Competition authorities have the right to seize documents relevant to the i…
Navigating Belgium’s short-term rental landscape can be tricky. As regulati…
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On 5 October 2011, the Constitutional Court ruled on the use of language on labels, operation instructions and certificates of guarantee.
Read MoreThe Court of Justice of the European Union did not respond clearly to the questions referred by the Commercial Court of Dendermonde. It is up to the n…
Read MoreIn order to support innovative pharmaceutical researches, European law foresees the possibility for pharmaceutical companies to file a request for the…
Read MoreBy two decisions of 5 May 2011, the Court of Justice gave more certainty 'as to what constitutes information rather than prohibited advertising for me…
Read MoreLe 5 août dernier paraissait au Moniteur belge la loi, annoncée de longue date, interdisant la publicité et réglementant l'information relatives aux a…
Read MoreIn 2010, bpost discriminated between business customers and mail handlers by way of the so-called ‘per sender’ tariff model. BIPT also finds the tarif…
Read MoreAccording to the Court of Justice, the exemption from liability under Article 14 of the Electronic Commerce Directive must be interpreted as applying …
Read MoreOn 24 August 2011, the District Court of The Hague granted Apple a cross-border injunction blocking sales of smart-phones produced by Samsung's Dutch …
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De ministerraad van 16 juni 2011 heeft een voorontwerp van wet houdende fiscale en diverse bepalingen goedgekeurd dat onder meer de afschaffing van de…
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On 30 June 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") gave judgment with respect to a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Co…
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Le 30 juin 2011, la CJUE a répondu à une question préjudicielle posée par le tribunal de commerce de Termonde et déclaré incompatible avec la directiv…
Read MoreThe College of Prosecutors of the Competition Council closes its investigation against FEDIS, the CBL-BCZ, the Boerenbond and ABS
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court has decided that there is no objective reason to exclude liberal professionals, dentists and physiotherapists from the scope …
Read MoreThe College of Prosecutors of the Competition Council closes its investigation against FEDIS, the CBL-BCZ, the Boerenbond and ABS.
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Cette question se trouve au coeur du litige qui oppose le groupe Pierre Fabre (PFDC) aux autorités françaises et qui est désormais porté devant la Cou…
Read MoreExactly one year after the adoption of the Law of 6 April 2010 on market practices and consumer protection, the Constitutional Court has delivered a r…
Read MoreInvoices will be null and void if they do not comply with language regulations.
Read MoreThe application of the statute on pre-contractual information on the conclusion of agency agreements (with its heavy administrative burden) was subjec…
Read MoreAccording to the Commission, the new Belgian Commercial Practices and Consumer Protection Act of 6 April 2010 does not comply with Directive 2005/29/E…
Read MoreIf a franchisor is not able to demonstrate that a Pre-contractual Information Document was delivered in writing at least one month prior to the execut…
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