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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where he was Global Head of Competi…

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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition and Regulatory Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Wilko van Weert as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Wilko specialises in EU competition and regulatory matters, with a pr…

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Eversheds welcomes new partner in Brussels

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the strategic international hire of Marjolein De Backer as a Partner in its Competition, Trade & Foreign Investment practice in Brussels.

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02/07/24
B2C : obligation d’accepter le paiement en espèces

Depuis le 31 mars 2024, toutes les entreprises sont tenues d’accepter les p…

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24/06/24
Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2024

On 7 June 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “BCA”) published its…

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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Bedenktermijn als verkoopsargument uitspelen is verboden, zegt Duitse rechter

Duitse websites die reclame maken met "14 dagen geld terug garantie" als verkoopsargument overtreden volgens een beslissing van het Bundesgerichtshof …

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Belgian Competition Authority dismisses Spira’s complaint against De Beers

On 15 October 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") dismissed on the basis of its enforcement priorities an antitrust complaint filed by A. …

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Bundeskartellamt published revised guidelines on foreign-to-foreign mergers

On 30 September 2014, the German Bundeskartellamt published a revised guidance paper on "Domestic Effects in Merger Control". The guidance paper aims …

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Online customer profiling: een vermogende klant, dus een hogere prijs is toegelaten?

Webshops die hun prijzen laten variëren afhankelijk van het type klant, mag dit wel? Hoewel een veelgebruikte Amerikaanse trend die al enkele jaren be…

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Fine calculation method for infringement of competition law.

On 26 August 2014, the Board of the Belgian Competition Authority adopted new Guidelines on the calculation of fines.

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GC annuled fine for Soliver in car glass cartel

On 10 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") struck down the Commission decision against Soliver NV (Case T-68/09) given that it had failed to establi…

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EUR 138,000,000 fine for a cartel between smart card chip producers

The European Commission imposed on 3 September 2014 fines of up to EUR 138,000,000 for a cartel between Infineon, Philips, Samsung and Renesas between…

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Belgian Court of Appeal Confirms Ducati’s Abuse of Dominant Position

On 1 October 2014, the Court of Appeal of Ghent confirmed that Ducati North Europe BV ("Ducati") had infringed Belgian competition law by abusively ex…

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EU framework for damages actions for competition law infringements

The Directive on damages actions for competition law infringements of the European Parliament and of the Council was adopted on 10 November 2014. This…

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Belgian Competition Authority argues against extraterritorial enforcement of US antitrust law in US LCD panel …

On 10 October 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") submitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit its views as amicus curiae …

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The Court of Justice dismissed ICF appeal in the aluminum fluoride cartel case

On 9 October 2014, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal lodged by Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the judgment of 18 June 2013, in …

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Mogen webwinkels hun prijzen individueel aanpassen aan hun klanten?

Afgelopen weekend schreef zowat elke krant over een nog recent fenomeen, waar -voorlopig vooral Amerikaanse- webshops hun prijzen aanpassen aan de ind…

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Belgian market practices law regulation of price reductions is too strict.

The European Court of Justice rules that the Belgian regulation regarding price reductions is too strict and thus infringes Directive 2005/29 regardin…

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Court of Justice provided further guidance on the facts that should be considered when deciding on the imputab…

The EU state aid rules are directed to Member States. In situations where public undertakings take measures which can be seen as conferring an advanta…

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Belgian Competition Authority adopts new fining guidelines

On 26 August 2014, the Board of the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") decided to replace its Communication of 19 December 2011 on the calculation …

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Legal interest rate for late payment in commercial transactions

On 5 September 2014, a notice was published in the Official Gazette regarding the legal interest rate for late payment in commercial transactions.

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Duty to Disclose when Making Ex Parte Request for Anti-counterfeiting Seizure

On 30 April 2014, the Court of Appeal of Antwerp (the “Court of Appeal”) confirmed the invalidation of the ex parte order granting an anti-counterfeit…

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The European Parliament approves directive on damages claims in the event of antitrust violations

On 17 April 2014, the European Parliament approved a proposal for a directive which will bring in rules to help victims of infringements of antitrust …

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General Court reduces ExxonMobile's fine in the paraffin wax cartel

On 11 July 2014 the General Court ("GC") rendered its decision T-540/08 on appeal by Esso Deutschland GmbH, Esso S.A., ExxonMobil Petroleum and Chemic…

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The filing of a complaint before a competition authority

On 26 May 2014, the European Commission dismissed the antitrust complaint filed by Federauto (the Italian trade association of car retailers) against …

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