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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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Law proposal in order to regulate the resale of tickets for cultural shows and sports events

The law proposal requires a ban on the resale of tickets at a higher price than the initial sales price in order to avoid speculation and to guarantee…

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Code of Economic Law

The Belgian Parliament recently adopted the first books of the new Code of Economic Law. The new code will codify and amend the most important statute…

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Flour cartel fined in Belgium

On 28 February 2013, the Belgian Competition Council fined five enterprises because of anticompetitive agreements in the market for the sale and suppl…

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New Food Regulation adopted: R.I.P. ‘Parnuts’ and ‘Dietary Foods’

On 12 June 2013, the EU Parliament adopted a new Regulation 609/201311, regarding the rules governing the composition and labelling of baby food, food…

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The new Belgian Competition Act

On April 26, 2013 the redrafted Belgian Competition Act of April 3, 2013 was published in the Official Journal. With the amended legislation Fede…

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Competition renewed

On 28 May 2013, the new legislation on competition came partly into force. The Code on economic law, which is a long-term project, contains book IV on…

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Commission decision on marine hoses cartel partially annulled by the General Court

On 17 May 2013, the General Court (“GC”) partially annulled a Commission decision finding that 11 companies participated in a cartel on the marine hos…

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Gezamenlijk aanbod inzake onroerend goed

  De wet van 6 april 2010 betreffende marktpraktijken en consumentenbescherming ("WMPC") heeft het principieel verbod van het gezamenlijk aanbod …

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New Commercial Code: Recent Developments and Current Status

In April 2013, two further Bills containing additional parts of the new Commercial Code were submitted to the Chamber of Representatives. Moreover, th…

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ACM highlights its 2013 key priorities

The new Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") highlighted the key priorities it will pursue during the rest of the year. It will seek to address…

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Belgian Competition Act Amended

A bill amending the Competition Act has been passed and published in the Belgian State Gazette. The bill's date of entry into force will be determined…

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Netherlands Consumer Authority imposes fine of EUR 370,000 on Ryanair

In its decision of 26 February 2013, the Netherlands Consumer Authority (Consumentenautoriteit, "CA") imposed a fine of EUR 370,000 on Irish airline R…

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Belgian Market Practices Law: the saga continues. Blackout period of one month to be reinstated?

The Belgian government is trying to save the sales and blackout periods by introducing a new bill with amendments to the current Commercial Practices …

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Dutch Competition Authority substantially reduces fines for two producers of insulated glass units

On 14 March 2013, the Dutch Competition Authority ("NMa") published a fining decision after administrative objections in a case concerning an alleged …

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District Court of Rotterdam annuls fines for home care providers for lack of evidence

On 14 March 2013, the District Court of Rotterdam (the "District Court") annulled a decision of the Dutch Competition Authority ("NMa") imposing fines…

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Uitwinningsvergoeding handelsagent: de effectieve beëindiging telt

Overeenkomstig artikel 20, lid 5, 2° van de Wet betreffende de handelsagentuurovereenkomsten, is geen uitwinningsvergoeding verschuldigd indien de han…

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ECJ Finds Prohibition on Sales at a Loss Incompatible With EU Law

By order of 7 March 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) ruled on a preliminary reference from the Ghent Commercial Court concerni…

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Non-competition indemnities concluded after the termination of a labour agreement: subject to social security …

Until now, the non-competition indemnity concluded after the employment contract was only subject to tax withholdings and not to social security contr…

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Belgian Privacy Commission Issues New Recommendation on Direct Marketing

On 30 January 2013, the Belgian Privacy Commission (Commission de la protection de la vie privée / Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke l…

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L’interdiction belge de la vente à perte contraire au droit européen

La Cour de justice a jugé que l'interdiction belge de la vente à perte est contraire au droit européen, pour autant que cette interdiction vise à prot…

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