice delivered fourteen judgments on the appeals against the General Court's ("GC") judgments in the bathroom…
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On 10 November 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) annulled a fine imposed on bpost by the Competition College (Mededingingscollege / Col…
Read MoreOn 31 January 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority published a guide for contracting authorities on collusion between undertakings in public procur…
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On November 7, 2016 the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation – Hof van cassatie) gave judgment in two cases regarding the repackaging of pharmaceu…
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Naar aanleiding van een prejudiciële vraag van het hof van beroep te Brussel besprak het Hof van Justitie (nogmaals) de voorwaarden van een verboden p…
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